Category: Food

Food and drink from home and on the road: Las Vegas buffets, seafood, French Quarter classics, London pubs, tiki bars and plenty of everyday meals.

Dishoom Shoreditch: The Lunch Spread and a Hunterwali’s Julep
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Lunch at Dishoom Shoreditch in November 2026: the Lunch Spread, a Bombay-style feast of small plates, curries, rice and bread that keeps arriving at the table, plus a Hunterwali’s Julep to wash it down.

Dishoom Shoreditch

Dishoom is a group of restaurants inspired by the old Irani cafés of Bombay. The Shoreditch café opened in 2012 at 7 Boundary Street, and the room is all dark wood, marble-topped tables, old photographs and vintage Bombay curiosities.

Hunterwali’s Julep

Our drink of choice was the Hunterwali’s Julep, one of Dishoom’s signature cocktails. It’s rum with fresh ginger, spearmint, pineapple and jaggery, served over crushed ice in a copper cup. It’s named after Fearless Nadia, the whip-cracking star known as “Hunterwali” who was Bombay’s top box-office draw in the 1940s. Across the table was a pink cocktail with lime whose name we didn’t catch.

The Lunch Spread

The Lunch Spread is a set menu that brings a little of everything to the table. Ours was the non-veg version at 42.00 per person. It runs from 12pm to 5:45pm, and the sides are refilled until you say “No more!”

Starters: okra fries, corn bhel and keema pau

First came okra fries, crisp and salty with a dark dipping sauce, and the corn bhel: crispy corn and papdi with pomegranate and tamarind on a nest of crackled spinach. Then the keema pau, spiced minced lamb with peas served with soft, buttered pau buns for scooping.

Curries, daal and pulao

Then the mains: the Chicken Ruby in a rich makhani sauce, the House Black Daal (Dishoom’s signature, cooked for over 24 hours) and the Chicken Berry Pulao, saffron rice studded with barberries and sultanas with chicken hidden underneath. A bread basket of plain and garlic naan and roomali roti came alongside to mop it all up.

Check your weight

Dishoom also has an old “Check Your Weight” machine, all flashing lights. The Hindi line on the front translates roughly as “The fun is in eating, not in getting fat”, which felt like a fair warning after the Lunch Spread.

The weighing machine’s light show at Dishoom Shoreditch

Tips for the Dishoom Lunch Spread
- Go hungry. The Spread is a lot of food, and the sides keep coming if you ask.
- It’s only served at lunch, from 12pm to 5:45pm.
- There’s a Grill Platter add-on (lamb sheekh, chicken tikka and tenderstem broccoli) at 13.00 per person, but the whole table has to order it.
- Groups of 10 or more are asked to order from the Lunch Spread menus.
Where to stay

Dishoom Shoreditch is about a 10-minute walk from The Hoxton on Great Eastern Street, where we stayed on our 2024 London trip.
- The Hoxton, Shoreditch
- Other hotels in Shoreditch
More London food: our week in London and our London food and pubs guide.

#Dishoom #DishoomShoreditch #Shoreditch #London #LondonEats #IndianFood #BombayCafe #HunterwalisJulep #LunchSpread
November 12, 2026
Trader Sam’s Grog Grotto Guide: Walk-Up List, Hours, Drinks and Tips (2026)
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Trader Sam’s Grog Grotto at Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort is Walt Disney World’s most famous bar, and one of the hardest to get into. We’ve been in September 2023 and again in September 2024. Here’s how getting in works now, what to order and what to expect once you’re inside.

Details checked in November 2026. Disney changes hours and rules often, so check the My Disney Experience app before you go.

What Trader Sam’s is

Trader Sam’s is a tiny tiki bar packed with masks, carvings and nautical props, themed to the Jungle Cruise’s “head salesman”. It’s Disney World’s version of the original Trader Sam’s Enchanted Tiki Bar at the Disneyland Hotel. The draw is the show: order certain drinks and the room reacts with lighting, sound and special effects, while the bartenders join in.

