If you’re sad to be nearing the end of our Croatia trip, know that when our final day had arrived I was pretty sad, too. It’s almost always the worst part of any travel for me – the end. My hubby on the other hand is almost always very much looking forward to home and… Read More Croatia – Zagreb
Sunday, September 5 It’s waterfall day! I had looked forward to Croatia’s famous waterfalls since we did our first Google searches on the country. We only had time (and my hubby’s patience) for 1 waterfall park, so we had to decide between Plitviče and Krka. While Krka had the unique experience of allowing visitors to… Read More Croatia – Plitviče Lakes National Park + Bosnia Drive-Thru
Saturday, September 4 Split to Zadar Saturday morning we disembarked from the yacht, said our goodbyes and hopped in the bus with the rest of the group that was heading to the airport. While they were leaving, we were picking up our rental car to continue our travels through Croatia! We had been told that… Read More Croatia – Zadar
After an absolutely amazing day in Dubrovnik, where we did so much it felt like 3 days, we spent a lot of time on the water on Wednesday. And trust me… I am definitely not complaining! A beautiful boat, sunshine and breezes, refreshing drinks, and the best company we could ask for. Wednesday, September 1… Read More Croatia – Trstenik, Ston, Brac & Split
We left Korčula early and headed towards Mljet, the most southern island of Croatia. It’s also one of the largest and greenest of the whole archipelago. The Mljet National Park takes up the northern third of the island and boasts two salt water lakes and the highly sought out St. Mary’s Island. We were excited… Read More Croatia – Mljet & Dubrovnik
And now, it’s off to the islands! While I hail from the land of 10,000 lakes, Croatia has 1,244 “islands” (some are inlets or rock formations, and most are uninhabited), and they are quite impressive! First up on our Croatian Yacht Cruise adventure: Hvar! Saturday, August 28 After our first sail, meal, and swim stop… Read More Croatia – Hvar & Korčula
And the long awaited trips begins! With so much anticipation I was honestly ready to burst by the time we headed out. Some of that was probably anxiety over flying across the world and being afraid I’d get stuck in a strange place with COVID. But I’ll tell you the ending now – we all… Read More Croatia – Split & the Black Swan Yacht
In January 2019, I found out that someone very dear to me had cancer – my Vistage chair, mentor and friend. A brain tumor, lung cancer, and a chemo regimen every 3 weeks. While I was devastated, my friend Les was only slightly phased. He took his treatments in stride and stayed incredibly positive. Les… Read More Croatia – A Trip to Paradise, Well Worth the Wait
One year ago exactly, we were enjoying our final full day in beautiful Northern Italia. Instead, today we are at home, craving a plane ride to a new destination and digesting the news that the President has COVID-19. What a difference a year makes! Enough of that. Back to Italy… Our last day was an… Read More Northern Italy – Florence, Pisa & Cinque Terre
The Emilia-Romagna region is a well-known for it’s food – most of which you’d recognize by name: Parmigiano-Reggiano, Prosciutto di Parma, Balsamic Vinegar, and more… so we were obviously excited to spend some time here! Tuesday, October 1 Parma On our way to Bologna for the night, we stopped in the Province of Parma for… Read More Northern Italy – Emilia-Romagna Region
