We didn't join any tours in Istria, though there were plenty to choose from. During the month of October, you can join a tour to hunt truffles, harvest chestnuts, catch fish, press olive oil, or spend all day tasting wine. None of these had broad enough appeal for our family. Instead, I booked a half-day … Continue reading If you’re going to eat, EatIstria!
Pula
The Other Colosseum
Just after visiting the beautiful Adriatic coast, things went south. I missed an internet work meeting because Zoom blocked my call, I yelled at my kids for being more interested in their phones than the world around them, it took half an hour to get the Pula parking app to load, the landlord at the … Continue reading The Other Colosseum
The Road Between
Hugging the coast road between Rovinj and Pula. Our first stop was Cistern Beach. The water cistern; Kathleen is standing where the filter would have been. Anyone with a quarry pond can tell you that if you let your dog paddle around in the pond, the scum is kept in check. Right, mom? Cistern beach … Continue reading The Road Between
There, and Pack Again 