The Travels of BBQboy and Spanky
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The Hilltowns of Istria Many people think that Croatia is all rugged coastline and sea. The Istrian peninsula is an exception to that generalization, an region of green rolling hills that will remind …
The World’s Best Airbnb host. I’ll usually do a post on a city and at the bottom mention where we stayed. This time I’ll do it the other way around. Because how we felt about Rovinj was totally …
How Pula’s Amphitheatre stacks up against other Roman arenas If you research the most famous Roman Arenas in the world you’ll usually find these four on the top of most lists: The Colosseum in …
A year of Airbnb apartments Note: This is an older post dating back to 2015. ————— We had never used Airbnb before last summer. Move the clock forward and we’ve …
Zagreb. For me, the name evokes images of depressingly grey Russian-style apartment blocks and big guys named Igor. Our first impressions arriving in Zagreb didn’t dissuade from those …
Why go to Zadar? Here’s why it’s worth a (short) visit We liked Zadar and are happy we saw it. Were we blown away? No. I’ll explain why. Zadar was the first stop in our 2 week trek north …
Hiking Mount Mosor the “Man’s Way” Mount Mosor is the highest peak in the Split area, renown for its fabulous views over the Dalmatian coastline. So when my new Croatian friends …
Highlights and Lowlights of Dubrovnik Updated in October 2024 Dubrovnik, otherwise known as ‘the Pearl of the Adriatic’ is at the top of every traveller’s Croatia wish list. It is spectacular, …
A Day Trip to Trogir Trogir is both a Unesco World Heritage Site and an easy day trip from Split. We came here on a Sunday in April. A Sunday in April? We’d been warned that April is …
