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off-season istria
Blog: The Road Forks - 15 March 2012
After December and January in gray England, we were ready for some sun, so we packed up and drove across Europe with a quick stop in Switzerland to reach Croatia by early February. We assumed that the weather would be sunny and warm --- guidebooks described Istrian winters as "mild" --- but instead we found ourselves fighting the bitterly cold bura.
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Istria, Croatia Wishes You Were Here
Blog: Suzy Guese - 11 February 2012
On the southern tip of Croatia’s Istria, you will find a lion missing his feet. The lion continues to watch over Pula’s Roman Amphitheater. And like that lion, I entered this part of Croatia without my feet. A bad hospitality experience left me immobile and yet courageous at the same time. I wanted to leave, [...]
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The Never-Ending Story of Pula
Blog: Hecktic Travels - 4 December 2011
Grab a shovel, start digging, and find your own ruins in Pula!
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Uncovering Croatia’s Little Secret: Pula
Blog: WildJunket - 7 February 2011
Turquoise bays, stunning beaches and fairy-tale-like cities: Croatia has earned itself the reputation as Eastern Europe’s sweetheart.
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Travelling with teenagers – how to have a happy holiday
Blog: Heather on her travels - 23 August 2010
I won’t pretend that every family holiday we’ve had has been perfect. There were the times when the crowds and burning heat of Sardinia in August became too much, the days of camping in the rain in Asturias in Northern Spain when we realised how the region earned it’s nickname of ‘Green Spain’. I’ve learned [...]
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Golden mosaics at the Basilica of Euphrasius in Poreč, Croatia
Blog: Heather on her travels - 4 January 2010
If you’re a coinesseur of historic monuments and beautiful churches, you’ll enjoy the Unesco World Heritage site of the Basilica of Euphrasius that we visited this summer while staying near Poreč in the province of Istria in Croatia. You’ll find the Basilica set in the pedestrianised narrow streets of the old town, which is not so [...]
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My Istria Travel Diary - Podcast Episode 2
Blog: Heather on her travels - 25 October 2009
A podcast recorded while visiting Istria in Croatia, based near Porec at the resort of Plava Laguna, covering swimming, cycling, sightseeing, eating out
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Visiting the hill-towns of Grožnjan and Motovun in Istria, Croatia
Blog: Heather on her travels - 13 October 2009
A visit to the pictureque hill-top towns of Grožnjan and Motovun, Istria, Croatia
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Plava Laguna Resort in Istria, Croatia - Video
Blog: Heather on her travels - 3 October 2009
I’d like to share this short video from a few days I spent in Istria, the northern-most province of Croatia, close to the Italian border at the beautiful resort of Plava Laguna. I was a guest of the Istrian Tourism board and the Plava Laguna company who own a number of hotels, apartments and campsites [...]
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We were silhouetted! at Rovinj in Istria, Croatia
Blog: Heather on her travels - 18 September 2009
We’d just climbed up through the narrow cobbled streets of Rovinj, to the cathedral square with a great view of the sea at the top of the hill. As we rested on the wall among the other tourists, the silhouette man appeared from no-where. With his sharp little scissors at the ready, he charmed us all. Quickly he [...]
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Cycling by the sea in Istria - in Croatia
Blog: Heather on her travels - 15 September 2009
When we visited Istria in Croatia this summer, the joys of lying by the pool were wearing abit thin after the first day (for me anyway) so we decided to hire some bikes. I’d picked up a map showing all the marked cycle trails that would be ideal for a day out - I imagined myself cycling [...]
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A celebration of food from Istria in Croatia
Blog: Heather on her travels - 9 September 2009
We (my dearly beloved and I) celebrated our wedding anniversary at the weekend. If I tell you it’s 22 years, will you believe me? - it makes me feel soooo old. But then who’d believe my oldest is 17 - I hardly dare tell strangers in case they guess my age too, rather than mistaking [...]
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A room with a view - staying at Plava Laguna Resort in Istria
Blog: Heather on her travels - 12 August 2009
We’ve just come back from a wonderful 4 day break at Plava Laguna resort in the heart shaped province of Istria in Croatia, close to the border with Italy. The sun shone, the sea was blue, we relaxed by the pool and even had time sample some truffles, seafood and explore the old town of [...]
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On the hunt for the Istrian truffle - in Croatia
Blog: Heather on her travels - 5 August 2009
As well as being a land of olive groves and medieval hill-top towns, the region of Istria in Croatia is home to the highly prized white truffle. Always wanting to experience the best of any region and having heard how the largest truffle in world was found here, we set out on a truffle hunt. As every [...]
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