Memories and hints of a travelling IT professional.
Krka National Park combines dramatic limestone scenery, clear river water and a series of travertine waterfalls in one compact area. What makes it feel memorable is that the landscape changes from calm stretches of river to powerful cascades, with wooded paths and viewpoints that give it a far more varied character than a simple waterfall stop.
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Klis fortress, perched above Split in a commanding position between the mountains and the coast, has spent most of its life doing exactly what a fortress should do: watching, defending and surviving. Its roots go back to the Illyrians, and over the centuries it became a key stronghold under the Croats, then a hard-fought prize during the Ottoman advance, when it stood as one of Dalmatia’s most important defensive positions.
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Often called the green lung of Split, Marjan is the forested hill that rises on the western side of the city and has long been part of Split’s identity. It was already mentioned in the 8th century, and over time it became a place where the people of Split went to walk, rest and enjoy the sea views.
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Diocletian’s palace in Split began as a vast Roman retirement residence, built for Emperor Diocletian at the end of the 3rd and start of the 4th century. He chose the site near his birthplace in Dalmatia, and the complex was designed as both a fortified palace and an imperial home, with temples, courtyards, and ceremonial spaces fitting for a ruler of his status.
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Plitvice Lakes National Park feels less like a typical national park and more like a living landscape of water, limestone and forest. Its chain of terraced lakes changes colour from turquoise to deep green depending on the light, while travertine barriers constantly reshape the waterfalls and channels. The result is a place that looks almost unreal, especially when the water is clear and the surrounding woods are in full leaf.
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Zagreb Airport, officially Franjo Tuđman Airport, is the main international gateway to Croatia and a very practical arrival point for the capital. It sits just south-east of the city in Velika Gorica, and in recent years it has handled well over four million passengers annually, which makes it both the largest and busiest airport in the country.
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The Winter Olympics held in Sarajevo in 1984 stand out as one of the most atmospheric and, in many ways, unexpectedly charming editions of the Games. At the time, Sarajevo was part of Yugoslavia, and the event symbolised a rare moment when East and West came together in a relaxed, almost intimate setting. The city itself, surrounded by mountains and steeped in history, provided a dramatic natural backdrop that felt both authentic and unpolished compared to the more commercialised Winter Olympics that followed. There was a genuine warmth in the organisation and a sense that the Games belonged to the people rather than to global sponsors.
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One of those places that stays with you because its history is visible everywhere you walk. First mentioned in the 15th century, Mostar grew as an Ottoman frontier town around a river crossing, and the city’s very name comes from the bridge keepers. Its position on the Neretva made it a natural meeting point for traders, travellers and different cultures, which shaped its character over centuries.
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The massacre of Srebrenica in July 1995 stands as one of the darkest chapters in recent European history. It has been recognised as a genocide, carried out with the explicit aim of ethnic cleansing in eastern Bosnia. What unfolded in and around this small town was not a chaotic by-product of war, but a systematic and organised effort to eliminate the Bosniak population from the region.
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The Holiday Inn (now Hotel Holiday) in Sarajevo is one of the city’s most recognisable modern landmarks, originally built in the early 1980s as part of the preparations for the 1984 Winter Olympics. Designed by Sarajevo architect Ivan Štraus, it was intended to project a fresh, international image for the city and quickly became a symbol of that Olympic era.
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