Let's visit Dubrovnik, Croatia!
Welcome back! Firstly, I'd like to thank all of my followers. I really appreciate you all. I know that I've been posting articles that are outside of this series, but let's get back to it!
So a while ago, I visited Dubrovnik, Croatia. Known for it's amazing coastline, beautiful old town castle and for being the set for the fortified port city of King’s Landing in the super popular TV series Game of Thrones.
Here's an aerial view (not my images)
Before we get started, let's locate Dubrovnik on the map.
Side note: There's a small land strip belonging to Bosnia that separates Croatia and passing through it requires at least an hour wait to go through customs. (thx for nothing, annoying-ass imaginary line guards).
Let me just say that this place is ridiculously beautiful. It's picturesque. Check out some of these pics.
One of the main entrances in to Old City
The castle is very fortified
Main plaza in Old City
Another view of the plaza
Oh hai!
Really cool bar on the outside of the castle, on the water. Had to literally find a super small door to get to this place. A true hole-in-the-wall.
Here's another angle showing the castle wall with the bar (above) on the right side.
At night, these bars turn in to illuminated wonders right on the water.
And they had some very interesting art (yes, those are Christmas balls)
Me and some of the gang grabbing a drink
I personally found the city allies super charming.
And how can we leave without showing the Shame Steps? Here's a screen capture from the show and then my pic below it. Looks more interesting with the towns ppl instead of all the restaurant tables.
I'll leave you with a wide-angle view from the Airbnb that I stayed in. The city is nothing less than magical :D
Ok, that wraps up Dubrovnik, Croatia! Stay tuned for Budapest, Hungary next!
Until next time, Keep Building Freedom,
-Ashe
Amazing photos! Thanks for sharing. One of these days I'll be traveling quite a bit more. Lisbon will be part of that. :)
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it's been an interesting 5 months of non-stop travel so far. So many lessons being learned right now. Also, thank you for being a significant part of my growing appreciating for Steem, Bitshares and EOS. It's the best blockchains.
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This is actually some amazing work! Followed
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thanks!
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Does everyone understand English in Croatia? What's the primary language?
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The primary language is Croatian, but many people speak Serbian. While most people speak some English, it's still not nearly as common as in Northern Europe, but much more so than in Asia.
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Nice you got to visit! Dubrovnik is on my list as well but the closest I've made it geographically is probably Spain. Not quite close enough.
Dubrovnik is an enjoyable city name to pronounce too. At least I find it amusing...with the proper accent.
BTW, I really liked listening to the recent podcast episodes (69 with Erik Vorhees and (71 with the Jaxx guys). I already follow Erik on Twitter but I'm not as familiar with Charlie Shrem and Anthony Di Iorio.
I just read the book Digital Gold by Nathaniel Popper so it was perfect timing to listen to immediately after reading the book since Erik and Charlie are both prominently featured.
Here are the podcast links for other Steemians who might like them:
Episode 71 with Jaxx team
Episode 69 with Erik Vorhees
Digital Gold by Nathaniel Popper on Amazon
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hey! Thx for the comment. Yeah, it's not the easiest place to get to and the roads were really rough. We were in a van w/ abt 8 ppl. The easiest way to get there is probably finding a cruise ship that takes you to both Dubrovnik and Kotor, Montenegro (https://steemit.com/life/@ashe-oro/life-of-a-liberty-entrepreneur-part-7-traveling-to-kotor-montenegro).
Thx for the feedback on LE69 and LE71. I took a few months off podcasting as I traveled around and attempted to relax. I've got a few upcoming with some more crypto teams. Even without posting a new podcast in a few months, there's still interest in Liberty Entrepreneurs and I'm at the will of the listeners. Anyone you'd like to hear form?
I haven't read the book Digital Gold, but i'll check it out. Erik and Charlie are in it? Interesting....
Thanks for sharing the podcast links :) I'm glad you found them interesting. I just followed ya :)
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My #1 suggestion for a podcast guest would be Naval Ravikant. He seems like a very clear and thoughtful communicator both on Twitter and in the two podcast episodes I've heard him on (one crypto related and one on other topics).
I looked back in the podcast feed and it looks like Tuur Demeester was on in 2015. He's my other suggestion -though since you've already had him on- it'd be a repeat. Not a bad thing of course!
Thanks for the follow! I'm queuing up some back episodes of LE to listen to on my walks.
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Very cool Ashe, that is our favorite show.
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great looking photos! I'm visiting Dubrovnik briefly next week. What's the one place you'd go to if you only had half a day in Dubrovnik?
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