Our Second Favorite Place
Croatia 2021
September 20: Jean and I are at our second favorite place* on Earth – the town of Bol, Island of Brač. Yes, we are again back in Croatia on the Dalmatian Coast!
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The Land of Blood and Honey
Croatia 2021
July 15-19: The Land of Blood and Honey: supposedly the word “Balkan” comes from Turkish “Bal”, honey, and “Kan”, blood. When the Ottoman Turks conquered this land in the 1300’s they found it rich, but hard. We found that still true today.
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Croatian National Parks
Croatia 2021
June – July. We are day-hiking several Croatian National Parks on our journey. Strange and exotic names beckon: Ucka, Velebit, Paklenica, Plitvice, Krka, Mljet, and Kravica. How do we rate them? Read on and see!
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Ston
Croatia 2021
July 3, Day 13: Jean and I enjoyed 4 days and nights in Luka Ston, on the Croatian Peljesac peninsula an hour or so north of Dubrovnik. The area remains a bit off the beaten path, and is rich in salt, oysters, seafood, olives, and wine. Is it our favorite Croatian place so far?
Definitely maybe. 🙂
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Rovinj Perfect Day
Croatia 2021
June 26, Day 8: Our last day in Rovinj was perfect: a savored sunrise over the sea, an amazing run, a lazy wine lunch, and a sunset walk on the shore together. Perfect.
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Zagreb Impressions
Croatia 2021
June 22, Day 4: As we depart Zagreb, I thought I’d share a few impressions of the city and people, art, architecture, food, and coffee culture.
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