Croatia, Slovenia, and a Few Other Countries Along the Way

July 18, 2019 • 4 Comments

Anybody who knows me knows that I am a little obsessed with traveling, and travel photography is one of many reasons I love it so much. Travel photography encapsulates not just capturing a new setting through its architecture and landscapes, but also through its food, its people, and its culture.

This summer, we decided on a trip to Croatia after hearing outstanding reviews and wanting to go somewhere with both interesting European sights as well as breathtaking natural wonders. And when planning a trip to the Balkans, you can't just go to one country, right?

We flew into Dubrovnik, in southern Croatia and began our trip with a few days there. Dubrovnik is an incredible city (and its where much of Game of Thrones was filmed), but we found the crowds of tourists suffocating, especially during the heat of the day. We made a day trip to Kotor, Montenegro a few hours away, then took a bus north to Split. In Split, we took a day trip to several islands, including the Bisevo Blue Cave, and explored the old town containing Diocletian's Palace. We then rented a car, visited Krka National Park, then stopped for the night in the coastal town of Zadar. After Zadar, we drove north with a daylong stop in Plitvice Lakes National Park. Both Krka and Plitvice were incredibly beautiful, but like Dubronik they were very crowded.

After Plitvice Lakes, we drove west through rural Croatia and Slovenia until reaching Trieste just a few minutes past the Slovenian-Italian border. Trieste was one of our favorite spots on the trip- it's a beautiful city with delicious food, an interesting history, and very off the beaten tourist path (as was much of Slovenia- yay!). We used Trieste as a base to explore Slovenia, making a day trip north to Villach, Austria, Triglav National Park, and Slovenia's capital city Ljublana, and then spending a second day exploring Skocjan Caves and the Lipica Stud Farm for the Lippizaner breed of horses. After that, we drove south to Istria, stopping in Piran, Slovenia, and Rovinj, Croatia. After that, we drove northeast to Croatia's capital Zagreb before flying home.

We visited 7 countries on this trip: Canada (to fly out of Toronto), Austria, Croatia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina (for 20 minutes!), Slovenia, and Italy. Below are a few favorite images from our travels!

Keywords: croatia, dubrovnik, italy, jennifer elizabeth photography, photography, slovenia, split, travel

Comments

Barb Ohneck(non-registered)

Gorgeous photos! Seems like you should publish a book with all of your wonderful travel photos - or maybe 2, one with a cat theme too! Thanks for sharing.

Kathleen(non-registered)

Looks like an amazing adventure! I need to know if you walked the bridge in the water??

Winnie Stone(non-registered)

Such wonderful photos, Jennifer! And very good commentary, too. I am very proud of you and also amazed that we have shared the same interest in photography (on trips) with you taking it several steps further and in digital rather than film format.

Jane DeBrosse(non-registered)

Gorgeous photos, as usual.

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