The Italian influence on Croatia over thousands of years has been great. The Romans, Venetians and Italian Empires have for at different times taken parts of the country. Even today, in Istria all the street signs are bilingual and in Dalmatia there are many Italian surnames. But it hasn’t been all one way traffic. The [...]

Yesterday the forecast was for snow in Bosnia, so we piled into the car and followed Morten and his girls to the small ski resort of Kupres. Kupres is the closest decent lifts to Split (only 1.5 hours drive), and on the weekend is a busy place with many Split number plates in the car-park. [...]

Miquel Hudin, an American with Croatian heritage, and his wife have completed a handy guide to the wines of Dalmatia and Herzegovina. Hopefully this will lead to a greater appreciation for them, and the local producers will enjoy a little healthy criticism. You can find out how to purchase it here. They also publish an [...]

The skiing in Bosnia Hercegovina has not been very good this year. The closest ski resort to Split, Kupres, has suffered from poor snow falls and has been closed for most of the season. Finally, last weekend weather cold enough to throw a white blanket across the region blew through and most of Split headed [...]