Tasting fabulous lambizza: local lamb pizza at Pizzeria Ruspante in Sinac near Otočac
Category: Inner Croatia and Zagreb
Abandoned Partisan Hospital of Petrova Gora
Visiting an abandoned Partisan hospital from WW2 located near Vojnić in Kordun.
Two Early 20th ct Travel Journals in my Collection
Abandoned Villa Izvor
Exploring abandoned Tito’s Villa Izvor near Plitvice Lakes National Park
The Roads Through Velebit
Velebit Mountain
Dolac Market in the Winter Morning
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Dolac is waking up…[/caption]Dolac market is always on my list of places to visit when in Zagreb. Last month we had some stuff to do in the city so we went one morning to check the offer and to buy some local delicacies (home made cream, butter…) before heading south.
The heritage of Škopljanci
Škopljanci is a tiny hamlet, part of Radošić village in the Dalmatian hinterland known as Zagora. Just about an hour north of Split, I usually take a scenic drive over Malačka panorama point that makes this drive extra special. Getting to Škopljanci is easy. The hamlet is well marked with signs for traditional Bikijada: a festival of…
Flights to Croatia
Flights to Croatia are one of the most sought after terms when researching how to reach Croatia. As more and more carriers are flying directly to Croatia, it is becoming increasingly difficult to get proper information and to find the easiest way to (and out of) Croatia. From the main airports to several smaller, and…
Museum of Croatian Independence war in Turanj
In the grim and cloudy winter days I occasionally remember the war of the 90s. The shelling, the times without the electricity, listening to the news on the radio in the basement… One of the places mentioned the most was Turanj. Of the same name as the town where I was born in, this other Turanj,…
Winter visit to Plitvice Lakes
Winter is not my favorite season. However, it is still a nice time to travel and to explore. As I have been seeing pictures, and hearing a lot about frozen Plitvice waterfalls for years now, I have decided to make a winter visit to the park. And make kids happy taking them to play in…
Stari Fijaker 900 Restaurant – Zagreb
Zagreb has many great restaurants and it is easy to find nice place with great food. Many are modern and quite inovative but most still play it safe with either “Italian” menus or classic Croatian restaurant menus offering same octopus salad, pršut and cheese, few pasta dishes, few variations of steaks… Boring. But, in Zagreb, one can…
“Braja” restaurant and sledding paradise
I hate snow. But kids love it and, like all of us in Dalmatia, they keep bugging us with same old “Can we go sledding, daddy?” each winter as soon as they see snow on mountain peaks in the distance. And once in a while we all have to prove to be good parents and…
Macola
Coming from Zagreb to Dalmatia – back in the old days; before the highway – we were taking the very scenic road through Lika and usually making a stop in Borje in Korenica (Titova Korenica back then). Sometimes in the 90s that all changed and Macola became the one and only stop for buses, trucks,…
Zagreb Zoo – for children and nature lovers
Every autumn, we try to visit Zagreb ZOO. It is probably the best time to visit this beautiful park although it is pretty in all seasons. It is located in the famous city park Maksimir and opened to general public since 1925. Maksimir was named after bishop Maksimilijan Vrhovec who initiated the construction of the…
Zagreb Wine Gourmet Weekend 2012
Zagreb Wine Gourmet Weekend is one of my favorite wine and food shows in Croatia. A great opportunity to see and learn about new trends, wines, olive oils and food but also to meet some old friends and make some new ones. This year, ZWG was held at wonderful settings of the old Glyptotheque of…