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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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 to do was get away, as far away as possible and sit somewhere quiet for […]
Read Moreescaping the heat in dubrovnik’s hidden beach bar
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 […]
Read MoreDubrovnik Old Town
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 […]
Read Moreweekly recap #20 – kotor, dubrovnik & split
q. current home/addy where i stayed (neighbourhood) and how long a. kotor (airbnb, harbour, 5 nights), dubrovnik (airbnb, port, 3 nights), split (airbnb, veli varos, 1 night) q. favourite meal a. cevapi sandwiches in kotor. we had a butcher shop next door to our airbnb and they also grill up the meats for you if […]
Read Morefirst 24 hours in dubrovnik
jojo: what do i like? -KING’S LANDING! -in all seriousness, out of all the old towns that we’ve been to, dubrovnik is quite amazing. the city walls were originally built in the 7th century and fortified throughout the 12th-17th centuries. the walls run up to 25m high and 1,940m long. ridiciulously impressive that they are […]
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