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11-09-2025 MY WEEK: my heritage, my benkovac

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  my two weeks of mediterranean meditation end this week, and i feel well rested, and as many locals say, vrag odnija prišu  (translated to "the devil took away the pressure"). it was fun feeling like both tourist and local, and i feel like my personal style took a fun turn, not worrying about work dress codes, and my strict style guidelines that often border between minimalism and yawn. boyfriend and i visited a store/museum concept croata  showcasing ties with amazing prints and designs. fun fact: croatians invented the tie - the cravat. with my mom, we visited our hometown heritage museum  and got to see the history from prehistoric times to current updates. they had a section on local lifestyle and culture, and as a fashion  blogger  as well as a descendant of this culture, i'm excited and proud to share the excerpt on benkovac folk costume: in the old days, our grandmothers and great-grandmothers made and weaved their own clothes and dyed the...