March

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</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id80.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Wednesday, March 14"><U><B>14/03/2001</B></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="559"><div> Getting the Visa to Russia and travel to Locarno</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id81.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Thursday, March 15"><U><B>15/03/2001</B></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="559"><div> Locarno to Alessandria with a walk through Vercelli</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id88.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Friday, March 16"><U><B>16/03/2001</B></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="559"><div> Alessandria (Visit to Acqui Terme)</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id82.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Saturday, March 17"><U><B>17/03/2001</B></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="559"><div> Alessandria to Sirmione</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id83.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Sunday, March 18"><U><B>18/03/2001</B></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="559"><div> Sirmione to Casella</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id84.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Monday, March 19"><U><B>19/03/2001</B></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="559"><div> Casella to Fusina</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id85.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Tuesday, March 20"><U><B>20/03/2001</B></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="559"><div> A day in Venice</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id86.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Wednesday, March 21"><U><B>21/03/2001</B></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="559"><div> Fusina to Predjamski Grad</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id87.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Thursday, March 22"><U><B>22/03/2001</B></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="559"><div> Predjamski Grad to Verhnika</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id89.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Friday, March 23"><U><B>23/03/2001</B></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="559"><div> Locatec to Stopnik</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id90.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Saturday, March 24"><U><B>24/03/2001</B></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="559"><div> Stopnik to Bled</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id91.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Sunday March 25"><U><B>25/03/2001</B></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="559"><div> Bled to Toplice</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id92.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Monday, March 26"><U><B>26/03/2001</B></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="559"><div> Toplice to Plitvice (Croatia)</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id93.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Tuesday, March 27"><U><B>27/03/2001</B></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="559"><div> Plitvice to Nin</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id94.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Wednesday, March 28"><U><B>28/03/2001</B></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="559"><div> A day in Zadar</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id95.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Thursday, March 29"><U><B>29/03/2001</B></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="559"><div> Zadar to Omis</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id97.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Saturday, March 31"><U><B>30/03/2001</B></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="559"><div> Omis to Ston (Plejesac Island)</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 ><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id97.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Saturday, March 31"><U><B>31/03/2001</B></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="559"><div> Mali Ston to Dubrovnik</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="71"><div> <A HREF="id102.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Pick of the Month"><U><B>PoM</B></U></A></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="559"><div> Pick of the Month</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>