CAMPING IN BC, CANADA

Think green for a greener and cleaner planet!!!

BC - one of the most beautiful place in North America giving you so many opportunities to enjoy, so help us to keep it clean.

Are you outdoor person? 

 Like to be outside and live healthy life?

Five things what you can do in BC, Canada:

 

CAMPING

DIVING

HIKING

SNOWBOARDING

SAILING 

 

 Vancouver is known as a city where you can go for snowboarding and sailing in the same day!!!

A few pictures from last weekend - camping in Harrison Hot Springs

Harrison Hot Springs in BC

Harrison Hot Springs, BC

Harrison Hot Springs, BC

Harrison Hots Spring, BC

Harrison Hot Springs, BC

 

 

 

 

 

 

MANNING PARK, BC

Last weekend we spent amazing time on Manning Park!

Manning Park is maybe 3 h driving from Vancouver, BC, around 200 km!

Here is map and route

People who like to be outside, and who live for winter sport and recreation this is an amazing opportunity!

Because it is such beautiful Resort, not so far from Vancouver, they have good price on rentals ski or snowboards, very reasonable price for cabins and excellent trails for skiing, snowboarding, snowshoeing!

Few pictures from Manning Park

 

Winter in Croatia

This is how look like winter in Croatia!

A few pictures from local newspaper!

HOME SWEET HOME CROATIA

It has been a while since we wrote the last post!

Have you ever felt connected to a place in the world? Did you ask yourself why you feel this connection? ...........................  I do!!!!!

This is my story! Christmas time is coming up and people are thinking about their family, people they love, all the good things they have done and the bad! Just like me! 

Why do we connect with some place? It is hard to say, this question depends on the situation, I am trying all the time to figure out this question! 

Just a few months ago my father had a chance to go and visit France, and he did not, and I asked him: "Why didn't you go" and he said to me: "I would prefer to spend my time with my family and grandson than go to France". 
I have a friend from Croatia who has just moved to Canada  for work and I asked him, how is it? Have you settled into Canadian life? Are you missing family? He said: " Yes I do, but I miss my niece the most, she is now 8 months old and I will miss the most beautiful part of her growing up!

After that I have become more and more understanding, I see myself in that situation.
I have a small nephew and on December 22nd of this year he will be 1 year old. I will miss his birthday! Now I understand my father's words!

Especially if I look back, only 2 month ago I was in Croatia, I am not sure the exact day but I do remember that day I went with my father to see one property, in  Gornja Podstrana, which is a 15 min drive from Split, and I can say I felt  happy in that moment.
I started asking my father if that is where my grandfather grew up? How was his life during that time? When did he move to the other house? All those questions, less important questions, maybe silly questions, but it was the same as when a 5 years old boy asks his father! I had a moment of true happiness, happiness  that took me back to my childhood, because I was on the land where my family comes from, where my grandfather comes from, and with all my heart now I can say I want to keep that tradition! 

I believe I said my answer! 

Here is a few pictures of one of my favorite cities in Croatia, Zadar!

Can't wait to take a walk on this promenade! (In Croatian, our Dalmatian dialect: "Bacit djir priko rive")

Zadar

Zadar promenade (Zadarska Riva)

Zadar promenade

Here is a Croatian song,  a song that sings about the beauty of the Croatian coast, and why it is special! Also the song is from one of my favorite singers Tomislav Bralic, he is from Bibinje,where my mom is from and in this way we would like to wish you all the best for Christmas and New Years!

Happy holidays!!!!

xo

VICTORIA, BC

After picking olives in the high temperatures of the Dalmatian sunshine it's taking some adjustment to embrace autumn in Canada....

It's much colder but also exceptionally beautiful! 

Last week we spent a few days in BC's capital town of Victoria on Vancouver Island.

We were lucky that the rain held out and we could explore the town, even snap a few photos of the incredible colours and sights of a fall on the West Coast.

Like any island life in Victoria is a bit of a slower pace than in Vancouver.  The people are more relaxed and friendly....maybe because they don't have as much stress or maybe because of the coastal nature and Pacific Ocean hugging the city's corners.

Victoria is a beautiful and historic town with plenty of small restaurants, diverse and exceptional quality food options and great service!  Not to mention the staff are are super nice and friendly! You may have heard us say (or seen us write!) before we are definitely water babies.  We live for summer and all water activities.  

However, we definitely recommend a trip to Victoria, especially during the summer, although there is a certain magic in the air when autumn is in full swing....

