Highlights and Lowlights of Dubrovnik, Croatia
Highlights and Lowlights of Dubrovnik Dubrovnik, otherwise known as ‘the Pearl of the Adriatic’ is at the top of every traveller’s Croatia wish list. It is spectacular, incredibly photogenic, and has …
Why you should visit Mostar
Why you should visit Mostar Mostar is a place different than any I’ve visited in Europe. Everyone says that Istanbul is where East meets West, but the same can be said for Mostar. Walk through the Old …
Hate and Sadness in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Above: Sticker on the hospital sign that says it all. Hate and Sadness in Mostar We came from Croatia’s pretty Dalmatian Coast, turning inland where the Neretva River runs into the Adriatic. Following …
A Day Trip to Trogir, Croatia
A Day Trip to Trogir Trogir is both a Unesco World Heritage Site and an easy day trip from Split. Trogir’s history goes back to 3BC when Greek colonists founded a town here named Tragurion …
The Highlights of a Visit to Diocletian’s Palace – Split, Croatia
The Highlights of a Visit to Diocletian’s Palace Diocletian’s Palace contains some of the most impressive Roman architecture to be found on the Adriatic coast. Its highlights include the oldest …
Why Easter is a great time to Visit Prague
Why Easter is a great time to Visit Prague We spent 3 months in Prague last summer, leaving for Asia as it was starting to get cold in late September. Coming back a week ago we didn’t know what …
Why Vernazza is the best town in the Cinque Terre
Why Vernazza is the best town in the Cinque Terre. Vernazza, one of the 5 villages in the Cinque Terre, is idyllic in many ways. In other ways it is another example of rampant tourism. Geographically …
The Best Towers in Prague
I love climbing towers and seeing a city from different viewpoints. It’s one of the reasons I love Prague – if you love towers and love views then there really is no city that beats …
Nationalities on the friendliness scale. Case study: Germans and Czechs.
Germans and Czechs on the friendliness scale It’s funny how things can be so different when crossing that imaginary political line called a border. Just 2 hours from Prague is Dresden in the former …