Croatia Stories


Stupified

Croatia's Dalmatian coast makes for some boring travel writing. Lulled into a pleasant stupor by superlative beauty, it is impossible to write anything interesting. It's difficult even to type when you'd much rather bask in the surprisingly strong March sun like a satisfied cat. It's hard to go inside to open the laptop at all when, instead, you could j...


Dubrovnik, Croatia

The next morning we took an early bus to Dubrovnik. Although, it wasn’t really a bus, more like a little shuttle van. It didn’t have air conditioning and we literally bounced the entire 4 hours to Dubrovnik! I amazingly managed not to get sick, though there were times where I felt I would have done well to wear a sports bra - my entire body would le...


Split, Croatia, continued

Our visit to Split continued with a trip to the beach. Most of the beaches were rock, but one was sand, so we camped out there for a few hours. The water was surprisingly warm and since it was a Sunday there were tons of people out. Unfortunately we didn’t apply sunscreen very evenly and both had some funky burns, but nothing too bad. After the beach ...


In Croatia

Today We arrived in Croatia in Dubrovnik. It is a beautiful place and very touristy. The cruise boats all stop here and unload tons of passengers from Europe and beyond. We walked the old city walls and checked out some of the fortresses and sites. This will be a quick visit since I will be heading north tomorrow to the City of Split that is also in...