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Sun, sea and Split
... and pensions. Most were elderly, and knew relatively little English. They held dog-eared laminated signs reading “sobe / rooms / zimmer / camere” and sported well-worn cardigans. One – a middle-aged man with neatly trimmed goatee and a bicycle – was particularly keen to persuade us. His English was very good, and he was especially persistent. After politely declining his advances and making our way five minutes up the hill to our accommodation, he ...
Central Park, Split Style
... to the top,as the day we chose to explore, it was 32 degrees and thick like pea soup. A storm was brewing, and we decided to stay low and enjoy the ocean breezes. The ocean here is filled with small inlets and beaches where at any give time, you can spot a local hanging out, taking a break or playing with their dog. We even were lucky enough to get some puppy love from a 3 ...
Azimut
... We were also really lucky to have a great bunch of people on board who all got along really well and I think this goes a long way to enjoying yourself. If the demographic on board was different could have been a different story which I think was the case on board our MotherShip Liberty. Never saw lights on late into the night, no midnight swimming or lost bathers on board that boat. In fact the Captain (our Captain’s father) did not approve of ...
Sail Croatia
... stone house sitting in the just above the bays.
After a few hours we'd stop for a swim stop and some lunch, which was cooked by a lady everyone called Mama and who called us all Kinder, then we'd motor on the the next destination, arriving about 3 in the afternoon.
I wont give you a day by day description, but the itinery was Dubrovnik - Mljet - Korčula - Vis - Hvar - Makaska - something I couldn't pronouced that began with P - ...
Croatia
... Taj Mahal. We had excellent sausage burger things, and our table was outside on one of the narrow streets. A great introduction to Dubrovnik.
The next day we got up early to walk around the City Walls that surrounds the old city. It is about 2km long and fortifies the old town against attacks from the sea. It has watchtowers, cannons, drawbridges and slits to shoot your arrows through. Very cool and well preserved. We walked around the top, pausing for an ...


