Author: tjiskavw

one of the beautiful beaches near this coastal city. It's a stroll down a hill and in front of what used to be a dance hall hang out for rock…

they're everywhere because they have it pretty easy here - tourists and shop keepers feed them by day and then at nightfall they head to the harbor for scraps from…

while sitting in cafes I started to play a game of spotting someone like this and guessing their nationality by manner of dress, walk, and behavior. Can you guess which…

this fortress has spectacular views of Split's landscape and an interesting history too - originally founded by Illyrians, taken by Romans, then a Croatian duke, fell to Turks and then…

this was one of those places where every turn along an alley revealed another picturesque surprise. Truly fabulous.....threw away the map and wandered!

our guide gave us free time to "get  lost in the alleys of this town" and to keep a special watch out for private gardens that home owners left their…

wonderful, beautiful, historic medieval town - considered one of the best preserved - kind of feels like you're walking through an open air museum when you visit!

this is an important ancient Roman city at the foot of mountains near Split. Among other sites of past grandeur, it includes a spectacular amphitheater that could seat 20,000. It's…

all this shop contained was barrels of every kind of candy in bulk to satisfy a sweet tooth of any nationality. I watched the expressions of children walk through the…

these gentlemen were having a great long lunch on a yacht in Hvar and judging by their tans, this wasn't their first rodeo. Very sweet and friendly - wish they'd…