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The Jewel of the Adriatic: Dubrovnik

19 Monday Jan 2015

Posted by mrsselfish in Croatia, Dubrovnik, Europe

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Croatia, Dubrovnik, Fort Royal Castle, Lokrum Island, Rector's Palace, Rupe Ethnographic Museum, Selfish Year, Selfish Years

This is post twelve of fourteen on our trip to Northern Ireland and Croatia, minus our mini Game of Thrones tour. Those posts can be found here.

  • Intro to Northern Ireland & Croatia
  • Recovering from Jetlag in Dublin: Dublin Castle and Trinity College
  • Bubblin’ in Dublin: Dublin Eats
  • Chasing Scully: Staying at the Hilton Belfast
  • The Land of Giants and the Northernmost Point in Ireland
  • Hiking Glenveagh National Park
  • Singing the Blus in Dublin & Letterkenny
  • Heating up in Zadar
  • Azure Waters Await at Kornati National Park
  • Falling for Picturesque Plitvice
  • Let’s Never Split
  • The Jewel of the Adriatic: Dubrovnik
  • Walking the Wall in Dubrovnik
  • A Brief Stop in Bosnia

Mr. Selfish and I have been to our fair share of medieval cities, but we have never been in awe of how beautiful a city is until Dubrovnik.

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I mean, it is ridiculous how amazingly well-maintained Dubrovnik is. It felt practically Disney-esque in its perfection. I half expected to turn a corner and find Mickey Mouse signing autographs. Fortunately, there were no mascots to be found.

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Let’s Never Split

18 Sunday Jan 2015

Posted by mrsselfish in Croatia, Europe, Split

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Croatia, Diocletian's Palace, Park Marjan, Pazarin, Selfish Year, Selfish Years, Split, St. Duje's Cathedral

This is post eleven of fourteen on our trip to Northern Ireland and Croatia, minus our mini Game of Thrones tour. Those posts can be found here.

  • Intro to Northern Ireland & Croatia
  • Recovering from Jetlag in Dublin: Dublin Castle and Trinity College
  • Bubblin’ in Dublin: Dublin Eats
  • Chasing Scully: Staying at the Hilton Belfast
  • The Land of Giants and the Northernmost Point in Ireland
  • Hiking Glenveagh National Park
  • Singing the Blus in Dublin & Letterkenny
  • Heating up in Zadar
  • Azure Waters Await at Kornati National Park
  • Falling for Picturesque Plitvice
  • Let’s Never Split
  • The Jewel of the Adriatic: Dubrovnik
  • Walking the Wall in Dubrovnik
  • A Brief Stop in Bosnia

After spending a few nights in Zadar and Plitvice Lakes National Park, Mr. Selfish, Cousin Selfish, and I headed to Split. We arrived during nighttime and had a stressful time dropping off the rental car (parking on a hill in a manual car is never fun). Nevertheless, once we entered the city proper, our worries melted away. The city itself was beautiful.

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Falling for Picturesque Plitvice

17 Saturday Jan 2015

Posted by misterselfish in Croatia, Europe

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Croatia, Plitvice, Selfish Year, Selfish Years

This is post ten of fourteen on our trip to Northern Ireland and Croatia, minus our mini Game of Thrones tour. Those posts can be found here.

  • Intro to Northern Ireland & Croatia
  • Recovering from Jetlag in Dublin: Dublin Castle and Trinity College
  • Bubblin’ in Dublin: Dublin Eats
  • Chasing Scully: Staying at the Hilton Belfast
  • The Land of Giants and the Northernmost Point in Ireland
  • Hiking Glenveagh National Park
  • Singing the Blus in Dublin & Letterkenny
  • Heating up in Zadar
  • Azure Waters Await at Kornati National Park
  • Falling for Picturesque Plitvice
  • Let’s Never Split
  • The Jewel of the Adriatic: Dubrovnik
  • Walking the Wall in Dubrovnik
  • A Brief Stop in Bosnia

From Zadar Mrs. Selfish, Cousin Selfish and I rented a car and drove 3 hours north to the Plitvice Lakes National Park. The park is one of the most famous sites in Croatia, and is a UNESCO world heritage site.

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It’s pretty easy to see why.

The Plitivice Lakes National Park is located toward the center of Croatia, near the Western border with Bosnia and Herzegovina. It’s one of Croatia’s larger tourist attractions, so be prepared for crowds.

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Mrs. Selfish, Cousin Selfish, and I arrived at the park at 7am – just before sunrise. At that hour the park was practically empty except for a group of Japanese tourists.

We parked our rental car and paid the admission fee of 180 kuna (~$28 USD) per person then rushed ahead to the large falls. At that time in the morning the falls were serene, and for a short time we didn’t see anyone else as we walked around.

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Azure Waters Await at Kornati National Park

16 Friday Jan 2015

Posted by misterselfish in Croatia, Europe, Zadar

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Croatia, Kornati, Kornati National Park, Selfish Year, Selfish Years, Zadar

This is post nine of fourteen on our trip to Northern Ireland and Croatia, minus our mini Game of Thrones tour. Those posts can be found here.

