chasing more waterfalls at plitvice lakes national park
our third stop in croatia was plitvice national parks, the biggest and oldest of the country. it is also a unesco heritage site, one of less than 10 in the country and is by far the most popular of the…
Spliting up in Split
Split is just as touristy as Dubrovnik but we found it to be more laidback. The food choices are more international, we even managed to find eggs benedict for breakfast on our last day. I thought the old town felt…
exploring croatia: klis fortress & krka national park
i’ve learned that driving to croatia can be both relaxing (like our coastal drive), harrowing like trying to find our split airbnb in a city built on one-way traffic and on this day, extra confusing. why do i say that? …
from dubrovnik to split, the best drive in croatia
we picked up a rental car to service us for the next 10 days while traveling around croatia. getting from dubrovnik to split is a relatively straightforward trip as both towns/cities are tourist destinations but by driving, we got to…
a quick lunch stop in ston for oysters
in dubrovnik we had crossed paths with a small group of travelling frenchmen who were on the tail end of their stay in croatia. they put us onto a small town north of dubrovnik that, according to the french couple,…
the philippines in pictures: liempo and beaches with friends
four islands, three flights, two ferry rides, scooters, white sand beaches, snorkeling, liempo, sketchy tricycle rides, cute kitties, wet markets, fourteen day old balut, chocolate hills, randomly caged crocodiles, atv rides, fresh coconuts, lunch on a private beach, beautiful sunsets,…
trading dubrovnik’s crowds for beaches: a daytrip to cavtat
by the third day of our dubrovnik stay, the antisocial me had kicked in and i had had my fill of crowds. we spent a full day navigating our way through the hordes of old town and all i wanted…
weekly summary #23 – berlin & warsaw
q. current home/addy where i stayed (neighbourhood) and how long a. berlin (templehof-schoneberg, hotel, 5 nights) warsaw (airbnb, centrum, 3 nights) q. favourite meal a. perogies, borscht and the polish version of a schnitzel at our first (but definitely not…
hong kong in pictures: family, friends & food
it’s been nearly three months since we left the bustling city of hong kong for europe and i thought it was time that i picked up my game and added some galleries to the blog. i don’t know what style…
Lokrum Island
After our walk around the wall at Dubrovnik Old Town, the heat was so unbearable, we decided to hop on the ferry to take us to Lokrum Island where there are several cliff beaches as well as a miniature Dead…
