Visiting the really pretty town of Primošten, Croatia
Visiting the really pretty town of Primošten I had never heard of Primošten – It was only last week, when planning our road trip to Šibenik, that I heard about this pretty little town. If you …
Why you don’t need to take a tour to hike Mosor Mountain – Split (Croatia)
Why you don’t need to take a tour to hike Mosor Mountain – Split (Croatia) People think that you need to book a tour if you want to climb Mosor Mountain. You don’t, especially since you can get …
Getting a Croatian 1 year “Temporary Stay” in Split: Part 2 – Forms, documentation, opening a Croatian bank account, Health Care…and costs.
Getting a Croatian 1 year “Temporary Stay” in Split: Part 2 In Part 1 of our experience in obtaining a 1-year Temporary Stay in Croatia, I covered: 1) the conditions for getting a prolonged stay, 2) …
Getting a Croatian 1 year “Temporary Stay” in Split: Part 1 – finding an apartment, signing a lease
It started as a simple enquiry: “How can we stay longer in Croatia?”. Now, a few months later, we have a leased apartment in Split and have been granted a 1 one-year “temporary stay” in Croatia. …
Why you should visit Klis Fortress (and how to get there from Split)
Why you should visit Klis Fortress Klis fortress has become known the last few years as an obligatory ‘Game of Thrones Tour’ stop. But it is much more than that. The first time we came to this part of …
Belgrade – Visiting Serbia, the Bad Boys of the Balkans
Belgrade – Visiting Serbia the Bad Boys of the Balkans Our trip to Serbia started ominously. “You have a one-way ticket to Belgrade?” questioned the agent at the Turkish Airlines check in …
A hike to the Mila Gojsalić statue, Omiš, Croatia
A hike to the Mila Gojsalić statue I’ve previously written about Omis and why it is my favorite Croatian town. But there is another attraction outside town that I had previously heard of and had …
The 4 places on our “Expat base” shortlist
The 4 places on our “Expat base” shortlist Note: this is an older post recounting our hunt for a base. It’s old…but still relevant to anyone who’s travelled and then thought of …
What is Seville (Spain) like? Observations, experiences and thoughts from a month in Seville
What is Seville (Spain) like? We’ve been in Seville (Sevilla) just over a month as I write this. But it didn’t take us long to fall in love with this city – Sevilla is simply amazing and for full-time …