Jadran Vela Luka

... Since it’s late October and all the locals do it, we put our jeans on and headed out for the day. Within an hour of walking around we realized that even though we would suffer stares from the locals, we could not wear jeans on this island. It was too warm. And we wanted to go swimming. So we went back to our room and changed into shorts and slippers “flip-flops.” Before we were even out the door, our “nana” caught a glimpse of ...

... 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’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 ...

... pizzerii i potem... zwiedzamy " kocia republike".<br>Zabytkow mnostwo - jak zawsze ciesza oko.<br>Natomiast ilosc kotow na uliczkach, skwerach, placach - przekroczyla nasza wyobraznie.<br>Ogladamy tez dom zakupiony prze Billa Gatesa - niestety nie mozna tam wejsc. Ale to, co widac z zewnatrz, swiadczy o duzych pieniadzach i dobrym smaku!<br>Wieczorem, juz po zmroku pokonujemy / adrenalinka..adrenalinka!/ serpentyny w drodze do domu w Prapratnie.

Well most of this morning was spent below deck in bed, trying as best to sleep my way through a dodgy tummy... and exposing myself to the swamp which probably did more harm than being updeck in the (extremely) fresh air!!<br>Convinced that it was the chicken last night that did me in... it was unfortunate that our chef prepared ...

... clear water, it gets deep quickly and there isn&#8217;t much seaweed at all so you can see for ages and really have no idea how deep it is until you try to reach the bottom. All blue and green and lovely. <br><br>Shane went<br>swimming once &#8211; if you call standing to your waist so you can pee swimming &#8211; and we stayed in this happy spot for hours. We then met Greg and Rimma for lunch, me trying sardines for the first time (strange to be able to eat the WHOLE little ...

Luck had been with us for our slow/small boat excursion as the sun was bright and the wind still. The weather that day was the best we had had so far while in Croatia. The weather the next day was to be a true autumn day which was just fine for our giant car-ferry ride south but would have been not so nice in the skiff. Croatian waters are plied up, down, and all over by these behemoth car ferries -- all run by the monopoly of Jadronlinja. It is always amazing to board one of ...

... I had not really thought about what I was going to do once my friends had left. So last night I got out my Lonely Planet and made a choice. Bosnia! Why not, a country I know little about but I sure it be swell. To be honest the only reason I picked it was because it was heading the right way. So tonight I take a 7 hour night bus to Sarajevo. See you there

... advantages of pebble beaches over sand- as in fact the small pebbles are quite comfortable and you don't leave with everything covered in sand and the pebbles seem to make the water the most amazing shades of colours. So l have decided l don't mind pebbly beaches as much as l originally thought. So we laid down on our cement beach and halfway through our sun baking afternoon Laura (the Aussie from Batemans Bay NSW who we had met and rented a boat with in Hvar) found us as she was ...

... ended up liking the place. I've noticed that I have become picky with my destinations. The town has to have a square, not too big or crowded, the square has to have restaurants facing each other so you can drink Cappuccino and people watch with minimal effort, it has to have a harbor that has colorful fishing ships but is also protected by the wind, and must have lodging that is on at least a small hill that has a view of the harbor. Jelsa had all of these things and was ...

... uphill and then down to get to the beach. It was a great beach!! Part of the beach was a clothing optional area- not a good look. Spent about 2 hours here, enjoying the beautiful sand and clear water. Then it was time to head back to Dubrovnik. Today was very relaxing- Croatia is very different from Italy, much more relaxing, laid back, cleaner and less tourists around.