Bosnia part 2: Sarajevo
It was dark when we arrived at Sarajevo. The bus station was eerily empty. Across the street, a concrete wall and guards marching. Of course, that would be the US Embassy. Thankfully we were able to get in contact with our Airbnb hosts and grab taxis over to the apartment in the Bistrik neighborhood. The […]
Out with a bang: one last round in Bosnia
It was our last weekend in Split, and we decided to go out with a bang. Of course in this case, “bang” meant leaving town to Bosnia and braving 5 passport controls in one day. Let’s just say it was an ambitious weekend trip. Disclaimer: I did not do much on this trip. Sadly, I […]
Hvar off the coast of Split
It took a month, but we finally made it to a Dalmatian island. The weather was finally tolerable – not quite “beach weather” but sunny enough to spend a day exploring Hvar. The two big islands right off the coast of Split are Brač and Hvar, Brač being the closer one of the two. Dozens […]
Split from above and below: the tower and cellars of Diocletian’s Palace
All too soon, I was back in sleepy Split. I spent a full day in bed after getting back from Italy, catching up on work and sleep. The gloomy weather was conducive to laziness. Plus, there was a lot of planning to do for the next weekend. When I finally was motivated enough to drag […]
Italy Part 3: Milan
So we’ve already established the fact that I’m crazy. And that is the sole reason why on the morning of day three, we hopped on yet another bus for Italy’s fashion capital of the north, Milan. Our bus left from Florence bright and early at 7 am. So we literally woke up at like 5:30, […]