Croatia

A Visit Through Dubrovnik, Croatia

The Adriatic coast remains one of Europe’s lesser known tourist attractions. But with a perfect climate, impressive history and fewer tourists, it’s a great choice for travelers who are after some Southern European sunshine. Hotels in Dubrovnik remain a far better value than many other Adriatic destinations, with some 5 star options going for as [...]

Photo of the Moment: Opatija Through a Pinhole, Croatia

Photo of the Moment: Dubrovnik Old Town, Croatia

Museum of Broken Relationships Opens in Croatia

Broken Heart, Near Grant’s Tomb © CarbonNYC The Museum of Broken Relationships in Croatia promises to offer comfort to those who’ve been dumped. Visitors can find solace in one of the museum’s many odd exhibits – old love letters, photographs and other lover’s gifts to one another. Each exhibit has been donated by a jilted [...]

Croatia’s Strangely Beautiful ‘Sea Organ’

Not unlike the U.K.’s Singing Ringing Tree, this sea organ in Zadar, Croatia is an experimental, public art and architectural installation. Mounted below a series of large marble steps, ocean waves push air through thirty-five perfectly tuned sound tubes creating random, but oddly beautiful “music”. Well … I think so at least. Sort of reminiscent [...]

Photo of the Moment: Jumping Into Oblivion, Croatia

Smurfs World Record Attempt Leaves Participants Oh … So … Blue

What’s white and blue and sad all over? A bunch of men, women and kids attempting to break a people-dressed-like-Smurfs world record and finding out they lost, anyway. The Croatian organizers of the feat managed to gather 395 men, douse them in blue paint, and outfitt them in white pants and ridiculous floppy hats to [...]