Why you should visit Dubrovnik in Winter
I’ve long been telling anyone willing to listen that Croatia should NOT be visited in the summer (when places are crowded, hot, and everything is 3X the price). In fact, the shoulder seasons …
Flixbus in the Balkans (the good and the bad)
Flixbus makes bus travel though the Balkans better I’ve often written about what a shitfest Balkan travel is. Dirty buses that have no bathrooms, with miserable service and where a 4 hour scheduled …
A visit to Omiš: Croatia’s Adventure Capital
A visit to Omiš: Croatia’s Adventure Capital Omiš is a tiny town about 30 minutes south of Split situated where the Cetina river flows into the Adriatic. Protected by huge cliffs, the town’s …
Croatia’s 10 Best Hikes
Croatia’s 10 Best Hikes Two countries have stood out for me after 5 years of full-time travel: South Africa and Croatia. What do they have in common? Rugged mountains, beautiful coastlines…and …
The Ultimate Travel Guide to Split, Croatia
Travel Guide to Split, Croatia (including the best day trips) We first came to Split in 2015. After 3 visits, we decided we’d like to live here and in early 2017 applied for temporary residency. We …
The Croatian Islands: Which to Visit and How to Do it
The Croatian Islands: Which to Visit and How to Do it Croatia is a place we love, so much so that we stopped our full-time travels to live there for a year. Among its best attributes is its …
Exploring the Best of Central Dalmatia
Exploring the Best of Central Dalmatia. Just last weekend we had an article on Central Dalmatia published by Postmedia, owners of the Vancouver Sun and about 16 other major Canadian newspapers. The …
Split to Ancona by Ferry
Taking the ferry from Split to Ancona is the easiest and cheapest way to get to Italy from Croatia. This post covers our experience. Jadrolinija does the Split – Ancona route 3 times a …
Different reasons for revisiting Places. And on finding resolution
Different reasons for revisiting Places. There are different reasons why people want to revisit a place. Sometimes they just love a place. Sometimes they want to explore it in more detail or see it in …