Yearly Archives: 2019

We decided to have a proper day of rest and relaxation, so what better what better way than to do some island hopping on the Dalmatian coast to Hvar. There were many ferry and catamaran options available throughout the day, so we opted for an 1100 departure, giving us some time for breakfast on the…

In the morning, we grabbed breakfast around 1100 on the waterfront promenade and formulated a day-plan for learning about Diocletian and Split history. We finally felt relaxed because the weather was 70 degrees and sunny, and we had 3 nights for once in a city. Staying in one place for a while was something I…

After our flat-tire experience in the middle of nowhere Slovenian-Croatian border, we were very glad to be arriving in Split on the day we intended to. While we experienced the descent in to Split through the windy mountain highway by night, it felt a lot like some of the posh Southern California canyon areas I…

We got an early start out of Ljubljana so that we had time to visit Plitvice Lakes on the way to Split, with most of our day spent driving in Croatia. We even decided to skip breakfast and even coffee to get a jump on the day and make driving in Croatia as seamless as…

After already experiencing one night in Ljubljana, we already had a lay of the land and knew we wanted to visit the castle and take in Ljubljana history. So we built our day around that plan, noting in advance that there was a “free walking tour” on offer at 1500 (it was one of the…

After our perilous journey over the Julian Alps left us blocked in Slovenia, we found an alternate path around through Italy and Austria to get to Lake Bled. We first spent a little time in the Austrian city of Villach. Villach is not a city you visit on purpose, but after the day we had…