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Day 5 in Croatia: Walking in Khaleesi’s footsteps in Meereen

06 Tuesday Jan 2015

Posted by misterselfish in Croatia, Europe

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Croatia Game of Thrones Tour, Game of Thrones, Game of Thrones Croatia, GoT Tour, Khaleesi, Klis, Klis Fortress, Meereen, Selfish Year, Selfish Years, Split

This is the sixth 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

From Split, Mrs. Selfish, Cousin Selfish and I started the 5-hour long drive to Dubrovnik. Our first stop? Klis fortress, the Game of Thrones exterior shot location for the city of Meereen.

Meereen

Yeeeaahhh… Klis Fortress doesn’t really look like that.

The actual fortress is pretty damned impressive. Perched high atop a rock bluff, Klis fortress has been a defensive stronghold in the area for over two thousand years.

Klis!

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Day 2 in N. Ireland: The Iron Islands, King’s Road, and the Red Woman

03 Saturday Jan 2015

Posted by misterselfish in Europe

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Cushendun, Dark Hedges, Game of Thrones, Game of Thrones Northern Ireland, GoT Tour, Iron Islands, King's Road, Northern Ireland, Selfish Year, Selfish Years

This is the third 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

During Day 1 of our Game of Thrones Tour, Mrs. Selfish and I drove from Dublin to Belfast, which was a bit too fast if I’m honest.

Availability to Ireland was tight, so I ended up booking us on 2 Red-eyes to Dublin – TWO! I didn’t even think that was possible, but it is if you do one red-eye to Charlotte North Carolina, crash in a Hyatt Place for 6 hours, then jump on another red-eye to Dublin.

So yeah, kind of brutal. Fortunately, by Day 2 of our unofficial Game of Thrones tour, the jetlag was starting to wear off. Partially thanks to an excellent sleep at the Hilton Belfast, star hotel of Season 1 of “The Fall.”

the-fall-highres_8colThe Fall

Yes! A cameo show location WITHIN another show location tour. Wha??

Ok, ok. So no one watches The Fall. But you should – it is an excellent show about a cop (Gillian Anderson) hunting down a serial murderer in Belfast. Plus, said serial killer is played by the dude that’s slated to be Christian Grey in the upcoming 50 Shades of Grey adaptation (squeal!). But again, I digress…

Day 2 saw us jumping back in the car and tackling Northern Ireland’s North Eastern coast. Despite Northern Ireland’s notoriously shitty weather, it is absolutely gorgeous.

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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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