Chronicling our crazy yearlong worldwide family sabbatical
After a few days in Novi Sad we left Serbia and drove west, back to Zagreb where we had spent a few days in the early fall. We had mainly decided to stay for a night in Zagreb since it was a convenient stopping point on the way to Venice, but were also excited to Read More …
Dubrovnik The next stop on our tour of the Dalmatian coast was the beautiful fortified city of Dubrovnik. From Korcula we hopped on the short ferry back to the mainland and enjoyed a scenic drive to southeast to Dubrovnik. Dubrovnik has soared in popularity in recent years, in part due to its role as “King’s Read More …
Our Dalmatian Coast Tour Continues – Ston & Korčula After spending a few great days in and around Split we loaded up the car and pointed south, singing “On the Road Again” (as we often do when driving to a new place). Our destination was Korčula, one of Croatia’s islands. Most travelers from Split take Read More …
Krka National Park We have definitely developed a strong affinity for waterfalls on this trip. Coming from Houston, we do not encounter many waterfalls (or even hills for that matter) in our daily lives, so we more fully appreciate these beauties of nature when we find them. So, naturally, while we were in Split we Read More …
The Beautiful Dalmatian Coast Our original European road trip itinerary had us spending a couple of weeks in Croatia before heading east to Romania through Bosnia and Serbia. However, after our first week or so in Croatia we loved it so much that we decided to revise our plan and spend a few more weeks Read More …
Plitvice Lakes Plitvice Lakes National Park is a stunning, fairly-tale like setting where emerald blue water pools and then cascades down waterfalls to the next pool. The process repeats itself over and over, and each waterfall is unique; some are wide, some narrow, some high, and some low. Given the amazing beauty of this place Read More …
A Little Down Time in Istria Full time travel is rewarding but it can also be tiring. Between traveling from place to place, packing and unpacking, planning activities and itineraries, keeping up with schoolwork and blogging, travel can feel like a full-time job. After three and a half months on the road we were ready Read More …
Bye Bye Schengen Area, Hello Zagreb, Croatia! After nearly three months of road tripping through Schengen Area member countries we were approaching the 90-day limit for visitors so we had to make our exit from the area. Traveling within the Schengen Area was great because we didn’t have to stop at border crossings, but the Read More …