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]
Big bus out of the Schengen Area to Zagreb, Croatia
DAY 69 – We entered Croatia from Slovenia, checked into a real apartment in Zagreb, and inspired an argument at a local market. Plus my BGs were mostly ok. [keep reading]
Just can’t stay away from Ljubljana, Slovenia
DAY 68 – Piran had amazed us back today it was back to Ljubljana to pick up a package. My blood sugar sucked at first but, amazingly, was fine after dinner. Success! [keep reading]
Exploring the amazing Old Town walls in Piran, Slovenia
DAY 67 – Perfect weather, perfect food, perfect views and a perfect sunset on Slovenia's Adriatic coast made a few high blood sugars meaningless today for me. [keep reading]
To Piran, Slovenia’s lovely hidden seaside town
DAY 66 – By bus from Ljubljana to the coast of Slovenia. My blood sugars were bad most of the day but Piran is a jaw-dropping place full of ancient stone buildings. [keep reading]