by Alex Schmidt | Dec 13, 2016 | Croatia, Europe, Zagreb
Where can you find the best Advent Festival in Europe, you ask? Probably in a place that you’d least expect: Zagreb. That’s right, Croatia’s inland capital brought home the title of Best Christmas Market in Europe by European Best Destinations for...
![Hiking the Walls of Ston, the Second Largest Walls in the World [VIDEO + PICTURES]](https://i1.wp.com/mindfulmermaid.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/gopr2388.jpg?resize=1080%2C675&ssl=1)
by Alex Schmidt | Nov 23, 2016 | Croatia, Croatia tips, Ston
Who needs the crowded Great Wall of China, when you can have the Great Wall of Europe all to yourself? Technically called the Walls of Ston, this lesser known attraction towers over the small town of Ston and surrounding Dalmatian countryside. For adventure junkies...
by Alex Schmidt | Oct 5, 2016 | Croatia
(My piece was originally published in Croatia Week) You can hear the faint jazz music in the distance complimented by a quiet chatter and a gentle clinking of wine glasses. Freshly painted artwork is delicately placed along archaic brick walls. The dimly lit candle...
by Alex Schmidt | Sep 19, 2016 | Croatia, Croatia tips, Destinations, Europe, Zagreb
Cobble-stoned streets are overflowing with avant-garde coffee shops and cafes. The Austro-Hungarian Architecture coupled with old communist buildings covered in graffiti. Green spaces, music venues and national monuments cover seemingly every corner of the...
