Opinion
Englishman in Dubrovnik - Turbo Times Five: How an E-Bike Ride Through Zadar Shocked My Soul (and My Backside)
Nov 09,
2025
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“Look at him. He’s like a child who’s just opened a Christmas present,” he laughed as I shot off down a bumpy track like a caffeinated toddler on a sugar…
From Dubrovnik to the Alps: Finding Peace, Mud, and Mozart in Slovenia’s Off-Season
Nov 03,
2025
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“You know when they are sober, they like to think they’re closer to being Austrians — cool, calm and calculated. But give them a few drinks and the veil of…
“Keep on Keeping On”: 87-Year-Old Triathlete Daphne Belt Inspires at Dubrovnik’s Earth, Sea & Fire Triathlon
Oct 27,
2025
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At 86 — “officially 87,” as she laughs — British triathlete Daphne Belt took on Dubrovnik’s Earth, Sea & Fire Triathlon, proving that age is no barrier to endurance or…
Lightning Strikes Twice: My Annual Encounter with Croatia’s Border Police (and Bad Timing)
Oct 27,
2025
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They say lightning never strikes twice in the same spot. But they’ve clearly never tried walking two dogs in southern Croatia, near an international border. The first strike happened last…
As part of my regular literary collaborations with The Dubrovnik Times, I usually share reflections, essays, or glimpses into my writing process. But this time, I wanted to offer something…
ENGLISHMAN IN DUBROVNIK - A Family Surprise in Dubrovnik: When Secrets, Roast Potatoes, and Chaos Collide
Oct 20,
2025
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Do you like surprises? Personally, I’m not a huge fan—at least, not when I’m the one being surprised. When I’m on the other side, however, engineering a little chaos? Well,…
So just this last week our beloved local paper, Dubrovački Vjesnik, hit a milestone. A diamond jubilee. A seventy-fifth birthday. Yes, seventy-five years of inky fingers, dog-eared pages, triumphant headlines,…
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