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Tag: croatia

Posted on30 September 201628 July 2021Travels, Adventures & Explorations

Zadar: A Catholic girl’s paradise

by Just FrancesLeave a comment on Zadar: A Catholic girl’s paradise

I spent last week in Zadar, Croatia, for an academic conference. But the timing of flights meant that I had a free day to explore the…

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Posted on30 September 201628 July 2021Travels, Adventures & Explorations

Zadar: Everyday life for an everyday girl

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Travelling to new places is quite exciting; you get to see new places through the warped lenses of tourism. So when I travelled to Zadar, Croatia,…

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Posted on24 September 201623 March 2023Travels, Adventures & Explorations, Widow Life

With love from Zadar

by Just Frances2 Comments on With love from Zadar

I love Zadar! I really do. I arrived here last Sunday for an academic conference and I will be travelling home tomorrow. But in this one week, I fell in…

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Posted on17 September 201628 July 2021Academic Life, Travels, Adventures & Explorations

Croatia bound!

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Bright and early tomorrow morning, long before the sun rises, my alarm clock will gently bring me out of Dream World. I will stumble out…

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Just Frances is a personal website maintained by me, Frances Ryan. I am a quirky runner, writer, thinker, drinker, crafter, adventurer, and researcher. I am also a daughter, sister, aunty, friend, and widow. But mostly, I am just Frances. (She/Her)

I blog about my life, including my travels and adventures, my experiences with PKD and ITP, my life as a young(ish) widow, and my life in general, really. Learn more about the topics I write about here.

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