Gračišće’s rooftops Why are so many houses in Istria derelict and abandoned?  This is a ques...

Finally we had a thunderstorm last night. We were eagerly waiting for the rain after weeks of sweltering temperatures in the high 30s. I f...

Here in the village I’m surrounded by old stones. Our house is made of stone just like the others here in the ‘old town’, as well as in...

It’s summer! It’s flip-flop and cherry season, there are more and more foreign cars on Istria’s roads, and the beaches are filling up with t...

Autumn  was always my favourite season but maybe now it’s spring , for many reasons. I love the brilliant green of the fresh new leaves ...

Maybe you noticed the link to my Instagram page in the right-hand sidebar… I was resisting joining Instagram at first because ...

My grandfather is on the right Dachau concentration camp was liberated 70 years ago today on April 29, 1945. Many Istrians were detaine...