Last Saturday we headed 45 minutes south of Split to the town of Omiš and the Cetina River for a rafting adventure with Milda and Mario. The weathermen forecasted rain for Saturday all week, but luckily they were wrong and we had beautiful sunny skies. The scenery along the river was captivating as we passed through the tall rock cliffs of the Cetina gorge, and our guide from Adriaturist [...]

I woke up to the sun shining into our room and the sound of the waves crashing on the shore beneath our balcony. I rolled over and looked at my watch. It was only 5:00 am. I got up to close the balcony shutters and the view just blew me away. It was beautiful, so much more than I expected. I looked at Jay and seeing he was [...]

As we get ready to leave Croatia to move to Spain, we've started to reflect a lot on the 15 months we've spent in Croatia, especially everything we've loved and learned. For over a year now, I've worked at a small graphic design studio in Split called Elevator. I've learned a lot about myself, design, and working in a [...]

We are moving to Spain. We are moving to Madrid, Spain in July. It just seems crazy to say. I've wanted to live in Spain and to work for a talented innovation and design consultancy for a number of years now. I am so excited that I get to do both! And I know I am super lucky to have a wonderful husband who is enthusiastic for another new adventure. [...]

Jay, our friend Paula, and I decided to spend America's long Memorial Day weekend in Budapest. Our rental car's GPS only had maps for Croatia, so once we entered Hungary, we were on our own. We were bound to get lost and we did. I swore we followed Google Maps' directions exactly, but somehow [...]

Getting to Split from the United States is a lengthy and expensive trip, so we haven't had many guests. This May was an exceptional month because we had two sets of guests: first my family and then my Aunt Christina and her friend, Jean. Aunt Christina and Jean were here for just three days (following a pilgrimage in Italy), but every day they were here we got to see or do something new. [...]