Day 6 – Plitvice National Parks to Zagreb Where to stay We arrived in the Plitvice area early the day before visiting the lakes so we could relax and have a break from driving. We stayed in an amazing B&B with beautiful views over the mounts which you could enjoy from a hot tub no … Continue reading Croatian road trip – Plitvice National Parks to Zagreb
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Croatian road trip – the churches of Zadar
Day 5 - One day walking tour of Zadar I was expecting Zadar to be like Split and Dubrovnik, a tiny, perfectly formed and intimate little city. Zadar is in fact a real mix, even in the very centre, where ugly 60s concrete structures sit next to the earliest and rarest of Byzantine churches. It … Continue reading Croatian road trip – the churches of Zadar
Croatian road trip – Krka National Park and Zadar
On the way to Zadar we made a detour to Krka National Park. We were told to take the coast road rather than the freeway as it was more attractive...having started out following the his advice we soon discovered this was a massive detour adding over an hour to our journey and we had to … Continue reading Croatian road trip – Krka National Park and Zadar
Croatian road trip – a stopover in Split
Day 3 After breakfast from the bakery of a meat-filled burek (delicious, but heavy for breakfast) we picked up the car from the Hertz rental in downtown (walking distance from the Old Town) and set off for Split. After a few wrong turns we were on the coast road and heading away from Dubrovnik. I … Continue reading Croatian road trip – a stopover in Split
Croatian road trip – two days in Dubrovnik
Day 2 We were up at 7am to find some breakfast before our 9:30 kayak tour along the town walls and out past Lokrum. We stopped at a small restaurant in a side street off of Stradun, I'm not sure I ever saw the name. We had eggs, ham, bread and bacon. My eggs were … Continue reading Croatian road trip – two days in Dubrovnik
Croatian road trip – two days in Dubrovnik
This is my write up and tips from my 7 day, 6 night Croatian road trip. I posted earlier this month about my plans for this trip and now I'm back to tell the tale! We arrived in Dubrovnik where we spent two nights, then on to Split, Zadar, Plitvice Lakes and finally finishing up … Continue reading Croatian road trip – two days in Dubrovnik
Trip planning – Croatia and Romania
So I'm super excited to be planning two upcoming trips, the first starting in less than a week (yay!) to Croatia and a second the week after to Romania. I've already explained how I planned my trips on my travel planning page, but I thought it would be useful to show a work in progress itinerary … Continue reading Trip planning – Croatia and Romania