Blogs from Dalmatia, Croatia, Europe - page 123

OK.........I know, I'm waxing a bit lyrical........but sue me, I'm on holiday on a beautiful island with the most beautiful people. The national past time it seems........for everyone except me and Jeff, is lying on the beach baking all day. Consequently most people are sporting tans to die for. I say it is heaven because last night I went dancing again. Jeff came with me this time but didn't come down and dance. So I just started dancing by myself again and soon had a New Yorker I had spoken to the first time I was there dancing with me. I taught him some real quick ceroc type moves and we had everyone cheering us on. It was great. He thanked me tonnes and said he had a ball and had never danced like that before ... read more

Leaving the hostel in the morning and took the bus to the bus station instead of walking with my backpack. Purchased an one-way ticket to Split and when the backpack was collected and put under belly of the bus, there was extra charge for the luggage. Nice ! Got on the bus and occupied the first seat on the first row so I had a panoramic view of the entire ride. We was asked to present travel documentation (passport) at the border checkpoint. Was I on the wrong bus ? I thought I bought the ticket from Dubrovnik to Split. Where was the bus heading ? It turned out there is a portion of the highway is cutting through Bosnia or perhaps the driver deliberately wanted to drive into Bosnia for cheap food before continuing onto ... read more

Geo: 42.858, 17.5123Finally we were able to board the ferry. Our tickets were deck, which meant that we had to find a chair to sleep in or some carpet. We found some carpet. It was cool, so I used my towels as blankets. While we slept we breathed in the fresh air of cigarette and cigar smoke. Got a few hours sleep until everyone got up this morning at 6am and began talking loudly! At about 7 we could see Croatia and 40 minutes later we docked. I said goodbye to Megan and met the guy from the hostel who was picking me up. The hostel is in a great location with an excellent view of the peninsula. It is run by a Croatian family. I was so tired that I had a nap until about ... read more

Nope I lie, actually it has been pissing down, thunder, lightening the whole works. I had just written a huge blog then the dam internet went down and I lost the lot so this will be short and sweet. The bus journey from Dubrovnik to Split was amazing. The scenery is spectular, big mountains, blue sea, picturesque villages and towns. We got here and were nearly mobbed by women trying to rent us their rooms. We eventually decided on one in the old town. For the two of us we had to pay 300 kuna, much more than we wanted but no one would negioate the price. It seems the going rate is 150 kuna per person and that is it. The place was nice and clean and right in town near the palace so that ... read more

We were only in Split for the night but still I managed to rattle off a bunch of photos.... read more