Travelling Lore

Our next stop after Venice was the Soča River Valley and Vršič Pass in Slovenia.  We picked up our rental car at Venice airport, where we were blessed to be given an automatic, and went on our merry way.  We used our handy Rick Steves Croatia and Slovenia guidebook  to help us pick good stopping points along the way. First we drove through the So č a River Valley.  During WWI this area was the Soca (Isonzo) Front where hundreds of thousands of soldiers lost their lives.  We drove through the small towns of Kobarid and Bovec before making our first stop at the Bunkerji suspension bridge over the So č a River.  This was a beautiful stop with the Julian Alps and lush vegetation as a backdrop for the crystal clear water. Next we stopped at the  Church of St. Joseph , which is just beyond Bunkerji on the left-hand side of the road.  Rick Steves describes the church as having a red onion dome tucked behind a big tree, but we were very co...

Now that I've sorted through mine and my boyfriend's photos, let the travel blogging begin!  I'm going to write about my vacation in the same order as my itinerary.  By doing so I hope that it makes it easier for those interested in traveling to the same or similar destinations to have some sort of guide on what to expect when traveling clockwise around the Adriatic for three weeks. That said, we flew into Venice, Italy right after Memorial Day and spent 2 days there.  The cheapest way to get to Venice proper from the airport is to purchase a vaporetto pass in the airport.  Vaporetti, or motorized water buses, are Venice's public transit system.  Not only do these passes save you time, but they're a great value if you're spending more than a few hours in the city since a single ride costs €7.  They can be purchased in 12-hour to 7-day increments and are also accepted by ACTV's mainland buses, like the bus that takes you from the airport to your...

Hello, U.S.A.!  Long time, no see!  After a wonderful three-week vacation (and an extensive return flight delay), we're finally back home.  While on our Adriatic circuit we visited Venice, Italy; Slovenia; Croatia; Bosnia and Herzegovina; and southern Italy.  I have a ton of photos to sort through before I can properly share my vacation on here.  But in the meantime please enjoy my Instagram roundup of some of our vacation destinations. Evening gondola ride in Venice, Italy. View from Rialto Bridge in Venice, Italy. Vintgar Gorge hike in Slovenia. Tasting some orange wine at Dvorni Wine Bar in Ljubljana, Slovenia. View of Rovinj, Croatia from St. Catherine Island. Plitvice National Park, Croatia. Amazing view from our guest house in Korčula, Croatia. Beaching it up in Lumbarda, Croatia. Enjoying some Bosnian coffee  in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Pompeii, Italy with Mt. Vesuvius in the background. ...