The best thing about Bale is that it’s on the way somewhere. In a place like Croatia’s Istrian peninsula, where there are dozens of medieval towns and villages to explore, that’s important.
Category: Croatia
Tips, Tales and Images.
25 Minutes in Vodnjan, Croatia
“I like returning,” a local said, “but I can’t stay more than four days. After that the negative energy really bares down on me. It’s not good.” A brief report.
Storm Clouds, Groznjan
Storm clouds circling the Istrian hilltop town of Groznjan in northwestern Croatia. They circled right on by, too. ~~ Today’s Pic du Jour, the site’s 1,264th (!) straight, was snapped on 20 June 2016, one year ago today. Share!
Njivice, Croatia: a 225-Second Adviser
Notes on the highs and lows from an all-exclusive weekend package in Njivice, Croatia
Oprtalj, Croatia – Image Gallery and Visitor’s Notebook
An Istrian village that’s shied away from the common tug towards commercialized quaintness to instead maintain a strong connection to its past.
Pic du Jour: Main Fish Market, Split, Croatia
Where everything seafood-related is taken very seriously.
Mannequin Monday 11
It’s summer’s dog days, a perfect time for Mannequin Monday to make some time for reflection.
Mali Lošinj Revisited, from Afar
The quiet island town of Mali Lošinj, Croatia: a brief look back.
Istria, Inland – Pic du Jour
View east towards the Mirna River valley from the hilltop village of Motovun on Croatia’s Istrian peninsula. Here’s a post about this fabulous village of about 500 from the fall of 2008.
Cablegate in the Balkans – And the winner is:
Croatia, apparently. [NOTE: New link to cablegate site is http://213.251.145.96/cablegate.html ] Of the 251,287 secret US Embassy cables which Wikileaks began making public yesterday, 2,053 relate to Croatia, according to the ‘Cables by Country‘ graphic on Wikileaks Cablegate website. Bosnia & Hercegovina is next at 1,419, followed by Serbia & Montenegro, with 1,244. Slovenia comes… Continue reading Cablegate in the Balkans – And the winner is:
Susak Notebook
Dolphins as PR/tourism icon are everywhere in Mali Lošinj. So it made my day to see a school of 10 or so during a relatively brief boat ride to Susak, a small island about 10 nautical miles southwest of Mali Lošinj. Only about 200 people live on the island year round. It’s a quiet place,… Continue reading Susak Notebook
35 second Hotel Apoksiomen (Mali Lošinj) Advisor
Casual semi-stateliness, port-side. Nicely done.
Lošinj notebook
The Croatian island of Lošinj is the northernmost area of Europe where lemons grow. That tidbit tells you quite a bit about what to expect from this northern Adriatic island in the Kvarner Gulf. The island’s 33km long, but for all intents and purposes, considerably longer given its close relationship with it’s northern sister Cres,… Continue reading Lošinj notebook