Reflecting on Croatia – Vino!

With our Turkey and Croatia trip behind us, I asked my travelling companions to share some of their thoughts on this awesome trip we were just on. I sent them a list of questions so they could share their thoughts! Vino is first up! My Top 3 Highlights Highlight #1: Plitvice Lakes National Park Walking through Plitvice National Park. It was very scenic and peaceful when we had the park to...

From Zagreb to Home

It's our last full day in Zagreb before heading home! Gimpy and I had avoided a few attractions our first time around since we wanted to do it together with Vino. Our plan was to hit those places today. Kava Tava But the first order of business today is breakfast. We visited a well reviewed restaurant called Kava Tava. It's a cool spot with unique decor and a great breakfast menu. One area looked...

Plitvice National Park

Plitvice National Park We were up early today in order to get to Plitvice National Park and beat some of the crowds. Our original plan was to do tour program C, starting with the great waterfall then head towards the upper lakes. However when we were checking out, our airbnb host suggested that we do the H program. He explained that we would start high and only have to walk downhill the rest of...

Visiting Stari Grad and Driving to Zadar

Heading to Stari Grad Aside from Hvar Town and the Blue Caves, the other noteworthy spot we looked up while on Hvar Island is Stari Grad. We read that Stari Grad is a smaller and quieter town in comparison to Hvar Town. It's a beautiful seaside town, so we wanted to check it out. We drove for 20 minutes from our AirBnB, past the ferry terminal and into Stari Grad. It's a small town and we almost...

Cruising to the Blue Caves

Morning came pretty quickly! In fact we got up a little earlier so that we could grab a quick breakfast before meeting the boat that would be taking us to the Blue Caves. We strolled into the center of town and we were treated to the beautiful seaside town that is Hvar Town! After grabbing breakfast, we walked over to the port/dock area where we waited to meet our boat. Gimpy had booked this Blue...

Coastal Drive to Split

Road Trip Begins! We were slated to pick up our car at around 9 AM this morning for our drive to Split. We needed head back to the airport and that meant getting on an early transfer bus. While we weren't happy about the early start, it did afford us some cool views of Dubrovnik's old city in a different morning light! The ride to the airport was nice in the morning. It was another beautiful...