Reflecting on Turkey & Croatia – Gimpy!

Last but not least is Gimpy wrapping up with her thoughts on our Turkey and Croatia Trip.  I sent her a list of questions so she could share with us! If you're interested in reading Vino's thoughts click here. For my wrap up, click here. And if you want to read through the whole trip from beginning to end, please click here. My top 3 highlights of the trip Highlight #1: Hot air balloon ride!...

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...

Wrapping up Turkey and Croatia

With my Turkey and Croatia trip fully blogged now, its time to think back and appreciate the journey! Thank you for coming along with me to this very interesting part of the world and I hope you enjoyed reading as much as I enjoyed writing about it! I had the idea of doing separate wrap ups for Turkey and Croatia. But I already asked Gimpy and Vino to do it for both, so it wasn't that fair if I...

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...