http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/Andy Clarke/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Andy Clarke en-us Sat, 30 Aug 2008 14:25:02 BST Sat, 30 Aug 2008 14:25:02 BST Gdansk will be among the venues when Poland and Ukraine host footballrsquos 2012 European Championship. A charming city it may be but there is much work to do before it is ready for an influx of foreign visitors on such a huge scale.The first thing you notice on arrival in Gdansk which along with its smaller neighbours Gdynia and Sopot makes up the TriCity area on Polandrsquos Baltic coast http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Poland/Pomeranian/Gdansk/blog-265355.html Croatia's reputation as a summer playground may be growing but it is also a fine destination out of season when you can visit its wonderful attractions in splendid isolation.Wandering around the sleepy hilltop towns of Istria or the beautiful Diocletian's Palace in Split can be much more rewarding away from the push and shove of the tourist crowds.Dubrovnik in November was warm and pleasantly su http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Croatia/Central-Croatia/Plitvice-Lakes-National-Park/blog-265351.html