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Istria, Croatia

A year ago I took a short road trip through Istria, Croatia to explore the medieval hilltop towns, Venitian cities, sacred churches, and the famous wine, olive oil and truffles. It is an amazing area of Croatia just across the sea from Venice. It...

Breathtaking Views From The Wall Walk

The medieval stone wall surrounding the charming seaside city of Dubrovnik is well worth the walk, but head north a bit to sleepy Ston for a more intense wall walk that is not for the faint of heart...

Breathtaking views come with a price tag, in...

The Most-Photographed Beach on Brac Island

Zlatni Rat beach, our Croatian friend told us, is one of the most photographed beaches in Croatia. It took no more time than our arrival there to convince me.

"Zlatni Rat" means "the Golden Cape," and the beach is made up of shining white pebbles...

a fairy tale

we arrived on a day with a dusting of snow but the ferry man was still willing to row us over to the island in the middle of Lake Bled. Happy to have the fare, he broke a sweat as we huddled together for warmth. Slovenia is an undiscovered gem-...

Pocčitelj, Bosnia – Truth and Reconciliation

The late-morning call of the muezzin beckons throughout the sun-baked hillside, but no-one other than the wife, daughter, and son of the imam answer the call to prayer. While some might attribute the low turnout at the mosque in this tiny, quaint...

Wine Tasting in Croatia pays homage to Ancient Rome

On the pretty island of Hvar, beneath the Bastijana Winery of Andro Tomic, lies a jewel of a wine tasting hall. The dramatic cellar is called Triclinium and has been strikingly constructed out of various types of limestone in a similar manner to...

Shopping Under the Palace

Split is not known as a shopping destination, but if you have a hankering to go shopping, then head underground to the Podrum.

The Podrum is a labyrinth of vaulted underground chambers that is located under what was Diocletian’s Palace. Back in...

Cool Escape

Skradinski Buk is the name given to the series of tiers of cascades and waterfalls located in Krka National Park. The water flows from the Krka River and the volume is so great that it literally thunders as it rages, full force, over the karst...

Quaint Trogir

My mom kept urging me to go to Croatia because she had seen images of the beautiful Dalmatian coast. I resisted because Croatia was not on my travel agenda at the time. I finally caved in and I’m so glad I did because it’s a gem of a country! Most...