How to get in: the walk-up list
- Trader Sam’s doesn’t take reservations. Since December 2025 you join a walk-up list in the My Disney Experience app.
- The app only lets you join when you’re at or near the Polynesian, so you need to be on site.
- It now opens at 11am (it used to open at 3pm). Join soon after opening if you can. Waits later in the day can run two hours or more.
- Smaller parties of four or fewer are often seated faster. The room only holds around 50 people.
Hours and age rules
- Indoor Grotto: 11am to midnight.
- All ages until 8pm, then 21 and over only.
- The outdoor Tiki Terrace has been closed for refurbishment since April 2026 and is now expected to stay closed through mid-December 2026. The terrace serves the same drinks, but you don’t get the indoor effects.
What to order

The drinks to order are the ones that set off the effects. The Uh-Oa! is the big one: a flaming bowl for sharing that sets off a storm across the room. Here’s ours being lit in 2023:

Lighting the Uh-Oa! bowl at Trader Sam’s Grog Grotto, 2023
- Uh-Oa! (around $28.50): the flaming share bowl with the storm effect.
- HippopotoMai-Tai (around $19.50, more with the souvenir mug): Trader Sam’s take on the Mai Tai.
- The Nautilus (around $38, more with the bowl): a big drink for two or more in a submarine-shaped bowl.
- Polynesian Pearl (around $24.50): a creamy drink, and you keep the pearl.
Prices are approximate, from late 2026 reports. Several drinks come in collectible tiki mugs you can buy, like the blue skull mug below. The potstickers are a good snack to go with them.

Even a regular drink gets you a show if someone else orders an effects drink. Here’s what the room does:

The show effects at Trader Sam’s Grog Grotto, 2023

Tips from our visits
- Get there early, and have someone join the walk-up list while the rest of your group heads over.
- Sit at the bar if you can. You see the bartenders’ show up close.
- Ask what’s new. Seasonal drinks and mugs change through the year.
- It’s small and loud. Don’t plan a long, quiet catch-up there.
- Pair it with dinner at the Polynesian, or take the monorail to Magic Kingdom or Disney’s Contemporary Resort.
Where to stay

Staying at the Polynesian or along the monorail makes Trader Sam’s much easier, especially if you want to be there when the walk-up list opens.
- Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort
- Hotels near Magic Kingdom
More tiki

Read our visits from 2023 and 2024, the original Trader Sam’s Enchanted Tiki Bar at Disneyland, and our guide to Disney bars and tiki lounges. Want to make tiki drinks at home? See our Tiki Bar Gear list.

#TraderSams #GrogGrotto #PolynesianResort #WaltDisneyWorld #TikiBar #DisneyDrinks #UhOa #TikiMug
November 7, 2026

Bacchanal vs The Buffet at Wynn: Which Las Vegas Buffet Is Better?

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Bacchanal at Caesars Palace or The Buffet at Wynn? They’re the two Las Vegas buffets people argue about most, and we’ve eaten at both more than once: Bacchanal in November 2022 and November 2023, and the Wynn in November 2023 and July 2024. Here’s how they compare, with current prices and what we’d pick.

The short answer

Pick Bacchanal if you want the biggest spread on the Strip, with everything from ribs and dim sum to tacos and a huge seafood station. Pick the Wynn if you’d rather have a calmer, prettier dining room and food that feels a little more polished, at a slightly lower price. On our November 2023 trip we did both, and the Wynn was our favourite meal of the trip.

Prices and hours (late October 2026)

	Bacchanal (Caesars Palace)	The Buffet at Wynn
Brunch	$69.99 (Fri–Sun, 9–11am, no crab) Crab brunch $86.99 (Sat–Sun, 11am–2:30pm)	$59.99 (daily, 8am–1pm)
Lunch	$69.99 (Mon–Thu, 2:30–4pm, no crab)	Brunch pricing until 1pm
Dinner	$86.99 (Mon–Thu, 4:30–9:30pm) $91.99 (Fri–Sun, 3–10pm)	$79.99 seafood dinner (daily, 1–9pm)

Adult prices as listed in late October 2026. Prices often go up on holidays and busy weekends, so check the official site before you go.

Bacchanal Buffet at Caesars Palace

Bacchanal is about range. You walk past station after station, so plan a strategy or you’ll be full before you reach the end. Our plates went from glazed ribs, roast chicken and shrimp cocktail to fried rice, a spring roll and a tostada, then shrimp soup, a taco and a mini burger, and finally a plate of desserts. The seafood station, with crab legs, shrimp and oysters, is a big draw at dinner and crab brunch. More from our visits in November 2023 and November 2022.

