Private tour of Počitelj and Blagaj in Bosnia and Herzegovina
DAY 85 – The owners of our apartment in Mostar took us out in their car for a tour of the nearby towns of Počitelj and Blagaj to see some Muslim and other buildings. [keep reading]
A walk around recovering Mostar in Bosnia and Herzegovina
DAY 84 – We saw more of Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina today. My runny nose improved, and my BG was weirdly low much of the afternoon. Not after dinner, unfortunately. [keep reading]
Over the border by bus to Mostar in Bosnia and Herzegovina
DAY 83 – Today was another international border crossing by bus for us: we went from Croatia to the town of Mostar in Bosnia and Herzegovina. [keep reading]
Driving a rental car to the lakes of Imotski, Croatia
DAY 82 – We managed to rent a car and I drove us a couple hours through Omiš and then to Imotski to see the blue and red lakes there. My first time driving a car outside of North America! [keep reading]
Day trip to Trogir Castle in southern Croatia
DAY 81 – We walked around Split some more today, but a lot of stuff was closed. So we decided to take a bus over to Trogir, another UNESCO town with a nice old walled section. [keep reading]
Split and Diocletian’s underground palace in southern Croatia
DAY 80 – We walked around some of the Old Town of Split, Croatia today, and bought figs and saw Diocletian's underground chambers and everything. It was a really nice look at part of ancient Rome. [keep reading]
Scenic bus trip along the coast of Croatia to Split
DAY 79 – The ten-hour bus from Pula, Croatia down to Split passes by an endless sunset over the Adriatic Sea. My blood sugar behaved today – until the hamburger. [keep reading]
Sunny and cold Roman amphitheater in Pula, Croatia
DAY 78 – The first day of the new year was spent inside before venturing out into the warmer and calmer air of sleepy Pula, Croatia. Diabetes even behaved today. [keep reading]
A long New Year’s Eve in Pula, Croatia
DAY 77 – Pula, Croatia on New Year's Eve was cold and windy but sunny. We toured the amphitheater, joined the crowds at midnight and I endured terrible blood sugars. [keep reading]
Long-distance bus to frigid little Pula, Croatia
DAY 76 – After a final morning in snowy Varaždin we took a bus to Pula on the Adriatic coast of Croatia where it was cold but snowless. My BGs were great all day. [keep reading]
Trakošćan Castle, Croatia’s amazing hard-to-reach destination
DAY 75 – Trakošćan Castle on a sunny day after a big snow is one of the most amazing sights you can see in Croatia. Even high BGs didn't hurt my enjoyment today. [keep reading]
Scenic snowy train journey to Varaždin, Croatia
DAY 74 – We woke up in Osijek to a large snowstorm, and took trams and trains through Croatia to the town of Varaždin. My diabetes behaved until I ate some gnocchi. [keep reading]
Why Osijek, Croatia is still scarred with bullet holes
DAY 73 – The buildings around the old fort at Tvrđa near Osijek still bear scars from the 1990 Yugoslavian war. A sobering day on which my BGs were up and down. [keep reading]
Delightful little Osijek in eastern Croatia
DAY 72 – The small city of Osijek deep in the inland Slavonian section of Croatia welcomed us with some small-town cheeriness. My BGs were awful all day long though. [keep reading]
Sunny Christmas in Zagreb, Croatia but everything’s closed
DAY 71 – Christmas Day in Zagreb: Everything is closed but that suits the long-term traveler fine. We took it easy and had a picnic, and I achieved great bedtime BGs. [keep reading]
Strange Christmas Eve in Zagreb, Croatia
DAY 70 – Lots of things were closed in Zagreb on Christmas Eve, but we did find food, an ice-skating rink, and a pharmacy that let me get by without a prescription. [keep reading]