Tag: “Adriatic Sea”

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  1. Wash, Rinse, Repeat; Dubrovnik, Croatia

    Where the Big “O” and Other Glitterati Come to Play….

  2. Remnants of war

    Bullet holes inside the Imperial fortress on Srdj mountain, above the city of Dubrovnik, Croatia.

    This old fortress used to be a tourist attraction before the civil war, but in 1991 it was the front line that saw bitter fighting and guarded Dubrovnik from the North.

  3. Stradun

    The polished limestone pedestrian street through Dubvronik's Old Town is trafficked by tourists and locals alike. Also known as the placa, it starts at the Pile Gate and Fountain Onofrijeva and runs down to the .

  4. Hvar, Croatia

    Hvar is an Island off the coast of Croatia. It's probably the most know out of the whole chain, but still relatively untapped if you ask me...

  5. Knezev Dvor

    Just south of Luza Square is the Rector's Palace. It was the seat of the Ragusan (previous name for Dubrovnik) government.

  6. Cafe Bar Mlini

    A nice and cozy little beachfront bar on the island of Marinkovac on the Pakleni Otoci archipelago near the town of Hvar, Croatia.

    Take a quick ride over with a passenger ferry and spend a day relaxing in a peaceful cove...

  7. View of old town Dubrovnik

    Croatian city of Dubrovnik endured months of blockade during the civil war that engulfed this small European nation in the 1990s.

    Since the end of the war, city has gone through a period of rejuvenation and has become one of the top European tourist destinations.

    Photo was captured from the old Imperial fortress high on top of Srd Hill, built during the Napoleonic invasion of the Dalmatian coast.

  8. Late afternoon on the Stradun

    Stradun square in Dubrovnik's old town is really just a very wide street that makes an L shaped turn within the old city walls.

    In the background you see the Srdj mountain rising above the city.

  9. Dome of the Dubrovnik Cathedral

    This beautiful cathedral is one of the many places you have to see if you visit Dubrovnik. It holds many beautiful paintings dating back to the days of the republic.

  10. Ocean Crossings, Fast and Slow

    Crossing the North Atlantic in six hours by air is contrasted with crossing in five to ten days by ship. Ship wins.