Glazed ribs, roast chicken and a shrimp cocktail at Bacchanal Buffet, Caesars Palace

Fried rice, a spring roll and a tostada at Bacchanal Buffet

The Buffet at Wynn

The Wynn’s buffet sits in a bright, flower-filled room at the north end of the Strip, and it feels more relaxed than Bacchanal. The food is where it shines: crab legs, sushi and tuna nigiri, prime rib, and one of the best dessert spreads in town, from churros to strawberry cake. See our visits in November 2023 and July 2024.

Sushi rolls and tuna nigiri at The Buffet at Wynn

Head to head

Variety: Bacchanal wins. It’s one of the biggest buffets on the Strip.
Atmosphere: Wynn wins. The dining room is bright, calm and pretty.
Price: Wynn is cheaper at both brunch and dinner (late 2026 prices).
Crab legs: Both have them at dinner. At Bacchanal, the cheaper brunch and lunch don’t include crab.
Desserts: Both are excellent. We’d give the Wynn the edge.
Location: Bacchanal is in Caesars Palace, mid-Strip. The Wynn is at the north end of the Strip.

Tips for either buffet

Book ahead. Both take reservations through their hotel’s website, and Bacchanal is also on OpenTable.
Go at off-peak times to skip the longest lines.
Don’t do both on the same day. One buffet a day is plenty.
If you want crab legs at Bacchanal, go for dinner or the weekend crab brunch.

Where to stay

We stayed at Caesars Palace, so Bacchanal was downstairs and the Wynn was a short ride north.

For the rest of that trip, including The Golden Tiki and a giant Reuben at Greenberg’s Deli, see Three Days of Eating in Las Vegas.

#LasVegas #VegasBuffet #BacchanalBuffet #CaesarsPalace #WynnBuffet #WynnLasVegas #VegasEats #Buffet

November 7, 2026

London Food and Pubs: From Borough Market to Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese
Between visits and now living here, London has given me plenty to eat and drink. Here’s a round-up of the London food, pub and theatre posts on the blog, with links to each one.

Historic pubs
- Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese on Fleet Street was rebuilt shortly after the Great Fire of 1666 and has dark, wood-panelled rooms that have barely changed since. Samuel Johnson and Charles Dickens are among the names linked to it.
Markets and food halls
- Borough Market, next to London Bridge, is one of the city’s oldest and best-known food markets. Go early to beat the lunchtime crowds.
- A Scotch egg at Fortnum & Mason on Piccadilly. Fortnum’s claims to have invented the Scotch egg in 1738.
- Dim sum at Harrods in Knightsbridge.
British classics
- A full English breakfast, with bacon, sausage, eggs, black pudding, beans, mushrooms and tomato.
- Smith’s, a seafood restaurant whose sign promises it’s “Famous for Fish”.
Restaurants
- Manteca in Shoreditch, an Italian restaurant known for fresh pasta and its nose-to-tail approach to meat. Book ahead.
A night in the West End

Dinner and a show is one of the best London evenings out:
- Stranger Things: The First Shadow at the Phoenix Theatre, my first West End show
- High Noon at the Harold Pinter Theatre
Getting in and out
- The Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse at Heathrow Terminal 3 is a great way to start a long flight if you have access.
Tips
- An Oyster card or contactless bank card works on the tube, buses and most trains, with daily fare caps.
- Many pubs stop serving food earlier than the bar closes, so check kitchen hours if you’re planning dinner.
- Popular restaurants and West End shows book up, especially at weekends, so reserve ahead.
Day trip from London: the Harry Potter Studio Tour

If you have a spare day, the Warner Bros. Studio Tour at Leavesden, near Watford, is an easy trip out of London. Photos of the sets, the Great Hall, Diagon Alley and the giant Hogwarts model are in my post on the Harry Potter Studio Tour.

A March 2024 visit, day by day: A Week in London brings together Smith’s, Borough Market, Fortnum & Mason, a full English and the Virgin Clubhouse, plus Tower Bridge and the flight home over Greenland.

For a Bombay-style lunch in East London, see Dishoom Shoreditch: The Lunch Spread and a Hunterwali’s Julep.

