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Touring with a colleague guide in Dubrovnik
Touring with a colleague guide in Dubrovnik
For time to time it happens that we have a chance to show our hometown to a traveler that performs similar activities in his own country. This is the story of my colleague Garvan from Dublin whom I… Continue reading
PG GOT Tour of Dubrovnik
Violence, gore and nudity are well known ingredients of The Game of Thrones that the show runners often treat as useful plot devices just as much as suspense, intrigue and fantasy. In fact, the excessive use of female (and to lesser extent… Continue reading
Star Wars are coming to King’s Landing!
It is finally official – Dubrovnik will be featured as one of the locations for the new Star Wars movie! Hrvoje Hribar, the director of HAVC (Croatian Audiovisual Center) has confirmed that a three-week-long speculation was true in his recent interview for the… Continue reading
Return to King’s Landing
Dubrovnik is a place where the former visitors often wish to return and the Game of Thrones proved to be a trigger for Peter and Beth who came back after 50(!) years from their first visit.
The inclusion of Dubrovnik to Game of… Continue reading
Customized Game of Thrones Tour
It often happens that the groups I’m touring with are combined of different people. Some of them are die hard Game of Thrones fans that also read the books, others just enjoy the show, while some of them just like “the little guy and the… Continue reading
Word of mouth
I have always held that the “word of mouth” is the best form of advertising. This notion has been confirmed once again last Friday when another satisfied Game of Thrones fan recommended our tour to his friend that visited Dubrovnik as a part of… Continue reading
Game of Thrones, Wine & Oysters
Last Saturday’s Game of Thrones tour turned out to be extremely interesting from a gourmet point of view as the timing coincided with the annual Oyster Festival in the Old Town of Dubrovnik. The oysters from the Bay of Mali Ston near Dubrovnik are renowned… Continue reading
Joffrey’s Nameday Swordfight
Another Game of Thrones fan that toured with me a year ago got in touch and sent me a couple of images from the tour that happened in June 2014. This was probably the slowest tour that I’ve ever done as both me and Neil… Continue reading
The Winds of Winter
The Finnish group that toured King’s Landing with me this Saturday has confirmed my belief that the Scandinavians are among the most loyal members of the Game of Thrones fan base. In spite to the strong cold Bura wind that blew for the whole duration… Continue reading
GOT fans from Singapore
In the last three years I met and toured with countless ‘Game of Thrones’ fans that came to Dubrovnik from different parts of the world. I have a lot of great memories of these tours and am really happy when these fans get… Continue reading