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There's nothing better than fishing or lobstering for your dinner and eating it fresh from the sea.

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Fishing (and Sailing) in St. Vincent and the Grenadines

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Gone <a href="/search?search=%23swimming" type="hashtag">#swimming</a> - <a href="/search?search=%23islandvis" type="hashtag">#islandvis</a> <a href="/search?search=%23privateisland" type="hashtag">#privateisland</a> <a href="/search?search=%23throwbackthursday" type="hashtag">#throwbackthursday</a> <a href="/search?search=%23adriaticsea" type="hashtag">#adriaticsea</a> <a href="/search?search=%23nofilter" type="hashtag">#nofilter</a>

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In 2018 (on a work trip no less lol) I discovered a country that stole my heart. Every summer since, the Dalmatian Coast of Croatia and the city of Split, becomes my second home. Family-owned boutique hotel, Judita Palace Heritage Hotel in Diocletian's Palace is like coming home. Note: The hotel is all original construction and stone walls built into the original Palace - built 293-305 AD. Room #4 is my room (the room with the balcony and window over the cafe/bar where the father of Croatian literature's daughter lived as a young girl in the 15th century) - they consider me "furniture" at this point lol. Matijas, big Luka (7'1), small Luka (6'2), Ana, Marija, Andreja, Kreshir, Marta, Angelo, Damien, Carla, Teja, and Pia - they have become my Croatian family.
The new season started this past week (April 1) - the hotel is closed November-March every year. They were texting me this week about getting the hotel ready. I can picture the buzz about the hotel as they prepare to welcome guests and friends again - the sounds of the cafe downstairs (coffee and juice bar in the mornings and wine bar hot spot at night), the voices from the open air streets of the Palace, the smell of the Adriatic Sea a few feet away in the harbor.
The last time I was there (last fall) they had decided to remove the high top chairs away from the bar in the cafe (small Luka doesn't like to have to talk to random tourists sitting at the bar and it was end of the season lol). They kept a single chair in the corner of the bar for me though - the photo with the single glass and bottle of white wine from Island Brac/Stina vineyard is my saved seat and favorite Croatian wine waiting for me to arrive. My life is infinitely better because they welcomed me into the story of the hotel and this chapter of the Palace' existence and to be a part of all of their lives. I'm grateful every year as I look forward to going to my second home!
Zivjeli Friends - Here's to season 2025.

Peace out ✌🏽 winter... hello <a href="/search?search=%23spring" type="hashtag">#spring</a> <a href="/search?search=%23summer" type="hashtag">#summer</a> <a href="/search?search=%23nyc" type="hashtag">#nyc</a> <a href="/search?search=%23greece" type="hashtag">#greece</a> <a href="/search?search=%23vibes" type="hashtag">#vibes</a>

When you make space in shadows, the light shines through. <a href="/search?search=%23porto" type="hashtag">#porto</a> <a href="/search?search=%23portugal" type="hashtag">#portugal</a>

January - you were a short month that felt long. The countdown has begun...

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Homesick in January

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Pictures cannot possibly do justice to the vastness and raw beauty of Sao Miguel Island, Azores - <a href="/search?search=%23volanicislands" type="hashtag">#volanicislands</a> <a href="/search?search=%23azores" type="hashtag">#azores</a> <a href="/search?search=%23microclimate" type="hashtag">#microclimate</a> <a href="/search?search=%23atlanticocean" type="hashtag">#atlanticocean</a> <a href="/search?search=%23blacksandbeaches" type="hashtag">#blacksandbeaches</a> <a href="/search?search=%23setecidades" type="hashtag">#setecidades</a> <a href="/search?search=%23daysail" type="hashtag">#daysail</a>

The seventh and last country I spent time in in the final days of #2024 was <a href="/search?search=%23belgium" type="hashtag">#belgium</a> <a href="/search?search=%23enbruges" type="hashtag">#enbruges</a> - the highlight was seeing <a href="/search?search=%23madonnaofbruges" type="hashtag">#madonnaofbruges</a> - one of <a href="/search?search=%23michelangelo" type="hashtag">#michelangelo</a> later representations of the famous subject. The sculpture was one of the featured works of art stolen by the nazis and smuggled into Germany during <a href="/search?search=%23wwii" type="hashtag">#wwii</a> , represented in the film - <a href="/search?search=%23themonumentsmen" type="hashtag">#themonumentsmen</a>

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I had the great privilege of attending mass at Catedral de Notre Dame in Paris on the third Sunday after the re-opening. We had waited for over three hours on Friday evening and were ultimately turned away, so we came back on Sunday morning before dawn - it was almost like a pilgrimage waiting with hundreds in the dark. It truly was an unforgettable experience of a lifetime. 🙏 - 🔊soundup!