March 2023 Perfect 5 Day Itinerary for the Istria Peninsula, Croatia While many people flock to the gorgeous coast line beaches and island hop around Croatia, there is a hidden gem that offers some of the best Croatia has to offer with much fewer tourists. I …

July 2021 Motovun, Rovinj, Zagreb – Croatia Picking the first international destination was tough in many ways – the timing to commit to one place, the limited choices, but then on the flip side the list of choices. Places high on the list that I …

July 2021 Rovinj – Istria, Croatia During my research for visiting the Istrian peninsula of Croatia, Rovinj (pronounced row-veen) stood out as the hub for exploring all of Istria. I am happy we ended up staying in Motovun given how much there is to do …

July 2021 Motovun – Istria, Croatia Motovun is located in the northern part of the Istrian peninsula where it is known for their truffles and their wine region. There are tons of small towns to chose from but Motovun was supposed to be one of the …

July 2021 Croatia’s Istria Wine Region Going into this trip, we knew very little about Croatian wine. This wine is not something that is readily available to us and when we looked around for it in preparation for this trip, we could only find one …

July 2021 Dining Review: Konoba Mondo – Motovun, Istria (Croatia) A top the hill of Motovun sits Konoba Mondo – a truffle specialty restaurant highlighted in Bourdain’s Croatia episode as well as our Airbnb host. Konoba is the name for a dining establishment like osteria …