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11 things to do in and around Dubrovnik

June 25, 2015 by Gretta Schifano 31 Comments

Peacock, Lokrum island, Croatia. Copyright Gretta Schifano

We had an interesting and relaxing family trip to Dubrovnik in Croatia during the Easter holidays. I was with my husband and our children, 16 and 12 years old. We stayed for a week at the luxurious Dubrovnik Sun Gardens Resort (courtesy of James Villas) just along the coast from the ancient city of Dubrovnik. […]

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Categories: Croatia
Tags: Cavtat, Dubrovnik, Kotor, Montenegro, Ston

Dubrovnik Sun Gardens Resort review

May 11, 2015 by Gretta Schifano 36 Comments

One of the pools at Dubrovnik Sun Gardens. Image copyright Gretta Schifano

I stayed at Dubrovnik Sun Gardens Resort in Croatia with my husband and kids for a week during the Easter holidays. We were at the resort as guests of James Villas. I’ve already written about the lovely apartment which we stayed in here, the inappropriate-for-kids Game of Thrones preview which we unwittingly attended here and our off-road Buggy […]

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Categories: Croatia, Luxury, Where to stay
Tags: Dubrovnik, Dubrovnik Sun Gardens, James Villas

Dubrovnik Off-Road Buggy Safaris

April 24, 2015 by Gretta Schifano 18 Comments

Dubrovnik off-road safari buggy. Copyright Gretta Schifano

When Ana called me and suggested that we should try a buggy safari I wasn’t really sure what she meant. I was sitting in a restaurant having lunch with my husband and two kids in the Croatian city of Dubrovnik. Sightseeing We were in Croatia for a week during the Easter holidays and we were […]

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Categories: Active, Croatia
Tags: Dubrovnik, off-road buggies, off-road safari

Croatia: James Villas luxury apartment

April 18, 2015 by Gretta Schifano 19 Comments

Twin room at Dubrovnik Sun Gardens. Copyright Gretta Schifano

It’s 6.30am. Even on holiday my body clock seems to think that we need to get up for school. The rest of my family is still asleep in bed. I’m sitting at a glass-topped table in my pyjamas, my daughter’s favourite scarf around my shoulders. In front of me is a large window through which I […]

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Categories: Coast, Croatia, Luxury, Room reports
Tags: Dubrovnik, Dubrovnik Sun Gardens, luxury hotel, luxury resort

On Game of Thrones and being a bad parent

April 14, 2015 by Gretta Schifano 30 Comments

Game of Thrones in Dubrovnik map

(Spoiler alert – don’t read this if you don’t want to know what happens at the end of Game of Thrones, Series 5, Episode 1) Dubrovnik has been used as a film location for the fictional city of Westeros in the award-winning fantasy TV series Game of Thrones since 2011. I stayed at a James Villas […]

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Categories: Croatia, Culture
Tags: Dubrovnik, Game of Thrones, James Villas

Tips for visiting Dubrovnik

December 29, 2014 by Gretta Schifano Leave a Comment

View of Dubrovnik from the city walls. Copyright Gretta Schifano

I went to the beautiful city of Dubrovnik for the first time this year and I liked it so much that I’m going back there with my family another time. I was only in the Croatian city for a few hours as my daughter and I were there on a post-GCSE Mediterranean cruise with MSC. Dubrovnik […]

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Categories: City, Coast, Croatia
Tags: Dubrovnik, insider tips

Things to do in Dubrovnik with kids

September 8, 2014 by Gretta Schifano 5 Comments

View of Dubrovnik from the city walls. Copyright Gretta Schifano

‘This place is just gorgeous, I can’t believe how lovely it is’ I say. ‘You’ve said that already, loads of times’ sighs my fifteen year-old daughter. Dubrovnik We’re spending a few hours in the city of Dubrovnik on the Adriatic coast of Croatia. We only have a few hours because we’re on a cruise and […]

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Categories: City, Coast, Croatia, Cruise, Things to do in...
Tags: city breaks with kids, Dubrovnik, sea kayaking

Cruising for beginners

June 20, 2014 by Gretta Schifano 27 Comments

View from our cabin. Copyright Gretta schifano

The thing about cruising on a vast ship like the MSC Preziosa is that it offers something for everyone. I’m on board the Preziosa right now with my fifteen year-old daughter. After she finished her GCSEs last week we wanted to go on a relaxing trip somewhere warm. Neither of us had been on a […]

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Categories: Cruise, Europe, Luxury, Tips & ideas
Tags: Dubrovnik, family cruise, Istanbul, Mediterranean, MSC, Venice

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