Dubrovnik – The Pearl of the Adriatic – An Introduction
May 2026 Dubrovnik was founded about 614 by Roman refugees fleeing the Slav and Avar sack of Epidaurus, just to…
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Wandering The Walled City of Dubrovnik
May 2026 The Siege of Dubrovnik is key to its modern history. The Human Rights Action Committee explains the horrors…
The Road to Dubrovnik
The Walls of Mali Ston and Ston Thirty-three miles from Dubrovnik is the town of Ston. We had stopped in…
Stari Grad Plain
May 2026 A visit to the vacation island of Hvar would normally take people to the beach or the pool.…
Split’s Old Town
May 24, 2026 With over 900,000 visitors a year, it goes without saying that the town is crowded. It is…
Diocletian’s Palace
With a population of 160,000, Split is Croatia’s second-largest city and hosts 900,000 visitors a year. My destination is the…
Fortress of Klis
May 26, 2026 Tvrđava Klis (The Fortress of Klis) has a history of more than 2.000 years, beginning with the…
Mala Crljivica necropolis
May 26, 2026 I have always been fascinated with burial sites, and this was truly amazing. The site has been…
Cathedral of Saint Domnius
May 25, 2026 To understand the Cathedral, one must learn of the Diocletianic or Great Persecution, which was the last…
Walking Around Old Split
May 2026 These are just random shots of the old portion of Split. There was so much to take pictures…
The Road to Split
May 23, 2026 Kirka National Park Once you arrive in the town of Scardona, you hop on one of the…
Wandering Zadar
May 21, 2026 In 1409, Zadar was sold to Venice for 100,000 ducats, a chapter known as the ‘shameful sale…
Walled Zadar
May 21. 2026 Zadar sits on the Adriatic Sea and is the oldest continuously inhabited city in Croatia. Since I…
The Church of Saint Donato
May 21, 2026 Zadar, Croatia Built on the remnants of the Roman forum in the 9th century, the church was…
Zeljava Airfield
May 2026 Zeljava Airfield Off the beaten path between Plivice and Zadar is the abandoned Zeljava Airbase. Željava Air Base…
Plitvice Lakes National Park
May 20, 2026 Plitvice Lakes National Park is one of the oldest and largest national parks in Croatia. In 1979,…
The Road to Plitvice
May 19, 2026 We have left Zagreb, and our destination today is Plitvice with a few stops along the way.…
First Impressions A Bit of Architecture and A Little History of Zagreb, Croatia
May 16, 2026 53 degrees F and raining I first came to Croatia in 1976 when it was still Yugoslavia.…
Mirogoj Cemetery
May 17, 2026 Mirogoj Cemetery The Mirogoj Cemetery, at nearly 180 acres, is easily the largest cemetery I have ever…
Unique Things Around Zagreb
May 2016 Kamenita Vrata Coming upon this spot is magical. It was built between 1242 and 166 although its present…
Walking Zagreb and Spotting Art
May 2026 Zagreb has almost as many sculptures around town as it has streets. These are some that caught my…