Awards, Interviews & Mentions

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Television, Newspaper & Radio

 

 

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• https://slobodnadalmacija.hr/dalmacija/obala/australska-nevjesta-iz-dalmacije-objavila-popis-fraza-koje-se-ovdje-mora-znati-neke-zive-vjecno-ima-i-psovki-unaprijed-se-ispricavam-ako-pocrvenite-1199551
• See more features of ours on Slobodna Dalmacija News
• Interview for a Croatian Television program, RTL

 

• Article featured online on 5 reasons (not) to visit Croatia – https://slobodnadalmacija.hr/Mozaik/tabid/80/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/241722/Default.aspx on Slobodna Dalmacija
• Printed article featured in Slobodna Dalmacija

• Jutarnji List, Croatian’s leading morning newspaper How to swear like a Croatian on Croatians News Tportal and Index Hr – and
• Interview with Vecernji List about the blog and our life in Croatia –
• Interview with ‘Voice of Croatia‘ radio program.
• We’ve joined the Croatian News team –
• CroExpress wrote about our life in the first 12 months –
• Thrivewire interview – https://thesurge.com/stories/exploring-croatia-with-chasing-the-donkey
• Sibenik News feature –
• HRT TV interview for Share Istria. (1.20 seconds) – https://magazin.hrt.hr/329033/pocela-promocijska-kampanja-share-istria
• Share Istria – Regional Express –
• Glase Istre – Share Istria – https://www.glasistre.hr/vijesti/pula_istra/share-istria-stigli-prvi-ovogodisnji-influenceri-524665
• Slobodna Dalmacija -https://www.slobodnadalmacija.hr/stil/putovanja/clanak/id/499585/psst-nemojte-nikome-reci-australka-na-svom-blogu-otkriva-sve-cari-lijepe-nase-za-koje-mnogi-hrvati-nisu-ni-culi-a-citateljima-je-otkrila-i-najvecu-tajnu-koju-?utm_campaign=Echobox&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook#link_time=1501505044
• Zadarski List – Social Distance Initiative – https://zadarski.slobodnadalmacija.hr/zadar/zadar-plus/poznate-blogerice-traze-vasu-pomoc-predlozite-malog-poduzetnika-u-turizmu-koji-ce-buducim-gostima-ovo-ljeto-pruziti-socijalno-distancirani-odmor
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Brands We Use And Trust

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Awards

• Featured on the Pinterest top list – https://www.pinterest.com/pinpicks/summer-travel-2016/
• Circle of Moms, Top 25 European bloggers – https://www.circleofmoms.com/top25/Top-25-European-Moms-2013?trk=t25_Top-25-European-Moms-2013
• Expats Blog, Gold Medal
• Voted one of the Top 8 Super bloggers for 2014, by Girl Gone International Magazine
• Finalist for the 2014 Bloggies Awards for Best European and 2015 for Best European and Best Travel Blog
• Blog Voted #3 in Top Croatian Instagram Accounts to follow
• Ranked #9 in the Top Croatian Instagram Accounts to follow
• Ranked #15 in Top Travel Instagram Accounts to follow
• Listed as #19, #60, #65, #71 and #75  in the Top 100 travel posts for 2014
• Listed as one of the Best Travel Blogs to Follow in 2015
• Voted #7 in the International Exchange Experience Blogs 2015
• Top 100 Travel Tweeters by TrueNomads
• Voted a top blogger in Europe by Heart of a Vagabond
• Top 100 travel blogs from Bob Around the World with 90/100 points and Gold Award in Destination Blogs
• Top 50 Travel Blogs by Travel Ocafe
• Listed as #39, #42, #51, #5, #86, #94 and #100  in the Top 100 travel posts for 2015

Freelance work & Syndications

Go Dubrovnik

Various travel posts on a monthly basis.

NAB – National Australian Bank

Our advice for moving overseas with children for NAB Guide.

Contribution to the NAB Guide for moving abroad.

Bluesun Hotels Blog

• Starigrad Paklenica – where the mountain greets the sea Starigrad Paklenica
• Starigrad Paklenica click click went the camera
• Things to do in Bol, Croatia
• Local wines & cuisines Things to do in Bol, Croatia
• Zlatni Rat beach – tips and info Zlatni Rat beach
• Blaca Hermitage
• Stina Winery

My thoughts on being an expat in Croatia for Expat Briefing –

Online

• Podcast details Chasing the Donkey as a top design website. (27 mins) – https://www.fivedollartraveller.com/042-raymond-walsh-podcast/
• How to eat like a local in Croatia for Travel Freak – https://travelfreak.com/how-to-eat-like-a-local-in-croatia/
• Featured in the Girl Gone International Magazine, 5th Edition.
• The life of an expat parent asked us about Christmas in Croatia
• What is it like in Croatia at Christmas? We shared our thoughts with The Thrifty Travel Mama –
• Croatian phrases you won’t find in your travel guide as featured on Expats Blog – .
• 10 craziest things to eat on A Luxury Travel Blog Our top –
• Travel Photo Discovery  featured our Christmas in Croatia
• Safety Travel Tip at the drifters blog
• Our thoughts on Thanksgiving with JetSet extra
• Alyssa featured our thoughts on what motivates people to travel
• Our Travel Tip as featured in Travel Fashion Girl
• Travel Turtle featured a selection of our Instagram photos of Croatia – https://travelturtle.net/instagram-inspiration-croatia/
• Jennifers world featured our Zagreb Highlights Aussie in France added Zadar to the weekly round up – https://www.aussieinfrance.com/2014/02/weekly-blogger-round-up-colmar-in-alsace-zadar-in-croatia-saint-valentines-day-in-paris/
• Our story on taking risks at Eat Sleep Breath Travel – https://web.archive.org/web/20140507030358/https://eatsleepbreathetravel.wordpress.com:80/2014/03/02/the-importance-of-taking-risks/
• Our Croatian phrases were featured on SlikaMilina – https://www.slikamilina.ca/blog/croatian-phrases/
• Plitvice Lakes guest post for We12Travel –
• Wonderful Wonderings listed us at niche experts
• The Mochilera Diaries listed us a Pinterest account to follow
• Italian Magazine – Donna Moderna (see picture)
• FlightNetwork Top Travel Hackers 
• Tour Radar Food Around The World.
• MSN – https://www.msn.com/en-us/Foodanddrink/recipes/grandma-approved-recipes-from-around-the-world/ss-BB15lq4D#image=15
• Digital nomads to follow – https://www.brandcrowd.com/blog/10-digital-nomads-to-start-following-in-2021/

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Interviews

• Travellers quotes with Tinggly
• The Picktures asks us about life in Croatia
• Our first Croatian interview was with Adventure in Croatia.
• SRSCK ask us the tough questions
• Expats Blog Interview