#London #LondonEats #LondonPubs #BoroughMarket #FortnumAndMason #WestEnd #BritishFood
October 30, 2026
Pike Place Market and Seattle Waterfront Eats
Pike Place Market and the waterfront below it are where most visitors to Seattle end up eating, and with good reason: there’s a lot of great seafood packed into a few blocks. Here are the market and waterfront meals I’ve posted, with links to each one.

Inside Pike Place Market
- Pike Place Chowder: famous for its award-winning chowders. Get a sampler to try several. The original location is tucked into Post Alley, and the lunchtime line moves quickly.
- Athenian Seafood Restaurant: in the market since 1909 and famous for its appearance in Sleepless in Seattle, with windows over Elliott Bay.
- Lowell’s: one of the market’s longest-running restaurants, with three floors of seating and big views of the bay and the ferries. Ask for an upper-floor window table.
On the waterfront
- Ivar’s Acres of Clams on Pier 54: the flagship of the local seafood chain founded by Ivar Haglund in 1938, with a walk-up fish bar outside.
- Ivar’s fish and chips: a Seattle classic. Eat it by the water, and watch out for the seagulls.
- The Alaskan at the Crab Pot on Pier 57: a seafood feast poured straight onto the table, eaten with mallets and bibs, next to the Seattle Great Wheel.
Tips
- The market is busiest from late morning to mid-afternoon, especially at weekends, so go early if you want to browse comfortably.
- The Market Hillclimb and the elevators connect the market to the waterfront below.
- Many market restaurants close earlier than you’d expect, so check hours if you’re planning dinner.
#Seattle #PikePlaceMarket #SeattleEats #SeattleWaterfront #Chowder #Seafood #PNW
October 30, 2026
Where to Eat in the French Quarter: Oysters, Beignets and Fried Chicken
I’ve been to New Orleans twice, in July 2022 and April 2024, and both trips were mostly about eating. This guide collects every New Orleans meal I’ve posted, with links to the photos, so you can plan your own food crawl through the French Quarter and beyond.

Acme Oyster House

If there’s one stop I’d make every trip, it’s Acme. It’s been serving oysters on Iberville Street, just off Bourbon Street, since 1910, and the chargrilled oysters, topped with garlic butter and cheese and cooked over a flame, are the thing to order.
More seafood in the Quarter
- Deanie’s Seafood, a family-run spot on Iberville Street known for big Louisiana seafood platters
- Pier 424 Seafood on Bourbon Street, for boiled shrimp and Gulf seafood
- Chargrilled oysters for the first meal of the 2022 trip
- Crab claws Bordelaise and a ribeye
Fried chicken at Willie Mae’s

Willie Mae’s Scotch House in the Tremé neighbourhood is famous for its fried chicken and won a James Beard America’s Classics award in 2005. It’s a short ride from the French Quarter, and going early helps avoid the queue.

Beignets and brunch
- Café Beignet, July 2022 and Café Beignet on Bourbon Street, April 2024. Fried dough under a mountain of powdered sugar, and usually a shorter line than Café du Monde.
- The Trifecta at the Ruby Slipper Cafe, a local brunch favourite known for its Benedicts
Beyond the food

The Steamboat Natchez is an authentic steam-powered sternwheeler that cruises the Mississippi from the Toulouse Street Wharf. Listen for its steam calliope before departures.

Tips
- Many of the best-known spots don’t take reservations, so expect lines at peak times and go early or mid-afternoon.
- Summer is hot and humid, so plan indoor meals for the middle of the day.
- Most of the French Quarter is walkable, but you’ll want a ride for Tremé and other neighbourhoods at night.
The April 2024 trip, day by day: Five Days of Eating in New Orleans adds Dooky Chase’s in Tremé, Royal House Oyster Bar, Mother’s Restaurant and the Sazerac House.

#NewOrleans #NOLAEats #FrenchQuarter #Oysters #Beignets #WillieMaes #AcmeOysterHouse
October 30, 2026
Disney Bars and Tiki Lounges: Oga’s Cantina, Trader Sam’s and More
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Some of my favourite stops on Disney trips aren’t rides at all, they’re the themed bars. Here’s a round-up of the Disney bars and tiki lounges I’ve posted from over the years, at both Walt Disney World in Florida and Disneyland in California, with links to each visit.

