Tag Archives: Croatia

This was the day the weather changed. It changed very quickly and very dramatically. It was a sunny summer morning when we set out to check out Salona, Trogir, and Šibenik – all north of Split. By the time we … Continue reading →

Rachel and I wandered around through Diocletian’s Palace. We bought gelato and sat on a little stoop, underneath a random Roman free-standing pillar. As you do. Then we bought some Split trinkets for family members. We had no schedule. We … Continue reading →

We pulled off the ferry, and there we were standing on the waterfront in Split. It was the height of day, the sun blazed down. I tried to just calm the hell down, so I could absorb everything I could, … Continue reading →

The ferry ride to Split was our longest ferry ride yet: 2 hours. It left from Stalingrad, I mean, Stari Grad, which meant we had another hair-raising drive across the mountain to get to it. Ante steered us well! While … Continue reading →

Rachel and I walked into Hvar from our hotel, along the stone walkway curving along the shore. The weather was humid, almost tropical. There was a high soaring moon. It’s intense. Beauty like this. (I heard from someone that she … Continue reading →

Ante picked us up in the morning, and we headed up the hill to check out the Venetian fort/dragon. We were slightly off-season, or maybe it was because it wasn’t midday but morning – but there were very few people … Continue reading →

After departing from Trpanj, we drove on the Adriatic Road to get to Drvenik to catch the ferry out to Hvar. The Adriatic Road, y’all. It has an interesting history – especially the one section of it which belongs to … Continue reading →

I wake up at 5:30 in the morning no matter what I do. I go to bed early, too, so that’s why, but even if I stay up later (like 11 p.m. – wow, that’s SO. LATE.), I wake up … Continue reading →

Ante drove us up the coast. And what a coast it is. The road is a winding switchback nightmare-beauty, clinging to the sides of cliffs, with a dizzying endless drop on one side, down to the sea. You look out … Continue reading →