The main highways of Croatia appear to have been built in the past ten or twenty years. They’re in excellent condition and amazingly clean. In fact, that’s something we’ve noticed everywhere, and not just in tourist areas: the Croatians don’t throw trash out the window or drop it on the…
We had plans to try a couple of restaurants while we were in Rovinj. Scuba Restaurant was recommended by our friends Brian and Kate, and Restaurant Monte was one of the places Anthony Bourdain stopped by on his trip to Croatia. Monte is one of those places that has a…
Nope. This little bit of mostly clear fluid packs hella-whack to the head. Beware the beautiful waitress with a smile on her lips who brings a small glass filled with a clear liquid. Do your best to picture, instead, a toothless redneck from the backwoods of Kentucky handing you a…
A few minutes after this picture was taken it started to rain and the waiter at Piassa Granda in Rovinj hustled everybody inside to finish their dinners and drinks. Apparently the tables inside had very special tablecloths because Geni began fingering the tatting/embroidery and trying to imagine how long it…
It began this morning at 4am in our flat at the top of three and a half steep flights of stairs, in a house built circa 1600 part way up the hill toward the statue of St. Euphemia on top of her church on the peninsula that is old Rovinj,…
You can see the town of Motovun, Croatia when you come around a fold in the Ucka Mountains. It completely covers the top of a very steep mountain, surrounded by a beautiful valley. Hundreds of years ago, if you weren’t welcome, but you wanted to go there anyway, you had…
