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Family vacations are one of the most memorable travel experiences for kids and adults. Every summer families pack up their suitcases and head to their traditional spot or go on an adventure to a new location. It's a challenge sometimes to know where the best family fun and kid friendly options are, whether that's for younger children or teens. Here are the top-rated activities and hotels for families with kids visiting north coast Croatia: I highly recommend the Crikvenica

Whether you are planning a proposal, wedding, honeymoon, anniversary or other special event there are so many romantic locations in Croatia to choose from. I have personal, first hand experience regarding this topic because my wedding and honeymoon to my Croatian husband was in Croatia. Featuring the best dramatic landscapes, luxurious accommodations and other once in a lifetime spots sure to leave your partner awestruck. Igor and I had a small wedding with close family and

Istria is a large western peninsula along the north coast of Croatia, known for its rolling hills and plethora of vineyards, olive orchards, truffles and other agro-tourism. It's no wonder why some call Istria, the "Tuscany of Croatia." From Crikvenica it takes only an hour drive to get to the region and once you are there, most highlights are within an hour away from one another making it very convenient to see a lot in a single day. Here's our guide to taking a day trip

Wine or vino in Croatian, like Italian, is some of the best in Europe partly due to the country's Mediterranean climate and beautiful blend of mountains and sea that flavors the soil. Most Americans have no idea that Croatia has such fine wine. This is because it is very hard to find Croatian wine in the U.S. since most Croatian wine does not contain preservatives, or as Igor's father liked to say, "chemicals," because they believe it ruins the wine. Wine is a large part of

Olive oil, or maslinovo ulje in Croatian, is also called "liquid gold" and many olive oil producers from Croatia have won international awards and other high accolades for their oil. Olive groves can easily be found throughout many areas of the country, especially in the regions of Istria, Dalmatia and several islands. Olive oil is used in or on a lot of the food in Croatia, such as soups, on meats, salads, vegetables, pastas, pizzas and bread. You are much more likely to