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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 Vedran and Goran offered to take me for a hike up Mount...
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A visit to Omiš, Croatia’s Adventure Capital. And why it’s my favorite small...
Sometimes reading a magazine on the toilet is a good thing. I would have never heard of Omiš otherwise. Omiš is a tiny town about 30 minutes south of Split situated where the Cetina river flows into...
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Reasons we love Split. And why it is the perfect base for an extended stay in...
Our 2 month stay in Split has been the highlight of our first year of travel. For slow travellers like us, it has been a perfect base. This post recounts our stay in Split and covers all our favorite...
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Photo Essay – Split at night
The best time to walk around Split is at night. One of the first things that struck us about Split was the whiteness of everything. The limestone pavement (which looks like marble) was the original...
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Why Zadar is 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 and it didn’t get off on good start. The bus station is slightly...
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Plitvice Lakes: Impressions, Tips and Regrets
I read a lot of blogs and they always help me in planning what to see and how much time to spend somewhere. I wish I hadn’t read anything on Croatia’s famous Plitvice Lakes, because the National Park...
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Zagreb: Scams, graffiti, and pleasant surprises
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 preconceptions....
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Why “Feel good” quotes represent everything that’s wrong with the world.
Uck. I hate feel good quotes. Hate is a pretty strong word. I was reminded of how intense my feelings are towards them when we recently stayed in an Airbnb apartment in Zagreb literally jam-packed...
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A year of Airbnb apartments (July 2014 – July 2015)
We had never used Airbnb before last summer. Move the clock forward and we’ve stayed 196 nights of the past year in a total of 15 Airbnb apartments. I don’t know how we would travel the way we do...
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Highlights of our first year of Full-time Travel (and our favorite photos)
The end of July 2015 marks the 1 year anniversary of us leaving Montreal. Since then we’ve done a lot of travelling and experienced many things. This post sums it up with some of our favorite photos...
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Highlights and Lowlights of Dubrovnik, Croatia
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 one activity which ranks up there as...
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Croatia’s 10 Best Hikes
Two countries have stood out for me after 2 years of full-time travel: South Africa and Croatia. What do they have in common? Rugged mountains, beautiful coastlines…and incredibly scenic hikes. We...
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How Pula’s Amphitheatre stacks up against other Roman arenas. And the sad...
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 Rome, the Amphitheatre of El Djem in Tunisia (where ‘Gladiator’ was...
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Rovinj – and the world’s – best Airbnb host. And a few photos of beautiful...
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 eclipsed by the incredible,...
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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 many visitors of Tuscany...
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Umbrellas and Fortifications in Novigrad, Croatia
You won’t see Novigrad on any Istrian “must see” list. It’s not as famous as romantic Rovinj and doesn’t have the incredible historical sights of either Pula or Porec. What Novigrad does have are...
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The Best Preserved Early Christian Complex in the World – Porec’s Euphrasian...
I had never heard of the Euphrasian Basilica, much less did I know that Porec had a UNESCO World Heritage Site (one of seven UNESCO sites in Croatia). Porec is a small seaside town, similar to both...
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Photo Essay on Rovinj. It’s beautiful – but there are even better reasons to...
Rovinj is a very pretty small town and for many people that’s reason enough to make it a place worth visiting. Many will spend 2-3 days and will most likely rave about its romantic charm, colorful...
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Ziplining in Omis, Croatia
A year ago I made a deal with Vedran, our Croatian friend. “If we come back to Croatia next year we’re going to go ziplining”. We shook hands on it. Why ziplining? We were standing at the top of the...
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Driving Spectacular Mt. Biokovo, Croatia
Mount Biokovo has some of the most stunning views I’ve seen anywhere. I’d seen photos before and wanted to visit – but when I went with Croatian friends Goran and Vedran (who had never been) we were...
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