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... After an hour of sailing and sitting in the sun, sinking a few cold ales things relaxed as we stopped for a swim. By the night we had all downed a 'few' more cold ones and were all getting on as though we alll knew each other really well. The next morning we all woke with severe hangovers, but these were somewhat forgotten due to the amazing surroundings, cooked breakfast and great weather as we sailed down the coast. Before lunch we ...

... are in the town of Korcula, which is essentially a walled fortress overlooking the sea. The view from the sea wall is amazing and the waters are so clear, the place has such a Mediterranean feel to it. When we arrived in the morning we sipped an esspresso on an outdoor patio watching the tacky tourists walk by. We are hoping to catch some sun today so we can take another dip in the Adriatic. Chao for now, we'll keep you all posted. Pollos Libres.

... it looked strikingly similar to a mini Dubrovik. Low walls surrounded a part of the town and red roofed houses and ancient churches dotted the shore. Korcula is historically famous for being the birth place of Marco Polo, but aside from his name appearing on everything from tee-shirts, restaurants, and ice cream flavours, the town was fairly sparse with tourists and had a very laid back feel ...

... the olives with pizzas. The daily ferry dis/embarkation was a huge ritual on Korcula, as everywhere in Croatia. The ferry, which seemed to dwarf the old town, its walls, towers and churches, groaning in to the dock, disgorging a torrent of cars and tourists to clog the streets every morning, until the evening ferry sucked them all back up again. It was a massive operation, complicated for the budget traveller by the fact that Korcula had one of the only ...

Okay, I am smushing the rest of croatia into one entry because I am getting behind. Travelling with someone else makes it hard to go in to use the internet, there are more fun things to do! But it is totally raining today and we are fed up and the museums are closed now. So, we didn't realize how good we had it with the weather, it was so picture perfect everyday. We drove down from the national park, almost ran out of ...

... for days down all the little side streets. I wish I could upload pictures of this town, as it is easily one of the most beautful places I have ever been. This trip abroad (my 9th) had been very different than any other so far. In the past I would get a more "happy go lucky" feeling and much more light hearted. Now, maybe because I am older, I get a very humbled feeling. Seeing all these people, living ...

... One afternoon we spent eating lunch at a restaurant while watching a novice windsurfer continuously fall, get up and try again. I noticed others were watching him because when he fell an "ahh" of sympathy would pulse through the tables. After leaving we smelled something like poo and it was. One member of our party had gone poo in their diaper.3 We picked a small umbrella-filled outside bar to violate their bathroom and to have our ...

... beautiful ancient cities in the world wasn't far off the mark. It was no eyesore. Within the high walls and over the mote (with drawbridge and all) was a plethora of alleyways each suitably choc-a-block with chic restaurants, bars and shops. It was enough just to walk around and looking at the buildings, the architecture was even more striking when it was all lit up at night. We heard snatches of just about every european language just milling ...

... slated to start right in the stadium as soon as the sun went down. Perfect timing we thought, why not wander around the city for a while, grab a bit to eat, and then head over to the stadium to catch the initial festivities. We planned to board another bus the next morning that would eventually take us to Dubrovnik, so we figured that any fun we had while in Pula was way more than we had bargained for. The opening festivities of the film festival were about as amusing as they ...

... is built entirely out of Brk Stone. It is a white stone, mined from one of the nearby islands off the coast. The walkways, roads, walls, steps are all of this polished white stone. (this is the same stone that the white house was built out of, it was also shipped in from Brk) There is one main thoroughfare that leads from the Pile Gates and the Franciscan Church in the north to the Clock Tower and port in the south. This walkway is about the width of a normal road ...