Oga’s Cantina (Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge)

Oga’s Cantina is the bar of Black Spire Outpost on the planet Batuu, with DJ R-3X spinning tunes and a menu of colourful Star Wars-themed cocktails and non-alcoholic drinks. There’s a version in both Galaxy’s Edge lands.
- Disney’s Hollywood Studios (Florida): September 2021, September 2022 and September 2023
- Disneyland Park (California): July 2025
Tip: reservations are strongly recommended at both parks and open in advance through the Disney apps.

Trader Sam’s

Trader Sam’s is Disney’s tiki bar, famous for collectible tiki mugs and the little in-room shows that go off when certain drinks are ordered.
- Trader Sam’s Enchanted Tiki Bar at the Disneyland Hotel in Anaheim, the original, July 2025
- Trader Sam’s Grog Grotto at Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort in Florida: September 2023 and September 2024
Tip: both are small and fill up fast in the evenings, so arrive around opening time for the best chance of a seat. The Polynesian also has an outdoor area, Tiki Terrace.

Jock Lindsey’s Hangar Bar (Disney Springs)

Named after Indiana Jones’s pilot, this Disney Springs bar is decorated as an aircraft hangar full of adventure props and film references, with a waterfront patio. No park ticket needed.
- September 2022 and September 2023
Nomad Lounge (Animal Kingdom)

A relaxed bar on Discovery Island with small plates and a terrace overlooking the river, and one of the few places in Animal Kingdom to sit down for a drink.
- Nomad Lounge at Disney’s Animal Kingdom, September 2023
Morimoto Asia (Disney Springs)

Not strictly a bar, but the cocktails at Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto’s pan-Asian restaurant in Disney Springs are worth a stop on their own.
- Morimoto Asia, September 2023
Tips for Disney bars
- Disney Springs and the resort hotel bars don’t need a park ticket, which makes them good for an evening off from the parks.
- Menus and mugs change regularly, so check the current menu in the Disney app before you go.
- Most of these bars also have good non-alcoholic options.
See the rest of that July 2025 Disneyland day in a day at Disneyland and Disney California Adventure.

Make tiki drinks at home

If a trip to a tiki bar gets you hooked, here’s what we’d start with for a home bar. The full list is on our Tiki Bar Gear page.
- Tiki mugs, because the mug is half the fun
- Smuggler’s Cove by Martin and Rebecca Cate, the go-to tiki cocktail book
- Beachbum Berry Remixed by Jeff Berry, classic tiki recipes
- A cocktail shaker set with a jigger and strainer
Planning a visit? See our Trader Sam’s Grog Grotto guide for the walk-up list, hours and which drinks set off the effects.

#DisneyDrinks #OgasCantina #TraderSams #TikiBar #WaltDisneyWorld #Disneyland #DisneyBars
October 30, 2026
Las Vegas Buffets: Bacchanal, Wynn and More From My Trips
Buffets are one of the great Las Vegas traditions, and over the years I’ve posted photos from a lot of them. This page gathers them all in one place, with links to each visit, plus a few tips if you’re planning a buffet meal on the Strip.

Bacchanal Buffet at Caesars Palace

Bacchanal is the one I keep going back to. It’s one of the largest buffets in Las Vegas, with hundreds of dishes across stations for seafood, carved meats, Asian, Italian, Mexican and American comfort food, and a huge dessert section. The crab legs and the seafood station are a big draw.
Tip: Bacchanal is one of the pricier buffets on the Strip and can have long lines at peak times, so book a time slot ahead if you can.

The Buffet at Wynn

The Buffet at Wynn Las Vegas is set in a bright, flower-filled dining room at the north end of the Strip. It’s known for the quality of its food and an excellent dessert selection, and it’s a good choice if you want something a bit more polished.
- The Buffet @ Wynn, November 2023
- Wynn – The Buffet, July 2024
MGM Grand Buffet

A classic Strip breakfast buffet from a 2019 trip, back when the MGM Grand still ran one. Many Las Vegas buffets changed or closed after 2020, so check what’s currently open before you plan around a specific one.
- MGM Grand Buffet Breakfast, October 2019
Not a buffet, but worth it

