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…
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Konoba Bako – Komiza
The entire Vis island and especially both towns, Vis and Komiza, are very popular Summer destinations for many. Both towns are well preserved and offering a true and authentic feeling lost in so many other places on the islands and on the coast of Dalmatia. Being well preserved also means that they both have quite…
Konoba Hvaranin, Split
My clients often ask where they can have something authentic and eat like the locals. Konoba Hvaranin in Split is definitely one of those places! This past Sunday we decided to eat out as we spent too much time on the Riva with our clients leaving for a week long gulet trip. Hvaranin seemed the…
Vinistra 2011
As always, Vinistra is a special event that should not be missed if you have any interest in great wines and food. Since I expect more elaborate reviews of wines and oils from my blogging friends, I will give just an overview of this year’s event. Vinistra was held again at Žatika sports hall in…
Grbac sparkling wine
Istria does not stop to surprise! Thanky to my friend, business partner and guide – Zdenka of Istriana Travel – I visited one of the most interesting traditional wine cellars in the country. Not only it is traditional but it is a wine cellar that produces only sparking wine using only the traditional method. The…
Best Restaurants in Croatia – Pepenero, Novigrad
Another hard day “in the office”! Pepenero is known for a while now as the restaurant serving the most avantgarde menus in Croatia and specializing in sea food and molecular gastronomy- So, on my recent trip to Istria, it was high, very high on the must visit places. Pepenero is located in Novigrad and it…
Restaurant Bruschetta – Zadar
Restaurant Bruschetta is on of the latest restaurants opened in Zadar in recent times. It is also a very popular restaurant located near the very waterfront and we have been trying to get in every time we were in Zadar but, in the summer time, it was simply impossible to get a seat! So, we…
Dalmatian food traditions – Fall and Winter in Imotski
In the time of uniformed restaurant offer, it is always nice to find some authentic Dalmatian tastes. Problem is that most of the traditions are nearly gone and that you can get traditional meals at very few places. Steak, french fries, pizzas…are taking over and that is ok. People have the right to eat what…
Korta Katarina wine cellar, Orebić
I have a great love for Korta Katarina wines ever since I first tasted them over a year ago. Being a new winery, the success was amazing for these wines especially on small and difficult Croatian market. But, at this moment, Korta Katarina is already a great brand and a well known wine cellar impossible…
Wine Vault Restaurant at Monte Mulini Hotel
This past Spring we were inspecting Monte Mulini hotel in Rovinj for some of our future guests and clients. Of course, part of the inspection trip is to dine at the hotel restaurant. The “Wine Vault” Restaurant at Monte Mulini has already gotten quite a bit of attention as this is one of Croatia’s most…
Croatian Wines – Some Summer favorites…
This summer passed too quickly (like all of them do) but I did my best to spend as much time as possible with dear people and friends. And to enjoy some great wines, of course! I usually look for something I don’t have a chance to try too often and, although I am not a…
Villa Kaliopa Restaurant on Vis Island
Villa Kaliopa is one of those places that just stick to your mind and you idealize them more and more as the time passes. The palm trees seem taller, the garden more spacious and food gets better each time you just think of that place remembering summer, easy living on Vis, scented Adriatic breeze… So…
Imotski – Wine, food and mysteries
As the season is in full bloom, the posts on the blog are becoming rare… Not that I am not traveling or visiting, but the stories will have to wait for cooler months. But this story I have to share! So great! Just this Saturday I got invited by Mrs. Robyn Vulinovich of http://slow-tours.com.au/ to…
Hiking the Secret Dalmatia way
Running the agency specializing in authentic experiences is always a pleasure but some days are even more pleasurable than the others! It is especially the case when I am taking some clients hiking! So, for the past few months I was in touch with the Frlekins of California who spend their summer on Prvić Island…
Traditional wine growing in Croatia
This post is long-overdue as these photos have been taken last May. I was so lucky to ran into these people in the fields as they were plowing their vineyard. As you can see on the photos, a man and a woman are plowing there are small vineyard with the horse. This scene is so…