Song of the Wild Water. Plitvice Lakes National Park
17-20 May 2022. We get to the bus stop really early. We know it’s going to be a double-decker bus …
Category Archives: Croatia
Hvar Island, Croatia. Serendipity rules!
15 May 2022. I look with a niggling dismay at the vehicle. It’s old and large, a bulky 1980’s minivan …
Seduced By Zlatni Rat. The island of Brač and Zlatni Rat Beach.
16 May 2022. I love being in a boat on the water, and I’m always happy when it’s a ferry. …
Split’s Beauty Queen – the Riva waterfront
11-16 May 2022. If the historic core is Split’s venerable matriarch, then the waterfront pedestrian boulevard, known as the Riva, …
Diocletian’s Cabbage Patch – Split’s ancient centre
As usual we know almost nothing about it. We know is it’s called Diocletian’s Palace, which tells us that it’s …
Ordinary People. Split, Croatia
11-16 May 2022. So to continue the story from the last instalment, on May 11th we stumble around getting packed …
Coulda Woulda Shoulda – Ston and the Pelješac Peninsula, Croatia
It all begins with the car rental in Dubrovnik. One of us had found a deal online and booked a …
Cursed and Ransacked – Lokrum Island and Cavtat, Croatia
Cursed! In the 11th century an abbey and monastery was founded on Lokrum Island. It was run by a powerful …
The Pearl Of The Adriatic – Dubrovnik, Croatia
I’m at home in Vancouver now. On this cool summer day I can hear the traffic swooshing past outside the …
Wow! What a Ride! An overview of seven weeks in Croatia and Greece
3 May-21 June 2022. Fear at the beginning. Unusual for me. Perhaps prescient. I don’t know. Something could go wrong! …
One Darn Thing After Another! Three weeks in Croatia.
Don’t get me wrong, Croatia is a wonderful country. But this: 1. We were travelling with two other people. Even …
People In Black and White. A photo essay
We are travelling again. We are currently in Croatia for three weeks, then Greece for four. I have many stories …
Adventures in Wonderland 