It’s Croatia. Or … Illyria, in answer to the question in the subject line, Viola’s question at the start of Twelfth Night. I’ve wanted to come here my whole life. So here I am. Tooling up the Dalmatian Coast. Swimming every day in the famous Adriatic Sea, so turquoise-blue you can’t believe the color is even real, and so salty it’s like having a salt scrub. You’re so buoyant you just float there. You come out coated in salt. Hopping out to islands. Korčula. Hvar. Headed eventually to Split, which I’ve wanted to see – again – my whole life. I’ve done my Split research, BELIEVE YOU ME. Not been around these parts much, although I’ve been posting pics on my Instagram. I don’t watch Game of Thrones but those of you who do will recognize the stairs below. This has been an adventure I’ve wanted to take for so long it took me about a day to adjust that I was seeing the things I’ve always wanted to see – the walled city of Dubrovnik, the wall at Ston, the Adriatic itself, the mountains of Bosnia-Herzegovina, the rocky cliffs, the expanse of sea. I’ll come back to real life eventually. I wanted to go to Serbia, Montenegro and Bosnia too. That’ll have to wait for next time.
What a spectacular and well-deserved holiday! Gosh, how exciting. Thank you for sharing – it looks utterly gorgeous.
That’s great, getting to visit a place you’ve wanted to for so long. Keep posting, it looks beautiful. Have fun!
Thanks so much for sharing these stunning shots! I’m excited for you having your dream trip, and looking forward to hearing & seeing more.
Inspirational Sheila!…Love seeing dreams come true. (And, hey, maybe Scotland’s not out of the question for me after all!)
Ohhhh Sheila … awesome! And what a great photographer you are!
I’m so thrilled for you! XXX
I have heard that it is very beautiful there. Funny, that I have never connected Illyria with an actual place! I went to Instagram and perused your wonderful pictures. Enjoy!