Blogs from Dalmatia, Croatia, Europe - page 73

Dubrovnik, just a short ride from Vela Luka....and another world to it all together. First tourists are here in mass, so it is important to be organized...meaning, to explore, wake up early...or go late in the day. Our little home for two days, The Hilton Imperial. Only open for five years, the place has been nicely renovated to his Grand old style. But the best part of it is the lounge...slightly more private...with a little terrace on the fourth floor facing the sea and the Old Town...and they serve you good croatian wines all day long. As the hotel is only 200 meters from the Old Town, this was our "camp base"...some walking...some lounging...some more walking.... We stay here for 2 nights. we took our time to visit the Old Town during the afternoon, but also ... read more

This is the first stop of our Venitian adventure...you are going to tell me, what has Croatia to do with Venice...the answer is simple, read your history books. So first, few kilometers from the north-east of Hungary to the Dalmatian coast of Croatia. We did a little stop to the Lake Balaton...I was curious to see the "Hungarian Sea". I'm not really impressed to be honest. To me, it looks more like a succession of basic concrete three stars hotels....not really sure I want to spend many days in these concrete blocks! Than on to Croatia, not much to see from the highway, till we left it just after Split. Ideal would have been to take the ferry from Split to Vela Luka on Korcula Island. Well, we were still 80km from the port at the ... read more

Spent the morning here getting organized for the next part of my trip. Walked down to the bus station to get my bus ticket up to Mostar for the following day and then walked over to the Jadronlinija ferry offices at the port to book a ferry ticket back to Italy the night of the 8th. From there I'll just train it back across Italy to Sorrento. There is this island called Lokrum that sits just off the coast near the Old Town here. Apparently it's a pretty popular place to spend a day in the summer with nice beaches, soccer fields, cafes, lounge areas, good hiking, etc. You can take a ferry out there but I decided to rent a kayak and make my way over there myself and it was well worth it. Did ... read more

Got off to a slow start this morning and after lounging around on the patio a group of four of us walked over to the local beach. Had the two English guys (Anthony & Jaime) and the Dutch guy I met yesterday (Sonders). Stopped at this little crepe place on the say and had the most amaying crepe for breakfast/lunch. It was filled with cold vanilla ice cream, the perfect contrast to the freshly made crepe. Most of the beaches here just consist of small rocks and no sand but we got used to it pretty quick. Had a nice relaxing afternoon on the crowded beach before heading over to a nearby cafe for a late lunch. I had heard there were a bunch of places along the coastline here where you can find a small ... read more

Croatia Split and Hvar After a late night flight to London, I decided a 5 hour stopover over in London Gatwick Yotel may be the best option to allow for a few hours sleep before my early morning flight to Split, Croatia. I walked through customs and within 20 metres I saw the entrance to Yotel, extremely convenient. Despite being a little pricy I was very glad to have somewhere to wait for my upcoming flight. My flight with Easyjet to Split was smooth flying and quite scenic as we flew over snow capped mountains in the Alps. On arrival in Split I was once again met with the stifling heat, but was glad to now be in a seaside location. Split is a very beautiful, busy city on the sea. It was exciting to meet ... read more