So after arriving home from our epic road trip across Croatia and Montenegro, we had some serious thinking to do. There were three apartments we were interested in, each for different reasons, each with their own pros and cons. There was one apartment that we kept coming back to. The one that made the most sense. The one that was … Read More
One Year Ago Today: Epic Road Trip #8
My least favourite part of (nearly) every trip is returning home. If I could live my life any way I wanted, it would be permanently on the road. Just not in the kind of way that means living in a tent and backpacking so, to do that, I need a helluvalotmoremoneythanIhaverightnow! Final entry from my diary: Sunday 2nd February 2020 … Read More
One Year Ago Today: Epic Road Trip #7
Last full day today. Boo. Mostly travel and a really great day culminating in a visit to my favourite place on earth (out of the limited amount of earth I have visited). Unedited diary entry from that day: Saturday 1st February 2020 – KOTOR (MONTENEGRO) to DUBROVNIK (CROATIA) Up by 10. Got ready and decided to see how far up … Read More
One Year Ago Today: Epic Road Trip #6
A busy day ahead. I had very high hopes for Kotor and Montenegro but something fell flat for me. Having said that, a year later, I am still itching after one of the apartments we viewed. From my diary: Friday 31st January 2020 – KOTOR (MONTENEGRO) Up about 9.30. Slept OK. Had a shower/ hairwash/shave then went out to the … Read More
One Year Ago Today: Epic Road Trip #5
From Croatia to Montenegro today, via Herzegovena, through some of the most stunning scenery I have seen pausing en route to have a look at Dubrovnik. Today may have been my favourite. From the diary: Thursday 30th January 2020 – SPLIT to KOTOR Up by 10, go ready and was in the car by 11. Checked the times and it … Read More
One Year Ago Today: Epic Road Trip #4
Little did we know it at the time, but today was the day that we found the apartment we would eventually buy. Funnily enough, we had crossed it off our list and re-added it several times. One of the reasons was that it was privately owned by a couple in the UK, making viewing a tad awkward. Plus, in the … Read More
One Year Ago Today: Epic Road Trip #3
This day was spent mostly driving from the north of the country into the Dalmatia region, which encompasses Trogir, Split and Dubrovnik (although there are a few hours between Split and Dubrovnik.). From my (not particularly exciting) diary entry: Tuesday 28th January 2020 – ROVINJ to TROGIR Up at 10, got ready and got out. Weather was a bit gloomy … Read More
One Year Ago Today: Epic Road Trip #2
This day was our first full day in Croatia, the plan to view several properties in Rovinj in the province of Istria which is in the north of the country. It used to be part of Italy and actually has dual languages with both Croatian and Italian in use. Before this day, I believed that the apartment we would end … Read More
One Year Ago Today: Epic Road Trip #1
What a difference a year makes. Who could have seen the events of 2020 – and now 2021 – impacting our lives so much? When Vikki and I flew out to Croatia on this date in 2020, there was rumours of a virus and we joked how we had “survived” multiple flights upon our return. There were no masks. There … Read More
Life On Pause AKA Not Dead Yet
It’s been a while. A long while. No excuses, just malaise. Laziness. Can’t be arsed. Which is not very me. Or at least it wasn’t. Not sure what has happened this past couple of years. I used to be such a go-getter with multiple projects on the go at all times. No sooner had one massive endeavour finished, I was … Read More
