Blogs from Primosten, Dalmatia, Croatia, Europe

So, drive up the coast we did; the 90 euro price tag for the Dubrovnik campsite making us choke more than cat hair ever could. We didn’t really have a particular destination in mind, so we resolved to keep an eye for places to camp that looked all right. We figured we couldn’t really go wrong as long as we kept the ocean on our left and kept driving on the right. So, back into Bosnia for the blink of an eye, the Bosnian border guards too busy chatting and drinking Turkish-style coffee to even bother checking documents. A slow drive past what looked like miles of oyster beds or something, then back into Croatia. Every so often there would appear a whole bunch of cars randomly strewn along the sides of roads as sunburnt Europeans ... read more

Croatia: 11th - 18th July 2009 “Umm...now?” I wasn't sure if I'd heard Skipper Ben correctly. I thought he said to stand on the pier, and as the boat motored out of the parking spot (slip?), I was supposed to push a little on the hull so it wouldn't bump or scrape against the pier, and then just as the stern was passing by, I was supposed to climb on. But, Skipper Ben failed to take into account that I'm scatter-brained and uncoordinated, which meant that there were even odds that I'd forget or fail to board at the precise moment. Fortunately, some modicum of survival instinct kicked in at the appropriate time, and I made it aboard as we motored out of the marina at Primosten, Croatia, on the Dalmatian Coast. And thus, our long ... read more

Waking up the next day after my awesome night out in Split was bloody awful. Severely dehydrated, not having enough sleep and hungry but with absolutely no appetite, I still managed to drag myself out of bed for a wander around Split - in the 40 degree heat. The hostel owner who was so grumpy the night before must've felt sympathy for my self-inflicted plight and told me that I could leave my bags at the hostel for as long as I wanted and even recommended where I should go before I caught the bus down to Dubrovnik. Split's main attraction is Diocletian's Palace. Built as a strong, rectangular fortress, the palace measures 215m by 181m. I went up the landmark bell tower, which is a bit scary as there are places without railings on the ... read more