The back alleys of Venetian towns (that are not Venice) — A photo essay

Photo essay of Piran, Slovenia and Rovinj, Croatia. Venice isn’t the only city the Venetians built. Along the coast of the Adriatic Sea, Venice spread its influence for 500 years, leaving many towns in the area marked with the lion of St. Mark. These towns often look like a mini-Venice, with narrow alleys, red roofs, and bell towers. They’re on the sea and they are part of the sea, inseparable.

The Surprisingly Secret Walk Behind One Of Iceland’s Most Popular Waterfalls

There’s a secret behind one of the most photographed and accessible waterfalls in Iceland, a secret that made the afternoon I visited it the most pleasant of my trip there, a secret that I’m going to tell you. It left me befuddled and open-mouthed and delighted with the surprises that this beautiful island can deliver. You should know this secret and that’s why you should keep reading.

More Of The Interior Hill Towns Of Istria, Croatia — Small, Languid, Some Partially Or Totally Abandoned, And All Yours For The Taking, Part 2

Everything seems to be only five or ten kilometers apart in Istria.  All day, when I looked at my next destination on the map, it always seemed to be about ten clicks away, as the bird flies.  Driving, however, wasn’t much harder.  In the northern part of Croatia’s Istria peninsula, one could hop to a…

The Interior Hill Towns Of Istria, Croatia — Small, Languid, Some Partially Or Totally Abandoned, And All Yours For The Taking. Part 1

I drove into the one main turning circle in the tiny town of Svetvinčenat, in the Istria Peninsula in the very northern part of coastal Croatia.  The rental car’s GPS was spouting instructions about turning left, right, or perhaps upward, quickly, but I could tell I was as central as one could be here, and…