=j(oe) + (l)izz + travel
and as a follow-up to the asia accomodation recap, here is our recap from our european airbnb and hotels: barcelona: cost/night/person (in cad): $45 the thing that rocked: nothing. we couldn’t wait to get out of there. the thing that sucked: i’m not sure what sucked more, the dripping water pressure with a hot water […]
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we only spent two and a half days in zagreb and although it isn’t a large city, the days flew right by. by this point we had spent nearly two weeks in croatia moving from the south to the northwest before stopping by the country’s capital and i don’t know about the other two people […]
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another super cool museum stop on this trip was the museum of broken relationships in zagreb. it might sound depressing but it was less about chronicling the demise of relationships but instead about focusing on the symbolism of certain items to their relationships. all the exhibits were donations from visitors and this allowed for a […]
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by recommendation of frank, we made a pit stop for lunch on our way from porec to zagreb. motovun is a town east of porec and is situated smack dab in the middle of truffle country. every autumn, the truffle harvest begins and the town gets quite lively and busy with vistors. being july, we […]
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porec was hosting a professional tournament on the weekend that we were in town. the finals were being played on the first full day we had in town and it was a pretty big production. in fact, i’d say it’s bigger than anything we’ve organized back home with the exception of a hockey game. lots […]
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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 list. going by our history when visiting any unesco site, we made arrangements to stay […]
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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 like one big open air bar since most of the restaurants and bars used the […]
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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? well this same situation reared it’s head a few times during our travels. we’ll be […]
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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 admire every little part of the amazing adriatic highway. we picked up our rental car […]
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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, had the best oysters they’ve ever had. a pretty bold statement coming for the french […]
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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 to do was get away, as far away as possible and sit somewhere quiet for […]
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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 Sea that we could swim in. The ferry takes about 15 minutes and leaves every […]
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after a 3 hour bus ride from kotor we arrived in dubrovnik during a stretch of, surprise surprise, hot arse weather. mid 30 degrees and almost 100% humidity. we made the mistake of venturing into old town on a brutally hot day and there isn’t a whole lot of airflow once you’re walking through the […]
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Catching glimpses of Dubrovnik as we arrived by bus, I can agree that it is indeed the “Pearl of the Adriatic”. Dubrovnik is very beautiful from afar, clear crystal blue waters surround the walled old town with its white buildings and red tile roofs. Once inside, the buildings are so well preserved that it almost […]
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q. current home/addy where i stayed (neighbourhood) and how long a. zagreb (3 nights), prague (5 nights) q. favourite meal a. our last dinner in zagreb. pork spring rolls, beef empanadas, mixed greens and panko breaded pork tenderloin at street food mukoaka. not local in the least but after a month of eating pizzas and […]
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jojo: what do i like? -being the capital of croatia, big city = options. have options for food other than grilled meat, pasta and pizza. woohoo! -very accessible city. many tram lines, all above ground meaning no time spent walking through mazes of subway stations. the trams also run very frequently -the town feels empty, […]
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q. current home/addy where i stayed (neighbourhood) and how long a. split (airbnb, veli varos, 2 nights), lake plitvice (airbnb, 1 night), porec (airbnb, 4 nights) q. favourite meal a. we took a wrong turn on our daytrip from porec to rovinj and passed a number of random restaurants on the side of a small […]
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jojo: what do i like? -beach town vibe. with every city/town we’ve moved to within croatia, the vibe has gotten more and more relaxed. we’ve been on the go a lot over the last week, covering over 1000km by car and a bit more by bus and hanging around somewhere relaxed will be nice -getting […]
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