Traveling, not only in Croatia but also visiting other parts of the world, I always try to find places that have preserved their climate and former character as far as possible. Hidden gems that are not destroyed by mass tourism and commerce. The small town of Bale (in Italian called Valle), which we discovered during our trip on the Croatian…
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The secret beaches of Hvar, Croatia
In my previous post, I wrote about how our spontaneous honeymoon on Hvar began. By going to this Croatian island we hoped to find a place where, instead of big hotels and crowded beaches, we could see beautiful nature and explore some romantic little towns with narrow streets and quaint architecture. But what we were most interested in were the…
Gothenburg Archipelago, a hidden gem in Sweden
Imagine a place without cars and traffic noise, where one can take a deep breath of fresh sea air and hear the sound of gently lapping waves, an archipelago of small islands with traditional fishermen’s villages and wooden cottages on the rocks. A place where the craggy shores meet leafy nature and sometimes the only mean of transport are wheelbarrows. Södra…
The Gliwice Palm House, a hidden gem in Poland
Have you ever tried to be a tourist in your own town? I know that sometimes it’s not easy, especially if you have spent most of your life in this place, but it’s still worth to try. I often write about Vienna, because I used to live in this city and to be honest it’s the place I left my…
Spittelberg, a hidden gem of Vienna
There was a time in my one year stay in Vienna when I realized that I feel tired of visiting popular tourist attractions and must-see places. I wanted something more authentic, local, off the beaten track… and then I discovered Spittelberg, charming little quarter hidden behind the area of Mariahilfer Straße and Museumsquartier. I remember the first time when I got…
Sumartin, an underrated place in Croatia
There are some moments in my life and places I have been to that I will never forget just like a day spent in Sumartin, a small and quite unerrated port village located on the Croatian island of Brač. Thinking about Brač most of the tourists choose Bol and its famous Zlatni Rat beach as their trip destination and when the ferry from Makarska…