Hotel Eva Rab

... of a slow start this morning after last night's punch party - not hungover, just because for once, we didn't have to be on the bus! Last night was great - inside out theme [which we thought was definitely a boy's idea] but was very disappointed in the commitment to the cause! I lost a bra [and yes i had a spare thank you!] to a vodka-soaked gummie bear attack and am hoping not to win my second ...

... old Pension/pub for a couple of nights.

Back to Czech for a couple of days to regroup and copious amounts of laundry! Road trip to Croatia was pretty long - took us around 10.5 hours..sure it seemed a lot longer for Jarrad who drove the entire way.

Well worth it though. We have decided to leave the main island and Island hop to the bottom of Croatia ...

... au mètre carré est impressionnant. D'autant plus que la mer agitée restreint les accés à l'eau. Nous rebroussons chemin et trouvons un coin plus calme pour nous baigner. Peu de poissons à observer mais l'air du large nous fait du bien.

Nous rentrons sur Mali Losinj.

La journée se terminant, nous entamons une petite balade dans les ruelles de la ville pour atteindre le sommet. Le calme règne et nous nous sentons réellement en Croatie!

So we drive down to Croatia. We thought it would be a great idea to wear our bikins as we drive so we get tanned... brilliant plan... that was until we got to the border and thought, whoops. Luckliy there was a car in front and we quickly put clothes on. In my haste I put my dress on back to front and inside out.... The guy then asked if we had anything to declare and was in hysterics when we laughed and said only 3 beers ...

Après une bonne nuit, malgré le retentissement des cloches de 5h du matin, nous voici partis, chaussures de marche aux pieds, sur les côtes de l'île. Nous décidons d'aller directement sur le versant opposé au camping pour fuire la foule. Le temps de trouver le chemin (les croates sont assez avares d'indications!), nous commençons notre randonnée sur une ...

... toujours voir la chambre avant d'accepter, les tarifs sont peut-être moins élevés que ceux pratiqués par les agences de location mais peuvent réserver des surprises!

2ème conseil : préférer les agences de location car les chambres sont classées en étoiles. Vous pouvez également vous fier aux panneaux accrochés aux façades des maisons. Si vous êtes à pieds, les catalogues proposés ...

Great little place to relax, with plenty of beaches (topless, nude or otherwise), hiking, boating and more. Heavily touristed by northern Europeans, with lots and lots of skin on the beaches and boats, and a very interesting medieval town made for wandering tourists.

A short catamaran ferry ride and we landed in the town of Novalja on the nearby island of Pag but it is a world away from the quiet medieval Rab! Here the promenade was filled with tourist stalls one after the other; bars and restaurants blaring out their music, and all filled with people doing their best to consume the island's supply of alcohol. It is not surprising that Pag has earned the title "Ibiza ...

... many cafes around town.

At around 7pm the ferry arrived to take us off to our next island, Pag, which was really just going to be an overnight stop to get us to the bus to Split.

Rab is just two hours from Rijeka so, for people working in the city, an ideal island weekend hideaway. We saw one lady get off the ferry and climb onto her waiting boat right at the side of the ferry, definitely the right way to do this.

... how I can pay for things in each country (i.e. I found out that Iran only accepts hard currency as they dont have ATMs hooked up to the international networks or accept credit cards or travellers cheques. Guide books are so handy!!!) and mapping a route from Turkey to Egypt. Getting visas for both Syria and Iran will be tough. Doable but tough. I actually learned a lot in just a few hours of reading. One thing I realized is that I probably wont finish the ...