Istria & the Magic of Motovun
I began writing about Motovun and Istria two months ago. I kept coming back to this, picking at it, or reading it and trying to find the right mood so I could wrangle the right words. Never have [...]
Notes from a Foggy Morning in Motovun
Shrouded in fog, my little Istrian mountain of Motovun is quiet and sedate this morning. Much of the valley around me is a hybrid of centuries past and modern times, but that hybrid almost falls [...]
And Now I’m Here: Motovun & Istria
It’s hard to explain what compels us, and why, but if we could explain it, maybe it wouldn’t be compelling at all. Tonight I find myself in a place I’ve been oddly drawn to for a year. The first [...]
My Countdown Begins:42 & Zagreb
Ask Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy author Douglas Adams and he’d tell you 42 is the “Answer to The Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything.” It’s also the answer to “When does [...]