Travel planning without the clutter

We write for first-time visitors, older travelers and anyone who prefers clear guidance to complicated booking tools.

Our current focus is Croatia. The goal is to make routes, bases and day trips easier to understand before you book.

Recommendations are chosen for simple transport, useful location and a realistic pace. When schedules or entry information matter, we point readers to official operators and official attraction websites to check the current details.

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The photos on our place pages and on our tour, event and Advent cards come from Wikimedia Commons. Thank you to the photographers who share their work under free licenses. We resized and cropped the photos to fit the cards.

• Veliki Slap waterfall and the Lower Lakes in Plitvice Lakes National ParkPhoto: dronepicr · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
• The Veliki Slap waterfall at Plitvice LakesPhoto: MarioMagdic · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
• Skradinski buk waterfall in Krka National ParkPhoto: Skot · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
• The Peristyle of Diocletian's Palace in SplitPhoto: Following Hadrian · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
• St. Stephen's Square in Hvar town, with the fortress abovePhoto: Shawabunga · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
• Hvar town and the Pakleni islands seen from the fortressPhoto: Rigorius · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
• Stradun, the main street of Dubrovnik's Old TownPhoto: László Szalai (Beyond silence) · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
• Dubrovnik's city walls above the seaPhoto: Bernard Gagnon · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
• Perast on the Bay of Kotor, MontenegroPhoto: acediscovery · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
• The town of Ston and its salt pans on the Pelješac peninsulaPhoto: Mario Fajt · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
• Kaptol square in Zagreb with the Virgin Mary column and an old defence towerPhoto: Aktron · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
• The blue funicular on its way up to Zagreb's Upper TownPhoto: Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
• Fruit and vegetable stalls under red umbrellas at Dolac Market, ZagrebPhoto: Jorge Franganillo · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
• Christmas lights around the fountain in Zrinjevac park, ZagrebPhoto: Silverije · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
• Trakošćan Castle on its wooded hillPhoto: Maxman (hr.wikipedia) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
• The church on Bled Island in Lake Bled, SloveniaPhoto: Jakub Hałun · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
• The seafront in Opatija on the Kvarner coastPhoto: Berthold Werner · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
• A hillside vineyard in Hrvatsko Zagorje, north of ZagrebPhoto: Ratipok · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
• Autumn vineyards on Požeška gora in the Požega valley, SlavoniaPhoto: Croq · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
• The Maiden with the Seagull statue on the Opatija seafront at duskPhoto: Rigorius · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
• Advent candles at the Manduševac fountain on Ban Jelačić Square, ZagrebPhoto: Branko Radovanović · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
• Dingač vineyards on steep slopes above the sea, PelješacPhoto: Quahadi Añtó · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
• Carnival mask lights over a street in OpatijaPhoto: Zoran Kurelić Rabko · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
• A carnival group in zebra costumes in front of Rijeka's City Clock TowerPhoto: Sundancer8 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
• The round Church of St. Donatus and the lit cathedral bell tower at night, ZadarPhoto: Mark Heard · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
• Christmas lights and a tram on Ban Jelačić Square, ZagrebPhoto: Branko Radovanović · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
• Advent stalls under lit trees in Zrinjevac parkPhoto: Silverije · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
• The Art Pavilion lit up for Advent on King Tomislav SquarePhoto: Branko Radovanović · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
• Rooftops of Zagreb's Upper Town with St. Mark's ChurchPhoto: Suradnik13 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
• European Square in central ZagrebPhoto: Runolist · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
• Inside the Grič Tunnel under Zagreb's Upper TownPhoto: Dudva · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
• The Roman Arena in Pula seen from abovePhoto: Jeroen Komen · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
• Boats in Pula harbour at sunsetPhoto: Orlovic · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
• A pine avenue on the Brijuni islandsPhoto: David Lukšić · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
• The Temple of Augustus in PulaPhoto: Chris Sammis · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
• Rovinj old town seen across the harbourPhoto: Sergey from Novosibirsk · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
• Rovinj old town with the bell tower of St. EuphemiaPhoto: Mathe.bacher · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
• St. Euphemia’s Church above RovinjPhoto: Bjoertvedt · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
• An old-town lane in Rovinj at sunsetPhoto: Valerii Tkachenko · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
• The hill town of Motovun in Istria from abovePhoto: Ekaterina Polischuk · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
• The Zadar waterfront and old town from the airPhoto: dronepicr · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
• A Jadrolinija ferry at Preko on the island of Ugljan, near ZadarPhoto: Jean-no · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
• St. James Cathedral in ŠibenikPhoto: Bernard Gagnon · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
• Stone houses in Šibenik old townPhoto: LBM1948 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
• The harbour of Zlarin, an island near ŠibenikPhoto: Ante Pletikosić · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
• Skradin on the Krka riverPhoto: Berthold Werner · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
• Trsat Castle above RijekaPhoto: Berthold Werner · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
• The Korzo, Rijeka’s main pedestrian streetPhoto: Koreanovsky · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
• Korčula old town on its peninsulaPhoto: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
• A vineyard in Lumbarda on KorčulaPhoto: Mrug · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
• The bridge over Veliko jezero lake on MljetPhoto: dronepicr · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons