Istria & the Magic of Motovun
I began writing about Motovun and Istria two months ago. I kept coming back to this, picking at it, or reading it and trying to find the right mood so I could wrangle the right words. Never have [...]
Paris: Finding Beauty After Horror
It’s a cloudy day but sun is fighting through. Blue sky pockmarks the heavens above and I have faith light will emerge. I’m sitting in the stony courtyard of a pizzeria in Groznjan, a town dating [...]
Notes from a Foggy Morning in Motovun
Shrouded in fog, my little Istrian mountain of Motovun is quiet and sedate this morning. Much of the valley around me is a hybrid of centuries past and modern times, but that hybrid almost falls [...]
My Countdown Begins:42 & Zagreb
Ask Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy author Douglas Adams and he’d tell you 42 is the “Answer to The Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything.” It’s also the answer to “When does [...]
Why Croatia?
My “aunt” asked me the other night why I was starting my travels in Croatia. I'd like to say I’m inspired by the country and stuff like that, but the reality is one day it occurred to me. I'd [...]