For those of you who are Game of Thrones fans, I am providing my friend Jenny’s pictures of Dubrovnik, taken on her 12 hour tour with no hiccups. She did say that it was a pretty brutal day and it cost 40 Euros cash to climb to the top of the wall for many of…
Dubrovnik, Croatia – Pennywise but pound foolish – Part 1
As a general rule, I will always choose my own transportation over taking a guided bus tour, if for no other reason as I like to manage my own time. The Plitvice tour I went on Sunday was at a much faster pace, and a lot more physical, than I had planned on. In the…
Plitvice National Park, Croatia – Hundreds of waterfalls amongst miles of steps
The bus was packed on a Sunday for this national park, which is one of the most visited in this part of Europe. In order to ensure the beauty stays for this generation as well as the future, there is an incredibly strict policy that visitors are not to touch anything off the path, not…
Kastela, Croatia – A Fortress Fail
I SHOULD have trusted my instincts and taken a rest day today given how much I’ve been running around. I SHOULD have done my laundry or even finished the last two lesson plans so I could get my TEFL (Teach English as a Foreign Language) certification locked in…. but I didn’t. I had started to…
Sibenik, Croatia – The oldest town on the Dalmation Coast
After my successful visit to Omis, I wanted to explore what other day trips I could do from Split, especially as the busy season is about to start and the volume of tourists has increased at least 25% since I arrived on April 11. It was only 20 euro to visit Sibenik and even though…
Omis, Croatia – Quiet day by the sea
The tour guide of the Blue Line tour was from Omis, a small seaside town less than an hour away by public bus from Split’s city center. For the princely sum of 4 euro round trip (2 if you buy ahead of time), the 60 bus whisks you away from the chaotic ferry terminal to…
The Stella Croatica Olive Museum, Croatia – Riding the Blue Line Stop 3
The downside to the Blue Line tour is there is no stop for lunch, so you have to shorten your sightseeing and make a mad dash for any available coffee bar to see if there is any food on offer. As of the third stop, I’d had two rather large local beers and a couple…
Salona Archaeological Park, Croatia – Riding the Blue Line Stop 2
Next stop on the Hop On, Hop Off Bus in Split is Salona, an active roman dig slightly up the mountain from Split. There were posters scattered around the dig with QR codes where you could visualize what the settlement looked like back in the day, but I can’t capture that here. As rubble is…
Trogir, Croatia – Riding the Blue Line Stop 1
Viator ran a sale on Hop on, Hop off Busses out of Split for all three lines (Red, Blue and Green) for one low price. Ever a bargain shopper, once I compared the local bus schedule against the stops on the Blue Line, it made sense to sign up. Turns out Croatia, a predominantly Christian…
Mostar, Bosnia – Bridge Jumping
Mostar, Bosnia is a 12 hour bus trip from Split. The road outside of Croatia is pretty generic but once we crossed both the Croatian and Bosnian borders, the brush and greenery gave way to some stunning mountain ranges as well as deep ravines. Farmland shared space with small vineyards. Our first stop was a…