Where are we now?
Austin, TX as of November 1st, 2020
After a beautiful 5 days in Dubrovnik, we drove back to Split and hopped on a ferry to the picturesque island of Vis. Fun fact: The film Mamma Mia 2 was filmed on Vis even though the story takes place on the same Greek island as the first movie. Our first stay was in a small apartment in the little town of Komiža, on the western coast of Vis. It was a modest accommodation but with a great view…
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Our first stop after Split was Dubrovnik. But first, a quick Croatian geography lesson. The Neum Corridor is a 9 km long stretch of Bosnia-Herzegovina territory that stands between Central and South Dalmatia. Thanks to the Neum Agreement of 1998, travelers are guaranteed free passage from the city of Ploce, Croatia through the Neum corridor and Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). We knew none of this at…
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As a child, I used to love plain food. The plainer the better. Hotdogs should be eaten completely plain. Why would anyone put ketchup or mustard on it, let alone onions or sauerkraut? Pizza should be cheese only. Adding toppings would increase my workload of picking off all intruders to my pizza. Sauces were in general moist, soggy and unpleasant. Cereal was my #1 food: plain, sugary, almost…
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Once our required self-isolation was done, we started exploring the recommended sights around Split, starting with the beach 2 minutes from our Airbnb. The host lets her guests use her kayak free of charge, so we took advantage and kayaked around the beautiful bay. On the other side of that bay is the small tourist town of Rogoznica (c in Croatian is pronounced like s), which we visited to…
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