Hiking at Plitvice Lakes, Croatia

One of my favorite days of our whole trip was the one we spent hiking at Plitvice National Park! On our last full day in Croatia, we rented a car to drive from Split, a city on the coast, back to Zagreb the capital city, stopping on our way at Plitvice. Total drive time was…

The Charming Town of Trogir, Croatia

When we left Zagreb to head out to the coast of Croatia, we opted to stay in the charming little town of Trogir. We had taken the last flight out of Zagreb earlier that evening so we arrived into the Split airport around 11pm. It was just a 15-minute drive from the airport to Trogir…

A Day in Split, Croatia

From Zagreb, we headed out to the beautiful coast of Croatia! We flew into the Split airport, but opted to stay in the charming town of Trogir rather than in the city of Split. We only had one full day on the coast so we took the bus into Split and spent most of the…

7 Fun Facts about Zagreb, Croatia

In my first post about Zagreb, I described how we used the short time we had (just 24 hours!) to explore the city. Along the way we learned some interesting facts about the city that I didn’t manage to fit in that post so thought this city deserved another one! Here are 7 things I…

24 Hours in Zagreb, Croatia

To kick off our two-week trip to Europe, the girls and I started out in Croatia, beginning with just about 24 hours in the capital city of Zagreb! We arrived in the afternoon after an 8-hour flight from Cincinnati to Paris, a 4 hour layover and another 2 hour flight to Zagreb. Exhausted from the…

Sneak Peek of Kim’s Eurotrip: Croatia & Vienna

I can’t believe I’m already halfway through my two weeks in Europe! We’ve already finished our time in Croatia and Vienna and are on our way to Budapest! I’ve been posting to our Instagram (@schmahlworld) and I’ll be sharing more details in future blog posts when I get home but thought I’d share some sneak…

Kim’s Upcoming Adventure: Croatia, Budapest, Vienna & Venice

I am just about a week away from leaving for my next travel adventure and I could not be more excited! I will be traveling in Europe for two weeks with 3 of my best friends/roommates from college (at Ohio State – go bucks!). All 4 of us have traveled in Europe before so planning…