Just a short one on our last days in Croatia as I’ve gotten a bit backed up by spending all my time eating gelato. Our last stops in Croatia were in the Istrian Peninsula which is in the north-west part of Croatia right near Italy. It has a very Italian feel to it, with Italian […]
City Travel
A Short Detour Through Montenegro and Bosnia & Hercegovina
Since we were down in Dubrovnik we thought we’d take a short trip to Montenegro and Bosnia & Hercegovina since there’s some cool stuff nearby. First stop was the town of Kotor in the Bay of Kotor. The naming’s not super-original but a bit more thought went into it than ‘Townsville’. The bay itself is […]
Getting our Geek On, Game of Thrones Style (Spoiler-free)
Dubrovnik. Probably the most well-known attraction in Croatia, now made even more famous by being used to film Game of Thrones. And not just Game of Thrones; the next Star Wars movie has been shot there, as well as a Bollywood movie and Korean TV shows. Add in all the cruise ships and the place […]
Croatia: So Green, So Very Green
We’re in Croatia now! We had a brief stop in Toulouse, France (staying in the seedy part of town) before hopping on a plane to Zagreb. The food is agreeing well with us here, lots of cheese for Pedr and lots of cheap truffles and sour cherry liqueur for me! We didn’t get to do […]
Barcelona – The City of Gaudi and the Modernistas
Barcelona is a very old city having been around since pre-Roman times, and it’s also very modern as it went through a boom during the industrial revolution. So you have an interesting mix of ancient ruins under the city, medieval churches in the old town, fantastical Modernista buildings in the newer parts of the city and […]
