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Croatia

One of several desserts to enjoy during a meal at the Fat Duck. This one combines all the flavour elements of dessert wine in separate spheres.

12 February, 2017 By Amanda

Food Map Of Our Favourite Places in Europe

Food is one of the big attractions about travelling around Europe, especially in food obsessed countries like Italy, Spain and France. So after our long trip around Europe, and after hundreds of meals, we’ve put together a map of our favourite places to eat for you to use if you happen to be in the area. It’s […]

Sunset at Zadar.

10 June, 2016 By Amanda

Istria: Our Last Stop in Croatia

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 […]

Just chillin' on the Iron Throne.

21 May, 2016 By Amanda

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 […]

Amanda with Freddie the hawk.

13 May, 2016 By Amanda

Cruising Along the Croatian Coastline

Since the last update we’ve been travelling along the Croatian coastline and checking out old towns like Split and Sibenik and attempting to get fitter by riding bikes up mountains on Hvar. Hvar is a lovely island in the Adriatic Sea with bright white limestone shores, lush green pine trees and beautiful blue water. But […]

The endless waterfalls of Plitvička Lakes.

2 May, 2016 By Amanda

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 […]

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Hi, we're Amanda and Pedr and we think that you don't need to be an athlete or look like a fitness model to be able to enjoy adventurous activities. We're just two regular people who don't fit the young / beautiful / athletic traveller mould, but we're still doing all sorts of adventurous things. Read More

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