by eric | May 27, 2024 | International Travel, Travel
As a peninsula, you are never that far away from the Adriatic on Istria, and we stopped to explore three coastal towns during our visit. Rovinj One of the better known towns on the west coast, Rovinj is postcard-worthy with water on three sides. It was relatively...
by eric | May 25, 2024 | International Travel, Travel
Istria has a lot of hills, and quite a few feature a town with a tower poking up from the middle. Over our long weekend we managed to stop by a handful. Pazin Our homebase in Istria, featuring a small castle! Note that parking around the castle is free. On the other...
by eric | May 23, 2024 | Food & Drink, International Travel, Travel
As it was a 15 minute drive on a rural road into Rakovica, we limited our trips, but still managed to try three places. Bistro Old Shatterhand – We had made a reservation for 8pm, but it was not busy when we arrived on Wednesday evening. With an early-ish start...
by eric | May 21, 2024 | International Travel, Travel
Plitvice Lakes National Park was an absolute must-do on this trip, and it did not disappoint. After a quick breakfast, we grabbed our backpack and were out the door before 8:30am. Our hotel was just down the road from entrance 3, so we walked to the entrance, had our...
by eric | May 19, 2024 | Food & Drink, International Travel, Travel
On this trip we focused on northern Croatia, spending the majority of our time near Plitvice and in Istria. That necessitated a car, and all together, we drove about 800km across small country roads and modern toll roads. Zagreb > Plitvice We couldn’t arrive...