I hate winter. I hate snow. I hate cold. But, I have to admit that there are some beautiful sides to winter and I especially enjoy seeing some rare sights. Like Vransko jezero lake – Croatia’s largest natural lake – being completely frozen. A very rare event! So, yesterday afternoon, my friend took me and…
Category: Zadar
Gnalic Shipwreck Exhibition at Biograd City Museum
This year’s Night at the Museum we spent at home as it was too cold for a baby to go out. So, it is a perfect opportunity to present one of Croatia’s most exclusive museum collections located in Biograd’s own City Museum. The shipwreck of Gnalic and it’s find was a major news back in…
Best Restaurants of Croatia – Šopot
Looong overdue, here comes a post on one of the greatest places serving traditional food. “Šopot” restaurant, located in Šopot near Benkovac is one of the best traditional restaurants in the region. Well worth you turning right when coming off the highway and heading towards Biograd. It is easy to reach and your only worry…
From Italy to Croatia
Traveling from Italy to Croatia – despite looking so easy – may hold several obstacles. Many of our clients are looking for reliable information on how to travel from Italy to Croatia so we compiled this list of possibilities Traveling from Italy to Croatia can be quite a challenge unless you are familiar with all…
Christmas in Dalmatia
As the sun was slowly falling behind Pasman Island, on a day before the Christmas Eve, I took my son and went squid fishing. The evening was beautiful and scents of cold December night were already upon us. The seascape of my childhood and my ancestors, had that ghostly, unreal appearance. The sea was calm…
Winter hiking in Dalmatia – (archaeology hike)
Sunny winter days are great for getting outside and enjoying nature and various historic sites. Basically, I am not interested in beautiful nature if there are no ruins. I love all sorts of historic sites and, luckily, there are more than plenty of them around where I live and many of them that I am…
Eating shellfish in Croatia
This is a post on one of my favorite foods! I simply adore all sorts of shellfish: Arca noae, mussels, lobster, scampi, clams … Luckily, Croatian Adriatic is still a very good source of all mentioned so we often visit the fish markets both in Zadar and Split. We also have several friends who dive…
Restaurant Pet bunara – Zadar
Now this is a major news! I found a place with great menu in Zadar! After years of searching, tasting, getting out disappointed or pleased but with only “regular” food, finally we decided to have lunch at “Pet bunara”. Actually, this is an iconic place that was here for a while but not known for…
Boskinac – what sweet dreams are made of
Boskinac again! I have been invited by Boris for a small gathering of some important and influential people this past Tuesday. I, in no way, belong there but Boris wanted me to meet them and I was particularly intrigued by the wine pairing menu so I decided to attend. Although quite busy with upcoming programs…
Oskoruša – Sorbus domestica (Service Tree)
I was quite surprised to find, during the recent walk on the island where my father is from, a Service Tree or, as in Croatian – oskoruša. This tree has become increasingly rare and nearly gone in many areas. I don’t recall seeing a tree for years now, but yesterday, I found tree trees! Full…
Best Restaurants in Croatia – Boskinac Restaurant and Hotel, Novalja
Boskinac in Novalja. How many times and for how many years I kept hearing about it before my first visit only this past Saturday? I know – I should be ashamed of my self. Being in this business and not paying attention to it and not sending clients there I consider now to be my…
Sinjorina Smokva fig spread
It has been an incredibly busy September and very little time for updates and pretty much anything else… But, some interesting foodie trips are always a must. That’s how we went to Poljica to meet with Sandra Babac alias Sinjorina Smokva. This fig spread is very popular in Croatia and can be found in numerous…
Kudin most on Krupa
This is the second time I am writing about this place that was first described a while back on another post on Kudin most but this visit was more special… In the summer heat, while everyone is going to the sea for cooling off, I went to meet my friend and his small group on…
Novigrad in Dalmatia
There are places that keep you returning to and you can hardly ever guess what the reason is. Novigrad, on the shores of Novigrad sea is one of those places. Is it for the iconic view from the road above it? Maybe the maze of narrow streets and old traditional houses or the history of…
The dawn of the Solstice 2011 in Nin – Secret Dalmatia
It’s been a while since I wanted to do this: wait for the first ray of Sun on the Solstice right next to the beautiful Sv. Kriz church in Nin – World’s smallest cathedral as it is usually called. So, this past Tuesday, I got up at 4 AM and drove to Nin. The town…