If you need a break from all-you-can-eat, these are some other Vegas meals I’ve posted:
- A Reuben from Greenberg’s Deli and a pastrami sandwich from Greenberg’s at New York-New York
- Chin Chin at New York-New York for Chinese-American favourites
- Kura Revolving Sushi, a fun conveyor-belt sushi bar off the Strip
- Blueberry Hill, a local breakfast spot with big portions away from Strip prices
Tips for a Las Vegas buffet
- Go at off-peak times (mid-afternoon or early dinner) to avoid the longest lines.
- Prices usually jump at weekends and for dinner, so weekday lunch or brunch is often the best value.
- Walk the whole buffet before you fill a plate, so you can save room for the stations you most want.
- Prices, hours and reservation rules change often, so check each buffet’s official page before you go.
#LasVegas #VegasBuffet #Bacchanal #Wynn #CaesarsPalace #VegasEats #Buffet
October 30, 2026
Casa Marina, Sosúa – Dominican Republic

Five nights at Casa Marina, an all-inclusive resort in Sosúa on the north coast of the Dominican Republic, from June 30 to July 5, 2026. Sosúa sits on a sheltered bay a short drive from Puerto Plata, and the resort spreads along the waterfront with pools, palm trees, restaurants with sea views and a rocky stretch of coast that is perfect for watching the sunset.

Getting there

The trip started on June 30 with a long travel day. By the next morning the view had changed from an aircraft wing to palm trees and turquoise water.

The resort

Casa Marina is built around its pools, with palm-lined decks, a palapa-roofed bar and loungers spread out between the gardens and the sea. The photos below show the room, the pools and the grounds over the first few days.

The beach and the coast

The resort sits right on the water. There is a sandy beach with blue umbrellas on the bay, and a rugged, rocky shoreline where the Caribbean comes in in every shade of blue and green. A lot of the trip was spent simply looking at the water, from a lounger, from the rocks or through the restaurant windows.

Food and drink

Being all-inclusive, the food never stopped: big breakfasts with bacon, pastries and fresh fruit, a lunch buffet that included sushi, and sit-down dinners with dishes like seafood ceviche and plated desserts.

Resort cats

Casa Marina also has at least one friendly resident cat, who was happy to stretch out on the pool deck for a photo.

Sunsets

The evenings brought some spectacular sunsets over the water, from the rocks on the first night and from the restaurant on the last.

Looking for another Dominican Republic all-inclusive? See our week of dinners at Finest Punta Cana in Uvero Alto.

#Sosua #DominicanRepublic #CasaMarina #AllInclusive #Caribbean #PuertoPlata #BeachVacation #Travel

July 5, 2026
Croatia: Mlini, Dubrovnik and Koločep

Five days on the southern Dalmatian coast in June 2026, based in Mlini – a small seaside village in Župa dubrovačka, a short drive south-east of Dubrovnik. The plan was simple: clear water, long sunsets, plenty of seafood, an evening looking down on Dubrovnik’s Old Town, and a boat day out to the island of Koločep.

Mlini: pebble beaches and clear water

Mlini sits on a quiet bay with pebble beaches and water so clear you can see every rock on the bottom. Mornings were for swimming and wandering the coast path; the hillside villages and calm bay made it an easy, relaxed base away from the crowds in the city.

Adriatic sunsets

Evenings in Mlini were all about the sky. The sun drops behind the islands and the whole bay turns gold, then pink, then a deep Adriatic blue.

What we ate

Seafood was the highlight: pasta with mussels, a big grilled seafood platter with flatbread and red pepper dip, crispy fried seafood with salad – plus a thin-crust pizza night for good measure.

Dubrovnik from above

One evening we headed up into the hills above Dubrovnik for the view. In daylight you can see the coastline and the islands stretching out to the horizon; after sunset the walled Old Town lights up below like a model.

Boat day to Koločep

Koločep is one of the Elaphiti Islands, a short boat ride from Dubrovnik. The highlight was its sea cave, where sunlight coming in under the water turns the whole pool an unreal glowing turquoise.

Last evening in Mlini

We finished the trip back on the beach in Mlini, watching one more sunset over the bay.

Tips if you go: Mlini makes a calmer, cheaper base than staying inside Dubrovnik, with buses and water taxis into the city. Bring water shoes for the pebble beaches, and save an evening for the view over the Old Town after dark.

#Croatia #Dubrovnik #Mlini #Kolocep #ElaphitiIslands #Adriatic #Dalmatia #CroatiaTravel #Seafood #SeaCave #Sunset #TravelPhotography

June 12, 2026