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...
by eric | May 25, 2024 | International Travel, Travel
Istria has a lot of hills, and quite a few feature a town with a tower poking up from the middle. Over our long weekend we managed to stop by a handful. Pazin Our homebase in Istria, featuring a small castle! Note that parking around the castle is free. On the other...
by eric | May 23, 2024 | Food & Drink, International Travel, Travel
As it was a 15 minute drive on a rural road into Rakovica, we limited our trips, but still managed to try three places. Bistro Old Shatterhand – We had made a reservation for 8pm, but it was not busy when we arrived on Wednesday evening. With an early-ish start...