Split - night 1
9 Haziran 2024, Hırvatistan ⋅ ⛅ 77 °F
What a great way to start our first night. Easy 3.5 hour direct flight from Edinburgh to Split. A driver who picked us up and a quick dinner and to bed.
We really love that it’s a 1 hour timeOkumaya devam et
Walking Around our Neighborhood
10 Haziran 2024, Hırvatistan ⋅ ☀️ 81 °F
Marc headed out early today and did some shopping for our “regular” house basics. Bread, meats, cream, coffee, yoghurt and juice.
Then we both did our walk about through and around ourOkumaya devam et
Rain in Split Doesn’t Fool Around
12 Haziran 2024, Hırvatistan ⋅ ☁️ 68 °F
When it rains in Split in the summer it rains! Buckets and buckets and huge rain drops. We are staying in for a while but I’ve got a craving for Mexican food. If it clears up enough we will ventureOkumaya devam et
Split - catch up post
13 Haziran 2024, Hırvatistan ⋅ ☀️ 70 °F
I’ve been lazy and have not posted since we arrived in Split. Sometimes “Slow Travel” is just about hanging out.
I have been walking around and exploring our new home. Here are some photos thatOkumaya devam et
Film Festival
13 Haziran 2024, Hırvatistan ⋅ ☁️ 70 °F
10 days of a Film Festival! All films are from the Mediterranean area. There are 4 movie theaters, Three are outdoors. Opening night was wonderful. Movie starts at 9:15; admit is only 3 euros, a glassOkumaya devam et
Krka National Park
14 Haziran 2024, Hırvatistan ⋅ ☁️ 77 °F
A bus tour with 40 complete strangers is not our favorite way to visit anything, but I can honestly say this one was amongst our best.
A reasonable start time of 8:15 was a good start.
Hour bus rideOkumaya devam et
Trogir
18 Haziran 2024, Hırvatistan ⋅ ☀️ 82 °F
In the other side of the bay is the town of Trogir. It felt similar to Split without the Palace and without sooo many tourists but still many.
Lively narrow streets and a central plaza withOkumaya devam et
Klis Fortress
18 Haziran 2024, Hırvatistan ⋅ ☀️ 86 °F
Bus tour stop at Klis Fortress. Originally built by the Romans but added to over and over by each subsequent army. It’s such an obvious spot for a fortress.
The walls and structures seem prettyOkumaya devam et
Salona
19 Haziran 2024, Hırvatistan ⋅ ☀️ 73 °F
This is a Roman archeological site. Salina had an interesting history of growth and then abandonment. At its height it was home to 60,000 Roman’s but after Rome fell, the people didn’t feel safeOkumaya devam et
Shopping Mall
19 Haziran 2024, Hırvatistan ⋅ ⛅ 86 °F
I, Pam, have worked out that what is considered hot weather clothes in California is NOT hot weather clothes in Croatia. In other words my cotton shorts and t shirts, are too hot and tooOkumaya devam et
Omis
21 Haziran 2024, Hırvatistan ⋅ ☀️ 97 °F
The Adriatic Coast is wonderful. Full of old towns and lots of water front with beaches. Not huge long sweeping beaches that are hundred yards long like Maui, little tiny beaches. Some no more than 12Okumaya devam et
We Are Having a Heat Wave….
21 Haziran 2024, Hırvatistan ⋅ ☀️ 90 °F
The past two days have been brutally hot. Up to 100’sF and there is some sort of inversion of haze that is blocking out the visibility like a fog, but it is also bouncing the heat keeping the tempsOkumaya devam et
Hvar daytrip
22 Haziran 2024, Hırvatistan ⋅ ☀️ 82 °F
The town of Hvar is on the island of Hvar, about 47K from Split. The fast catamaran ferry gets there in about one hour. I went for a day.
This is a very busy tourist town. Full of boats for hire andOkumaya devam et
More Mostar
23 Haziran 2024, Bosna Hersek ⋅ ☀️ 86 °F
Here are some photos I took while at Mostar. Pam’s post is maxed out on pics.
Mostar- Bosnia Hertzagovina
23 Haziran 2024, Bosna Hersek ⋅ ☀️ 90 °F
Less than 2 hour drive and we crossed the border into another country. Bosnia Herzegovina with a difficult past and it is a recent past. I won’t attempt to explain the civil war and the events bothOkumaya devam et
Pilgrimage to Medugorje
23 Haziran 2024, Bosna Hersek ⋅ ☀️ 93 °F
Our second stop in Bosnia-Herzegovina was the small town of Medugorje. This town is the 4th most popular Catholic Pilgrimage destination in Europe. Big surprise for me!
Long story short, six teenagersOkumaya devam et
Island Catamaran
25 Haziran 2024, Hırvatistan ⋅ ☁️ 77 °F
Today we are heading to Dubrovnik. There is a surprisingly limited number of ways to get down coastal Croatia.
The train tracks don’t go south beyond Split. And a bus ride works but recently theOkumaya devam et
Thar be Pirates at the Castle!
25 Haziran 2024, Hırvatistan ⋅ ⛅ 77 °F
Dubrovnik castle was visited by privateers at sunset. A beautiful two mast sloop, filled with pirates, came into the small protected harbor to steel away a few souls into the night. The sloop wasOkumaya devam et
Perast - Montenegro
26 Haziran 2024, Karadağ ⋅ ☁️ 79 °F
Cross the border into Montenegro and we had breakfast and a walk about in Perast.
The was a road on the water and a single walkway on the other side.
Just adorable.
Kotor- Montenegro
26 Haziran 2024, Karadağ ⋅ ☁️ 81 °F
Second stop in Montenegro. Another walled city. Not much different than others that we’ve seen.
Budva - Last Stop in Montenegro
26 Haziran 2024, Karadağ ⋅ ⛅ 86 °F
We crossed the mountains to the coast. Again, another walled city. This was the smallest of the three we saw today. It was interesting to see several very large cruise ships in what appeared to be aOkumaya devam et
Dubrovnik
27 Haziran 2024, Hırvatistan ⋅ ⛅ 72 °F
We woke up and headed out of Dubronik. Our ferry was at 2:15 so we had extra time to explore. We headed to the gondola. A bit expensive 27€ each but we did it.
Wow! What a view. Also a restaurantOkumaya devam et
Kortcula - island stop
28 Haziran 2024, Hırvatistan ⋅ ☀️ 82 °F
We stayed only one night in the city of Korcula, on the island of Korcula. There are 1,250 islands, 40 are inhabited. Some are just rocks with trees. Most have spectacular beaches and coves.
KorculaOkumaya devam et
Retired Roman Emperor
29 Haziran 2024, Hırvatistan ⋅ ☀️ 90 °F
This post is full of pics of many centuries of new walls being built on top and next to the ancient Roman walls and foundations. And then rebuilt again and again.
On May 1st 305 AD, the Roman EmperorOkumaya devam et
Road Trip Views
2 Temmuz 2024, Hırvatistan ⋅ 🌬 77 °F
On the two hour drive to Zadar we avoided toll roads and took smaller roads. Croatia has mountains, olive trees, vineyards and some very small passages that they call streets. Not all of our path wasOkumaya devam et






























































































































































































































