The lovely coastal town Omiš is about thirty to forty minutes south of Split on the Croatian Dalmatian coast. There are fortresses, the mountaintop Mila Gojsalić statue, river adventures, a charming stone old town and beautiful pebble beaches to explore. We exited Split and went south taking the back road on the far side of […]

I did a quad tour in Rastoke Croatia with a friend. We rode on rented quads while following our tour guide through beautiful farm land, along a dirt road where we had spring water and off-roading on a forest trail over rough terrain. It was a fun adventure! The concierge at Hilton Garden Inn Zagreb […]

While in Zagreb for winter 2019/2020 I met a lovely young woman at the Garden Brewery sausage stand in Advent. Advent is the Christmas celebration which takes over the city for a few months. She introduced me to her sister who introduced me to the beer connoisseur who told me all about the history of […]

The winter season starts with Advent. The Christmas and New Year’s celebration lures tourists from all over the world to see the spectacles of Christmas activities around Zagreb. The winter season starts with Advent. The Christmas and New Year’s celebration lures tourists from all over the world to see the spectacles of Christmas activities around […]

I changed my mindset about reading in 2019. I’ve never enjoyed reading; however I was forced to read because I work in the technology industry where we are constantly learning. In university I had to read at least three books a week for my classes. After university, I would read a random sales book, book […]

On June 6 2019 my mom, friend Fiorella, Onawa and I drove through Bosnia in rout to Zadar Croatia. We were about forty-five minutes south of Zadar, thirty minutes north of Split on the A1 highway when we drove over the Datoteck crescent arched bridge. The bridge which stands high above a pristine bay gave […]

I booked an Airbnb for three months in Zadar, from June to August. I made the plans to stay in the area the whole time. However, when we arrived at our home in Zadar Onawa was tired and lethargic for the first two days. I thought her illness might be due to overheating because of […]

While staying in Zadar over the summer we visited several of the nearby Croatian islands. Ugljan is one of the largest with several towns on it. Unlike most Croatian islands Ugljan has its own water source. The first time we went to Preko, a small town on the island, it was via a late afternoon […]

My mother, friend and I planned to stay in Zadar from June to September, but my dog Onawa was diagnosed with Addison’s disease causing us to cut our stay short. Our departure became the end of July making our next stop Zagreb for a few weeks for her treatment. We found many reasons to love […]

In July 2019 my mom and I were in Zadar, Croatia. A few weeks earlier, mom had visited the nearby island of Pag and raved about it, in particular a special cheese she had tried for the first time. She was planning to return and convinced me to join her for the forty-five-minute bus trip […]