Oh Hvar, you are stunning! You cannot go to Croatia without going to Hvar. At first I was going to do a day trip but decided last minute to stay here for a few days. We stayed at Amfora Hvar Grand Beach Hotel which did not disappoint. The grounds were beautiful, they were super accommodating and the food was delicious!

 

 

You definitely do not need to leave this hotel but we decided to go to Hula Hula Hvar for the day. Its this cute little beach club that you can pay for lounges and hang all day (cash only) or if you want to just eat there you can. There is music and a live DJ. The day I went the Dj was notttttt my cup of tea BUT the place was stunning and a really fun young vibe.

 

 

Overall Hvar is a young crowd and there is a fun nightlife as well. Walk into town and you’ll find bunch of bars and restaurants.

One club that was recommended to me was Carpe Diem Beach Club . It is this club on its own little island. You take a sketchy yet fun 10 min boat ride from the pier to the club and are welcoming with a shot.. can’t go wrong.

Tips/Recommendations:
1. Bring Cash
2. Water shoes are helpful if you’re going to the beach
3. Walk into town
4. Go to Hula Hula Hvar
5. Check out Carpe Diem Beach club

 

The hype of Croatia is real.  We took a direct flight from Milan to Split and spent 2.5 days here. I wasn’t really sure how long to stay in each place so we decided to split our time in Split, Hvar, and Dubrovnik. We stayed at Marvie Hotel which was a super cute hotel with a rooftop pool. It was in walking distance to the beach and about a 20 min walk into the town of split.

We did a full day tour to Krka water falls and wine tasting that we booked on Viator. You can’t go to Croatia and not see these unreal waterfalls. You don’t have to go with a tour but I found it helpful. Plus it included wine tasting which never hurts the soul.

It was the perfect time to be in Croatia because they were playing against England in the semi finals for the world cup. Thankfully they won and people in the streets and town were going crazy. There were fire works, everyone honking and partying the street.

Tips/ Recommendations:
1. Have some of their currency with you
2. BRING WATER SHOES– everything is rocks

All I can say is photos can never do Switzerland justice. We took a day trip from Milan to St. Moritz through Viator. This tour included a 2 hour gorgeous scenic train ride on the Bernina Express train. You could definitely book this train yourself without having to do the tour. Make sure you do the open panoramic car at the end of the train to really capture the beauty of Switzerland.

 

The views from this train ride are just epic!

 

When we got to St. Moritz we had some free time to take in all the scenery and get some gelato.

 

My sister and I decided to take a 3 hour train ride from Milan on Italia Rail to Monterosso. Monterosso is one of the town that makes up Cinque Terre. We spent the day at the beach there that was absolutely stunning. If you can reserve lounge chairs ahead of time because by the time we got there (at 9:30 am) most of the lounges were already reserved.

If you spend more time in Cinque Terre or decide not to go to the beach there are some amazing hikes that you can do!

There are so many cute restaurants to have lunch there which gorgeous beach views that I highly recommend.