Dubrovnik
August 17, 2024 in Croatia ⋅ ⛅ 31 °C
We've arrived in Dubrovnik to meetup with some friends to explore Croatia and Slovenia. Famous for being the location where they filmed a lot of the Game of Thrones series, Dubrovnik is a fantasticRead more
Day Trip to Kotor
August 19, 2024 in Montenegro ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C
Today we went on a day tour to the town of Kotor, just across the border from Croatia in Montenegro. We stopped at the village of Perast, where we hopped on a boat to take us out to the small islandRead more
Day Trip to Korčula
August 20, 2024 in Croatia ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Today we embarked on a day tour up to Korčula island. On the way, we stopped at the little town of Ston where they have been harvesting salt since Roman times. Then a quick boat trip to the islandRead more
Hvar and the Blue Cave
August 22, 2024 in Croatia ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
We jumped on a ferry to spend a few days in Hvar, a lovely island town just south of Split. From here we visited the famouse "Blue Cave", which was absolutely beautiful. We had an unexpected surpriseRead more
Split and Mostar
August 26, 2024 in Croatia ⋅ ☁️ 34 °C
We caught the ferry from Hvar to Split, an interesting old town on the west coast of Croatia. We wentt on a quad bike tour exploring the mountains and valleys near the borders of Croatia and Bosnia.Read more
Driving North to Zadar
August 29, 2024 in Croatia ⋅ ☀️ 33 °C
From Split, we hired a couple of cars and began exploring the coast north to Zadar, visiting a number of interesting little towns on the way. Zadar had an interesting art piece on the beachfront, aRead more
Plitvice Lakes
August 31, 2024 in Croatia ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Today was another bucket list event when we drove up to Plivitce Lakes to hike along the numerous lakes and amazing waterfalls. An absolutely amazing place with beautiful scenery everywhere you look.
Istria
September 1, 2024 in Croatia ⋅ ☁️ 31 °C
From the Lakes, we drove to the Istria peninsula to explore the numerous old towns both on the coast and inland. Some really picturesque towns, but the highlight for me was visiting the RomanRead more
Slovenia Caverns
September 4, 2024 in Slovenia ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
Next we drove across the border into Slovenia. Our first stop was to visit the Škocjan and Postojna caverns in the southern part of Slovenia. Perhaps the best cave complexes I've seen in all myRead more
Lake Bled
September 6, 2024 in Slovenia ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Our next port of call in Slovenia is Lake Bled. What an absolutely beautiful place, hard to take a bad photo.
Vintgar Gorge
September 7, 2024 in Slovenia ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
From Lake Bled we did a day trip to Vintgar Gorge, an absolutely beautiful place. Lots of low hanging rocks, so we had to where headgear, but well worth the trek.
Slovenian Alps
September 8, 2024 in Slovenia ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
From Lake Bled we drove over the Slovenian Alps to see the high country, what a beautiful place. Wish we'd been able to stay a while rather than just drive through, but we are running out of time.
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Ah, yes! Game of Thrones.
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