You become Croatian when you marry a Croat and move to Croatia. After 6 years of living in Croatia here are the top 6 things I’ve seen, done & experienced!
Welcome to our Croatia Travel Blog. We're expats in Croatia and we share tips about expat life living in Croatia. Plus we seek out Croatian food, wine, the best vacation spots, & accommodation in Croatia. We blog about the best of Croatia travel, food and culture.
5 Years Living In Croatia: What The F!*k Was I Thinking?
Jesus H. Christ. What the f*!k have I done moving to, and living in this Croatian insanity for the past five f*!king years? Plus tips on moving to Croatia and what to expect.
11 Struggles Of My Expat Life
Two Years Of Living As An Expat in Croatia: 11 Struggles Of My Expat Life It has been a life-changing 24 months since I moved to Croatia. The anniversary date actually came and went without any fanfare. I forgot. I only just realized this week when someone asked me how long I had been living in […]
The time has come…we think
15 months after submitting our dream house plans, all we think about is when… when can we start building?
Living In Croatia: Things You Need To Know Before You Move To Croatia
Living In Croatia: Things You Need To Know Before You Move To Croatia It’s not very hard to fall in love with Croatia – it’s a very beautiful place. Like all countries in the world, there are pros and cons to moving to Croatia. UPDATED POSTS: My expat struggles of moving to Croatia Five years […]
Living in Croatia: It’s been one year and I came up empty
I’ve been living in Croatia one year. Since I became an expat, what have I learned…?
Croatian Culture: You Can’t Do, Eat Or Say That If You’re In Croatia
You can’t do, eat or say that if you’re in Croatia. Must live by rules, or you risk being killed, or at the very least nagged to death.
Where is the dream house we came for?
I get asked about that ‘dream house’ almost daily by someone. So where is the dream house we came here for?
Village Life: Olive garden
Growing olive trees is (mostly) low maintenance . Yet it takes around 5 years to get enough olives on your trees to produce enough olive oil to last you the year. So that is why back in 2010 we decided to plant olives here in Privlaka.
Village Life: 175kg pig
WARNING: Not the for squeamish or vegetarian. Living in rural Croatia means trying your hand at charcuterie. Well, at least Charcuterie in Croatia has always been a dream of Mr. CtD’s
Expat Adventures: Lone Hotel & Rovinj
The Lone Hotel is one of Croatia’s most amazing five-star hotels. It’s located in Rovinj is one of Croatia’s prettiest towns. A match made in heaven, don’t you think?
Adriatic Olives: ‘You moved here from New York? To pick olives?!’
A New Yorker comes back to his ancestral home on a Croatian island to make Croatian olive oil and learns of a history deeper than he could fathom.
Village Life: How to make sauerkraut {kiseli kupus}
Never a dull moment, as on the spur of the moment we learn how to make sauerkraut. With 30 kilos of cabbage!
Croatian Recipe: How to Sun Dry Figs {Smokve}
Soon the sweet smell figs will fill Dalmatia and many other parts of Croatia. Here is how you sun dry figs the right way.
Village Life: When 179 cabbages isn’t enough
We are blessed to eat fresh fruit and vegetables from our extended families gardens. Everything is grown in our little village, and mostly grown on the same place you might have your front lawn or deck chair.