by eric | Jun 4, 2024 | International Travel, Travel
We have long wanted to try an extended stay in Europe, but previously stuck to 1-2 week long trips due to our dogs. Finding ourselves dog-free for the first time in 15 years we decided to finally try a remote-working stay, and ultimately booked ourselves an apartment...
by eric | Jun 2, 2024 | Food & Drink, International Travel, Travel
Pazin Peperone – Located just a few blocks from our apartment, we stopped in and made a reservation for dinner on our first night. It’s a good thing we did, as a group of ~20 French folks had apparently reserved most of the other tables! We decided to try...
by eric | May 31, 2024 | Food & Drink, International Travel, Travel
Istria has a really interesting wine industry with a mix of international grapes (cabernet sauvignon, merlot) and locally unique varieties (teran, malajvasia). In addition, some spots have a tradition of of grape skin contact for their white wines, which has become...
by eric | May 29, 2024 | International Travel, Travel
Pazinski krov / Pazin Roof waterfall – lightly muddy, but not too bad. Great water flow due to recent rains and I continued upstream for views of additional cascades. Zarečki Krov Waterfall – just east outside of Pazin with a large parking lot and an easy...
by eric | May 27, 2024 | International Travel, Travel
As a peninsula, you are never that far away from the Adriatic on Istria, and we stopped to explore three coastal towns during our visit. Rovinj One of the better known towns on the west coast, Rovinj is postcard-worthy with water on three sides. It was relatively...