by eric | Jun 6, 2024 | International Travel, Travel
Finding an apartment for a month in Valencia wasn’t difficult, but narrowing the choices down definitely took us some time. We started with neighborhoods of interest – on our 2022 trip we had stayed by the market in the heart of the old town, and felt that...
by eric | Jun 4, 2024 | International Travel, Travel
We have long wanted to try an extended stay in Europe, but previously stuck to 1-2 week long trips due to our dogs. Finding ourselves dog-free for the first time in 15 years we decided to finally try a remote-working stay, and ultimately booked ourselves an apartment...
by eric | Jun 2, 2024 | Food & Drink, International Travel, Travel
Pazin Peperone – Located just a few blocks from our apartment, we stopped in and made a reservation for dinner on our first night. It’s a good thing we did, as a group of ~20 French folks had apparently reserved most of the other tables! We decided to try...
by eric | May 31, 2024 | Food & Drink, International Travel, Travel
Istria has a really interesting wine industry with a mix of international grapes (cabernet sauvignon, merlot) and locally unique varieties (teran, malajvasia). In addition, some spots have a tradition of of grape skin contact for their white wines, which has become...
by eric | May 29, 2024 | International Travel, Travel
Pazinski krov / Pazin Roof waterfall – lightly muddy, but not too bad. Great water flow due to recent rains and I continued upstream for views of additional cascades. Zarečki Krov Waterfall – just east outside of Pazin with a large parking lot and an easy...