Taking some of the mystery-uh out of Istria – part 1

I wrote previously that Istria has a volatile history and promised I’d detail it during our visit there. We’re there on a bus taking us from Opatija to Motovun – one of the best preserved traditional hill towns on the …

Falling for Plitvice – part 2 – A walk in the park and more

When I left you in the previous post, we were about to set off on a five-kilometer circuit of the upper lakes at Plitvice. Although the walk isn’t particularly strenuous, the unevenly slatted boardwalk on which you spend most of …

Falling for Plitvice – part 1

Our main stop today will be one of the most scenic and photographed places in Croatia – Plitvice Lakes (pronounced plit-vee-chuh) – and will almost certainly be one occasion when you, as readers, might celebrate the loss of my camera …