White Spot - One of the oldest and most popular restaurants in Canada

Victoria, BC

Parliament Buildings - Victoria, BC

Inner Harbour, Victoria BC

   xo

SAN FRANCISCO.

The famous cable cars

Looking through some old photos on the computer we came across our pictures from a trip to San Francisco we took last year.  Even though it was before we had Let's Split we want to take a minute and give SanFran some love here on the blog.  The trip was not one we'll ever forget and the city so fantastic that we've decided to take you back to the winter of 2011 to share our 5 day road trip!

With only a few days off work and a weekend in between, we got in the car and decided to head south for a road trip.  We didn't pick a destination, didn't have much of a plan, all we knew was that the gray rainy skies and cold winter days were getting to us and if the sun wasn't going to come out, then we were going to drive south and find it! 

As we started down the I5 (the trusty interstate highway that links our dear Canada-USA border with all the important West Coast cities...you know - Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego...etc. ) We passed Seattle without thinking twice, still gray skies and we had explored its secrets a few times already, and continued driving.  Up next was Portland - a destination that I'd had my set on for a while, but my sales pitch of no-tax shopping and micro-breweries to Ivan didn't outweigh our goal of sunshine.  Sadly, Portland was still sun-less.  As we headed further south, the exits going down in numbers, the draw of entering California grew irresistible....Ivan had never been to the golden state, and I hadn't been back since my early teens, so we picked a coastal town right on the Oregon-Cali border ->Crescent City.  That's where we were headed, it was decided.


....Until the road signs started displaying distances to San Francisco....

The closer we got to Crescent City, the lower the kms to SanFran were.....we'd already gone 1,000kms, what was another 400km?  It wasn't a hard decision, it never usually is for the two of us.  We love and live for traveling...it's never a choice on where to go, just how quickly we can get there!  The how far, the how long of a drive, the how many connections are merely an after-thought, besides the journey and a LET'S GO attitude is half the fun of traveling, no?

After our quick road trip to somewhere south-ener and sunn-ier turned into a 14hr drive straight to the epic city of San Francisco, we started exploring as soon as we drove over the bridge entered its city limits!  Driving over the Golden Gate, exploring China Town, lunching on local & fresh clam chowder at Fisherman's Warf with views of Alcatraz in the background...walking up and driving down Lombard street with its hills & curves, admiring the Painted Ladies and taking in the '70s vibe and colourful art on Haight Street....not to mention the international restaurants, pubs and nightlife.  Our 2 day stay was hardly enough to explore the city and if you're heading there make sure to give yourself atleast 5-7days.  It's an incredible city with so much to offer it truly deserves as much time as your vacation schedule will allow!

As if that wasn't enough, we decided to drive up the scenic Oregon Coast on our way home!  And yes, we did stop in the coveted Crescent City on our way home.  

We were so busy running around the city and taking in as much of everything as possible on our short stay in SanFran that these pictures truly don't do it justice.  But they'll have to do for now...until the urge strikes to head back to sunny California! 

Like always if you have any questions contact us by e-mail and we will be happy to share some LET'S SPLIT tips & info!

San Francisco's financial district

Pier 39 right by Fisherman's Wharf

San Francisco's Alcatraz

San Francisco's eclectic architecture

San Francisco's famous steep roads with the Golden Gate in the background

Lombard Street

A foggy January morning at San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge

Crescent City!!!

A peek at Oregon's majestic coastline - b.e.a.u.t.i.f.u.l.

xo

  

CASCADE-ing.

                                    American Highways

                                                gray skies

                                                    falling raindrops

                                                         passing lanes

                                                              holding hands

                                                                   shifting gears

                                                                       stealing kisses

                                                                            sipping lattes....

weekends come

weekends past

weekends breathe

weekends last.

Highway 2 -> rainy in the west, snowy through Stevens Pass and sunny desert in the east.

Lake Chelan promenade.

Gorgeous view of Lake Chelan.

Apple orchards to the left, apple orchards to the right.

Ivan @ Lake Wenatchee.

Sanja @ Lake Wenatchee.

Sunny smiles on windy days @ Lake Wenatchee.

Happy boy.

Leaving the sun behind us in the east and headed back to our rainy west coast.

An unforgettable sunny weekend in eastern Washington of vintage shopping, small lake town exploring, scenic drives, delicious coffees and wicked snowmobiling.

Happy Monday.

xo