• 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,…

  • 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…

  • escaping 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…

  • Dubrovnik 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…

  • weekly recap #22 – zagreb & prague

    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…

  • first 24 hours in zagreb (croatia)

    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…

  • weekly recap #21 – split, lake plitvice & porec

    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…

  • first 24 hours in porec (croatia)

    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…

  • first 24 hours in split

    jojo: what do i like? -restaurant hosts/hostesses are very chill and don’t harass you as you walk the streets.  the aggressiveness of some people we’ve run into in portugal and dubrovnik were a real turnoff -prices for food and drink…