Blogs from Dalmatia, Croatia, Europe - page 63

The next day was headed to Zadar. We stopped in at Split, a massive shopping district on the beach, very touristy, but a beautiful spot all the same. We really only had a couple of hours there until we moved on to Zadar, but long enough for the boys to stock up on top of the range bb guns that are illegal in Australia but sold in every shape and size over there, the next few nights could get interesting ha ha ha. Zadar is similar to Dubrovnik in that the old town is fortified with walls and it’s got some roman ruins dating back well before the walls were built. Probably the best thing to see was the sea organ. As the waves crash in, specially crafted pipes act like an organ and as the ... read more

today we were back on the coach headed for debrovnick, Croatia and travelling through montenegro. It was a beautiful drive most of the way, we got to debrovnick around 5ish and set up our tents for the first time in a wee while. After camp was set up and we had a bit of spare time we got taken on a walking tour by our tour guide david before being left to our own device for dinner. We then met up with everyone else later to head to the skybar for a couple of drinks.... read more

Za górami za lasami, gdzieś w Chorwacji pod palmami ... Biorąc pod uwagę słowa Érica-Emmanuela Schmitta "Codziennie patrz na świat, jakbyś oglądał go po raz pierwszy." To Chorwację oglądałam po raz pierwszy ... Tak naprawdę przez ogromny przypadek, bo razem z Mery miałyśmy jechać do Grecji, ale że wyszło jak wyszło to pojechałyśmy do Chorwacji. Gdzie również było iście jedwabiście. Wiadomo jak wakacje, to wakacje. Podstawą udanych wakacji jest opalenizna. Tak naprawdę to ona świadczy o tym jak długo byczyłeś się na słońcu i jakich środków do opalania używałeś. Osobiście z tego miejsca pragnę zdradzić Wam, że najlepszą i najbardziej długotrwałą opaleniznę uzyskuje się opalając się na oliwkę. Nawet przyśpieszacze opalania "+40 % BRONZE" nie dają takich efektów. Ale pamiętaj! Jeśli należysz do grupy białasów, nie rób tego ... Przez następne dwa tygodnie będziesz chodził różowy ... read more

Heading south from Slovenia, I crossed into the Croatian part of the Istrian peninsula. The bus arrived in the Croatian city of Pula 10 minutes early even though it was 45 minutes late in Slovenia and we had to stop for 15 minutes at the border for passport control, so not quite sure how that happened. Pula is right at the tip of Istria, and as the name suggests, it has a very Italian past. The city has some of the best Roman ruins I've seen, including the impressive Amphitheatre from the 1st century BC (the 6th largest surviving example) as well as several Roman gates and arches dating from the same era. The main square in the city is called the Forum, and is home to the 1st century Roman Temple of Augustus, as well ... read more

That is the best nights sleep I have had since being on this tour! We had an air-conditioned room and a blimin' comfortable bed to sleep on! We headed down for breakfast where we had omlettes... YUM!!!!!!!! Today's journey was taking us to Dubrovnik. When we arrived we set up our tents, had tea then jumped on a bus to go on another walking tour... of 'Old Dubrovnik'. It is a really nice place with a lot of charm... and sleezy guys! They are certainly not afraid of trying to chat up any girl who walks past... mostly Australians and Kiwis! After our walking tour which lasted abou 20 minutes we headed to a bar where 2 other Topdeck groups were. We spent a long time there and had a lot of fun. Our tour cook ... read more