Vrbnik is a former pirate hideaway village located on the island of Krk. It boosts about 1000 people, steep streets that make driving impossible in rain and a couple of breathtaking views of waves clashing against rocks behind the main pier. It's been like this since the dawn of time and it'll probably never change.
When I lived in New York City in 2008, I wrote a series of notes imagining my life in different cities. One of the most specific I ended up with was Zagreb; I knew exactly what I'd like to do if I lived there and this vision also influenced the idea of my dream apartment.
Ljubljana glamour is handbag paradise on Tavčarjeva and the smell of Florentine leather breaking through the window. Ljubljana glamour is V. M. on Čopova wearing a black evening dress at noon. Ljubljana glamour are Maxim and Hotel Union. Ljubljana glamour is the saccharine sweet smell in the air when spring is on the verge of summer. ...
Dubrovnik was the first city I fell in love with. After spending a week there with my family in 2003, I vowed to return with a one-way ticket. Like many times before and after, my love for Dubrovnik was painful. I was so enchanted with the Mediterranean joie de vivre, old ladies in cafés with small dogs in their laps gazing into the distance as if trying to recall their lost youth, stone and marble, the hustle and bustle of restaurants on Prijeko Street and red brick roofs shining under strong sun that I wanted it to become my life. ...