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Sinking my Teeth into Subotica, Serbia: A Tale of Art Nouveau & Dental Tourism
Sitting in a dentist’s chair half-way around the world from ‘home’, I was told the disappointing news: I had my first, albeit tiny, cavity. Shawn and I had come to Subotica, Serbia to devour its...
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Montenegro’s Lake Skadar National Park: A Day Trip and Boat Ride
Having emerged from the long mountain tunnel that separates Lake Skadar National Park from Montenegro’s coastline, the landscape was decidedly different. Gone were glimpses of the expansive Adriatic....
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The Windows of Zagreb, Croatia
My ‘window collecting’ mission in Zagreb, Croatia’s capital city, was as hurried as our day and a half there. Arriving via Germany, Austria, and Slovenia earlier in the morning, we settled into our...
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Hiking to Montenegro’s Kotor Fortress
When night falls over the rugged mountains cradling Montenegro’s Bay of Kotor, it becomes very clear why the country’s native name, Crna Gora, means “black mountain.” As the sun is snuffed out each...
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Sculpting Tomorrow’s Artisans: The Stonemason School in Pučišća, Croatia
Venturing into Pučišća’s Stonemason School feels like entering another era. The soundtrack is the hammering, sanding, and chiseling of stone. A snow-white dust dances in the air, hugging every...
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Around the World in 18 Barbers’ Chairs
Sitting in a barber shop in the coastal city of Split, Croatia while Shawn got his hair cut, the barber asked me a simple question: How long would I be visiting Croatia? I struggled to find an answer....
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A Sanctuary for the Lovable and Threatened Donkeys of Split, Croatia
In a pine-shaded park overlooking the sea in Split, Croatia, a fuzzy donkey emerges among a cluster of joggers, dog-walkers, and families. The passersby stop and smile, delighted to encounter such a...
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Brač, Croatia: Hunting for Hercules in a Roman Quarry
For nearly 2,000 years, limestone has been extracted from quarries on the Croatian island of Brač. In the 3rd century, laborers used this dazzling white stone to build the palace of Emperor Diocletian...
View ArticlePhoto du Jour: A “Stunt Squirrel” Takes on a Croatian Forest
A red squirrel pauses after doing some death-defying moves in the evergreen treetops of Makarska, Croatia. This “stunt squirrel” — with impressive nails and fabulously furry ears, I might add — lives...
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Komiža, Vis: Savoring the Off-Season Charms of One of Croatia’s Most Remote...
The enchanting Croatian island of Vis has had many identities over the last few thousand years. For a time, it was an ancient Greek colony known as Issa. Then, from the 1950s until the 1980s, Vis was...
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