  • Intro to Northern Ireland & Croatia
  • Recovering from Jetlag in Dublin: Dublin Castle and Trinity College
  • Bubblin’ in Dublin: Dublin Eats
  • Chasing Scully: Staying at the Hilton Belfast
  • The Land of Giants and the Northernmost Point in Ireland
  • Hiking Glenveagh National Park
  • Singing the Blus in Dublin & Letterkenny
  • Heating up in Zadar
  • Azure Waters Await at Kornati National Park
  • Falling for Picturesque Plitvice
  • Let’s Never Split
  • The Jewel of the Adriatic: Dubrovnik
  • Walking the Wall in Dubrovnik
  • A Brief Stop in Bosnia

When Mrs. Selfish and I originally planned our trip to Croatia we had looked into taking a ferry from Split to Dubrovnik in order to visit some of Croatia’s lovely island cities. This quickly nixed that plan, since we were already visiting 8 cities during this trip, which was already more fast travel than I would have liked.

The Adriatic Sea is known for its beautiful islands and azure waters, however, so we started looking into daytrips when we stumbled upon the Kornati National Park.

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Heating Up in Zadar

15 Thursday Jan 2015

Posted by mrsselfish in Croatia, Europe, Zadar

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Croatia, Roman Forum, Sea Organ, Selfish Year, Selfish Years, St. Donat's Church, Zadar

This is post eight of fourteen on our trip to Northern Ireland and Croatia, minus our mini Game of Thrones tour. Those posts can be found here.

  • Intro to Northern Ireland & Croatia
  • Recovering from Jetlag in Dublin: Dublin Castle and Trinity College
  • Bubblin’ in Dublin: Dublin Eats
  • Chasing Scully: Staying at the Hilton Belfast
  • The Land of Giants and the Northernmost Point in Ireland
  • Hiking Glenveagh National Park
  • Singing the Blus in Dublin & Letterkenny
  • Heating up in Zadar
  • Azure Waters Await at Kornati National Park
  • Falling for Picturesque Plitvice
  • Let’s Never Split
  • The Jewel of the Adriatic: Dubrovnik
  • Walking the Wall in Dubrovnik
  • A Brief Stop in Bosnia

After spending many cold days in Northern Ireland, Mr. Selfish and I met up with Cousin Selfish in Croatia where it was consistently sunny and hot. After wearing so many layers of clothes, it felt a little odd breaking out the shorts and tank tops, but they were definitely needed in the blazing heat of Croatia.

Our first stop in Croatia was Zadar, which is the fifth largest city in Croatia. The city is right on the Adriatic Sea coastline.

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Day 4 in Croatia: Crashing a Braavos Set and the Masters

05 Monday Jan 2015

Posted by mrsselfish in Croatia, Europe

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Braavos, Croatia, Croatia Game of Thrones Tour, Diocletian's Palace, Dorne, Game of Thrones Tour, GoT Tour, Hotel Zagreb, Kastel Gomilica, Meereen, Muzej Grada Splita, Selfish Year, Selfish Years

This is the fifth of seven posts on the Selfish’s customized Game of Thrones tour.  Check out the other posts here:

  • The Selfish’s Very Own Game of Thrones Tour
  • Day 1 in N. Ireland: The Haunted Forest, Winterfell, and the Twins
  • Day 2 in N. Ireland: The Iron Islands, King’s Road, and the Red Woman
  • Day 3 in N. Ireland: Dragonstone and Renly’s Camp
  • Day 4 in Croatia: Crashing a Braavos Set and the Masters
  • Day 5 in Croatia: Walking in Khaleesi’s footsteps in Meereen
  • Day 6 in Croatia: From King’s Landing to Qarth to the House of the Undying

After eight days in Ireland and N. Ireland, Mr. Selfish and I finally made it to Croatia. We met up with Cousin Selfish, who is coincidentally also a Game of Thrones nerd, in Zadar, Croatia.

We stayed a couple of nights in Zadar and visited Plitvice Lakes National Park before heading to Split, Croatia. There wasn’t too much GoT action until we left for Split though, but that’s when things got real.

Kastel Gomilica: A Clandestine Visit to Braavos

On our way to Split, we stopped by Kastel Gomilica since I had read online that they were preparing a filming location for Braavos there. We parked the car near the beach and started walking. We didn’t know where the set was but we could see a picturesque building from afar so we started walking in that direction.

Update: After having watched Season 5 Episode 2, this is indeed where Arya Stark lands in Braavos.

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Summer is Coming: Heading to Ireland and Croatia

02 Saturday Aug 2014

Posted by misterselfish in Croatia, Europe, Ireland

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Croatia, Game of Thrones, Ireland, Selfish Year, Selfish Years

Quiz time! I bet you knew that Mr. Selfish was a big nerd, but did you know that MRS. Selfish was a big nerd too?

Yes, she’s taken her fair share of stupid pictures – I should say the lion’s share, actually, but does that really make her nerdy?

In a crazy twist, Mrs. Selfish is actually a HUGE fan of Game of Thrones. As in, she not only watches the show, but she reads the books too!

Game of Thrones!

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