Summer in Croatia would not be complete without people jumping off the stony cliffs into the waters below. Join me for a look at this interesting pastime.
Category: Pula
The Journey back ….it’s the little things
Just returned from a day sailing trip to Premantura with Mike. The day has been cool and sunny but an unexpected rainstorm has us tucked inside our new boat Rita. We just got back to Croatia last Friday night from New Orleans, dropped off all but one of our suitcases and hightailed it to our …
A Love Letter to Croatia
As a young mother you never really appreciate how much you will love your children when they are newly born and how that love will exponentially grow throughout their lives. I remember as soon as I delivered my youngest daughter Marina, I heard her sweet cry and she sounded like a little lamb. I fell …
Making Groceries the Croatian Way
If you grow up in New Orleans, I’m sure you've heard the phrase "making groceries" from someone in your family. For those who live in other parts of the country or the world, the term doesn't mean a person is going to physically produce some edible product on the spot, but that you are going …
Off on a Pig Trail (or What’s the Buzz?)
The weather's been on and off around the Pula area the past few weeks with rain and cold days interspersed with beautiful sunny days that hint of the warm weather to come. On one sunny morning Carolyn and I decided to go explore the area that surrounds our new home. Our apartment is in a …
The Place where Cookie Monster lives
On our first day walking around the city of Pula we wandered through the ancient streets in awe. It's not just a beautiful city, but a historic one as well. According to one source, archeological remains show evidence that the city of Pula goes back from 400,000 to a million years B.C. That's pretty old, …
Finding the Right Moment
One day it happened that there were no more excuses. Our kids were grown, my husband, 57, had retired early, there were no grandkids on the horizon, our house was paid off and we had something that had been missing for a long time in our rushed and hectic lives --- free time. We had …