Apartments Rogosic Hvar

... beach again as it was such a nice day.<br>Walked to Marjan Forest Park and hired bikes and rode around park. Some pretty steep hills but awesome views from the top of the park and heaps fun going back down.<br>Went back to Fife for dinner since it was so awesome and so cheap and had tripe and roast veal.<br>Fife is some of the best and best value food I've had in ages. Especially compared to most of the other touristy places in Split

... with him quite a bit to get him back to the price we thought we were getting. In the end, it worked out and we had a 3-bedroom apartment with a really beautiful view all to ourselves for 480 Kuna altogether (that&#8217;s only $16 each a night which is really cheap in Europe). We got settled in just in time for sunset, took some pretty pictures from our lanai, and then went to the market down the street for groceries. We cooked a good dinner ...

After we left the park, the drive down to where we are now was spectacular, although a bit different than I pictured Croatia to be-it is a lot rockier and a bit more like what we thought Greece would be like. Our second campsite was just before the town of Zadar in a town called Nin; we pulled in and this funny little man came up to us-there was no way we could say no to his smiling face even if the campsite was horrible! Luckily ...

So we arrived in Split to kickoff our Sail Croatia experience. Getting off the bus whilst still dark is not the most pleasant experience. Was slightly chilly but not cold and there really isnt much to see. There was a crazy lady who kept on offering us a room ... was tempting but we persisted through. We got to see our first and probably only sunrise of our trip and then the warmth kicked in. Doubled with a coffee we were warmed and trying to keep the reminants of sleep at bay.<br><br>We ...

... in Europe and North America, they rely heavily on "the seven and eight" (Damirs way of saying July and August, as he doesnt know the proper names in English) for the bulk of their income. Most of them have more than one job at any given time. In addition to his vineyard, Nikse has the apartments, two taxi boats, a car wash, and is preparing to open a nightclub. Mario paints (and tried more than once to get me to agree to help him paint the summer home of the Croatian ...

... no interest), heating and air con (didn't need either). A whole gang of Nikse's and Damir's friends also stay/live at the guesthouse, most of them owners or captains of water taxis that run back and forth to the Pekleni Islands during the tourist season. Ten minutes after dropping my pack in my cheery room, I was sitting at a portside restaurant with Damir, Nikse, Ante, Giovanni and Jure (twins), and Mario, having a lovely lunch ...

... hit a sailboat! So bizarre and good thing that everyone was OK! We stayed at the hotel park; www.hotelparkhvar.com. Hvar is one of my favorite places so far in Croatia. SHE SAID: Hvar is great place to relax. During the day you wander around the old town, hike up to the castle/fort on the hill, hang out in a cafe, lounge on the beach ...

... into the non-tourist area of Hvar town before lunch (another roll with cheese and meat from breakfast) and a leisurely stroll back to our resort. Later we were back into town at night for a wander and a feel of the city after dark, a check of the pubs to see if any rugby game was on and surprisingly a burger for dinner. Hard to get simple fare in Croatia. Think Italian for food all the time. So day two was a ...

... me if there was another one, I had to pay an arm and leg for a taxi. I was told by another hostel they would pick me up, but I misunderstood and they did not pick up where I was only in town, so I figured they were not that close to town. Luka took me to the grocery store, it is nice to have a kitchen again! I walked around town, it was amazingly picturesque, and the water so clear. There are tons of little alleys, and most of the town does not allow cars on it. I tried to ...

... the shore we saw our delicacy friend lying on a rock, resting his forearm on his eyes shielding the sun. He closed his shop between 2 and 4 so that he could go to the sea, and in a couple of weeks he would close for the season. "what a good life," I said as we approached. He looked up and said "oh, my friends. I was just contemplating. Yes, how great life is for those who are not greedy with work." That night we made a large dinner and invited our ...