by Alex Schmidt | Aug 14, 2020 | Dubrovnik
For a fairly small town, Dubrovnik, Croatia sure does have an abundance of beaches. Even though the Old Town gets packed with tourists in the summer months, there are surely enough Dubrovnik beaches to go around for everyone. The secret to finding the best beaches in...
by Alex Schmidt | Jul 24, 2020 | Croatia, Dalmatia, Split
As an American with a Croatian travel blog, I’ve visited Split a handful of times over the last five years of living here, and each time I uncover something new about the city. As the largest city in Dalmatia, there are a ton of things to do in Split, Croatia....
by Alex Schmidt | Jul 15, 2020 | Dubrovnik
I was recently filming as a local host for Americans Airlines Dubrovnik episode of “One Day Two Ways” when it actually hit me. Even though I’ve been living in Dubrovnik as an expat for about 4 years, even though I’ve traveled all over the region and thought I explored...
by Alex Schmidt | Jul 14, 2020 | Dubrovnik
The first time I came to visit Dubrovnik was when I decided to spend six months studying abroad on a whim. I knew no one. I barely knew the language. I had never been so far from my comfort zone. And yet, I had a strange feeling I was coming home. Five years later,...
by Alex Schmidt | Nov 23, 2019 | Croatia, Dalmatia
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...