Pazin, Poreč and Rovinj (Istria, Croatia)

Thursday 16 May - Sunday 19 May 2019 I spent my last days in Croatia solo in the region of Istria. Here I was supposed to visit Kim from Hawaii, but she had decided to go to Berlin instead... :-/ Hmpff, this meant I could have dropped the rental car much earlier in Zagreb, and …

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Zagreb, Croatia

Saturday 11 May - Thursday 16 May 2019 Unfortunately all the predictions for lots of rain and storm were true. This was the reason for us to go to Zagreb and to at least have museums to take shelter in (instead of being washed away in coastal towns with minimal indoor attractions). But it's still …

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Plitvice lakes, Croatia

Saturday 11 May 2019 So much rain was predicted for the entire next week that we decided not to follow the coast westbound as planned, but to spend 5 nights in Zagreb in the interior of Croatia instead. At least there they have plenty of museums to visit as shelter from all the rain. On …

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Zadar and Pag, Croatia

Tuesday 7 May - Saturday 11 May 2019 We rented an apartment in the beautiful town of Zadar just outside its posh city center. I had hoped to sunbathe on a beach here but it was too cold and windy. We did enjoy various walks through the beautiful center, had good food and sat reading …

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Krka national park, Croatia

Tuesday 7 May 2019 On the way from Split to Zadar we stopped at Krka national park. After lots of rain in Split we were happy to have a dry and sunny day there. Some people were swimming but I found it too cold and a bit too impractical. We took the 15 minute boat …

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Split and Trogir, Croatia

Friday 3 May - Tuesday 7 May 2019 Flew from Amsterdam to Split. My friend Mario arrived the next day and we shared pleasant 'apartment Toma'. There was a local festival going on. We explored the historical center which is packed into the old palace walls, and did a walk in Marjan park which is …

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