a little place to call my own (art and fashion blog)

  I love this place....Volim ovo mjesto!

I'm a big advocate of the whole 'Be A Tourist In Your Own Hometown' thing...and if there isn't such a movement, there totally should be. If you remember, I blogged about this before, so not to repeat myself you can read this post.  If someone told me that I would feel cold  while wearing a puffer in April.... I know, who would have thought? Well, life is full of surprises and I for one am happy that is the way it is (most of the time anyway). I did feel a bit silly when I saw an old lady in a swimsuit,  right there on the most famous Split's beach but the bays are naturally secured from the chilly wind that I was facing while I explored my hometown on foot. When you are playing a tourist in your own hometown you should dress comfortably (and warmly). Ja sam veliki pobornik postajanja turistom u vlastitom gradu, a ukoliko taj pokret ne postoji, trebalo bi ga izmisliti. Ako se sje...

I'm back in Mostar and happy to say that the weather improved significantly. I did end up with a cold as a result of the sudden weather changes, but I'm not complaining because it was my own choice to spend entire days outdoors facing the freezing wind. Besides, I quite enjoyed it (photographs of windy Split coming up soon).  Now, about the outfit. I wore this yesterday when we stopped for coffee after grocery shopping and right before my favourite part of day- preparing lunch. Ok, I admit maybe eating lunch is my favourite but I do like cooking as well. This vintage skirt I often wear with this jacket, it seems the right thing to do, being high waist and all that. The bag is a treasured gift and the boots are from Peko . Last but not the least, a necklace that I made myself last Spring. To create this necklace, I handsewn these beads (plastic imitation crystals) onto recycled faux leather. Vratila sam se u Mostar i drago mi je reći da se vrijeme znatno popravilo. Istina, ...

Hello! In this post, I shared photography taken on second of April 2015. At the end of the post, you'll find my original words and post. However, I decided to add a little update to this post. * Today on tenth of March 2024, I decided to update this travel post with links to other travel posts. REVISITING JELSA ON ISLAND HVAR, CROATIA! (modaodaradosti.blogspot.com)  2023 DESTINATIONS CROATIA: VISIT MAKARSKA CITY (modaodaradosti.blogspot.com)  2019 Makarska city. Located in Dalmatia, a region of Croatia, this little town is a big touristic hot spot. Makarska city is a well know Croatian destination and as soon as you set foot into this town, you will understand why. Once you have a look at the majestic mountains overlooking this town, and see for yourself how beautiful the beaches are, you won't have to ask why is this place so popular. This whole area is a top destination, so if you want to visit it before it gets crowded with tourists now is the perfect time. If you want you ...