Blogs from Krk, Istria, Croatia, Europe

Krk is the name of an island in the Kvarner Bay (Northern part of the Croatian Adriatic, off the coast of the large city of Rijeka). Krk is the largest island in the Adriatic, covering 406 square km. It is also one of the most populous with 17,000 permanent inhabitants (excluding the tourism population). It is well developed and can get very busy with tourists in July and August, as it is connected by a bridge to the mainland. Rijeka's Airport is also located on the island. The main resorts on the island are Malinska, Omisalj, Vrbnik, Punat and Krk Town, as well as Baska, popular because of its natural sandy beach, a rarity on the Croatian Adriatic. Nenad used to spend time here with his parents in the 1960's (omg), and has not been ever ... read more

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Croatia looked like a real land of promise. Why we had never been before I cannot understand. It is one of those places you say you want to go to but never do. The roads just over the border from Slovenia seemed of an excellent standard and our first motorway toll cost 13 kunas. With this small payment you could travel as little as you wanted – us as far as Krk but others going down to Zadar. The money seemed odd as we felt we were spending a lot of money whereas in fact it was next to nothing. I kept thinking we were parting with a lot of cash and had to keep telling myself I was only spending a few pounds as we moved from Slovenia to its neighbour Croatia. We travelled passed ... read more

When planning this blog there was some discussion as to whether we actually need to write one. Not much has changed from yesterday. It is still very hot, although there are some large clouds in the distance over mainland Croatia, and there is a slight breeze. Our routine seems to be unchanged from yesterday. After breakfast we catch up on blog writing, rest in the cool of our sea view balcony, wander down to the beach front cafes, siesta, swim, cool beers, dinner. Life is so tough, especially in mid 30° temperatures. So as you can see not much has changed from yesterday except this is Blog 100 and we couldn’t let it pass without comment. Tomorrow we rescue our car from this unbearable heat and drive to Trogir, just outside Split, where the temperatures are ... read more

Our short stay in the relatively small country of Slovenia has been a real eye opener. The people we have met have been friendly, the scenery great and it feels very relaxed. We have discovered a country that would be worth a return visit one day, but today we said our sad farewells to our wonderful hosts and headed for Croatia. To drive on the motorways in Slovenia you need to buy a vignette for either a six month or one year period. As we were only in the country for three days we felt the expense was not worth it so it was the minor roads for us. By taking the minor roads we discovered wonderful scenery, fairytale villages and rural life in Slovenia. Leaving Radovljica the route we took meant negotiating more zig zag ... read more