Jure Sibenik

... day and the first day I've worn thongs since Bruges!!!!<br>Walked to the beach and waded in the water but too cold to go swimming.<br>Went to Fife for dinner which was recommended by Peter from the hostel and also the barman on Friday night as the best place in town to get good local food at local prices.<br>Had an awesome meal of Sarma (mince wrapped in cabbage leaves) and Fozol - bean and ham dish.<br><br>Sunday went to market ...

... our room. We arrived at night so we pretty much just got ready and went to bed. We were only staying one night because we read that there wasn&#8217;t much to do in Split if the weather wasn&#8217;t too great (and it wasn&#8217;t- it was chilly and cloudy). <br><br>So the next morning we checked out and still had a few hours before our impromptu bus ride to Mostar, Bosnia. We spent that time exploring Diocletian&#8217;s Palace. Diocletian was a famous Roman ...

... hotel, whereby you additionally get a memorable view of the Adriatic, which is different by the day. Adventurers and athletes with restless spirits, romantics and dreamers, hedonists and those who are always young in their spirit &#8211; will find their dream come true on the Aurum boat..<br>

... the town just around the bend and there is a promenade that we are looking forward to walking along&#8230;we are also hoping for some seafood for dinner! <br><br>This campsite is along the coast of Croatia just before the bigger town of Split. Yesterday, we drove from our campsite near Zadar along the coast for a couple of hours and found this spot&#8230;we wanted something that was close to a small town and also to Split, but ...

... again. But you'd try to wade it out and just to be off the boat for a while.<br><br>Lunches were awesome. First day we got soup, just delicious, stupid thing was we thought that was it as it was a massive bowl plonked on the table. Rookie mistake, there was second course of pasta, then dessert. Most lunches were 2 if not 3 courses beginning with soup then a second course which during the week included calamari, fish and potatoes, snitzels, mousakka, other random yummy things. Dessert ...

... drive me crazy these LAZY workers who just want any easy day - aaarrggghhh!!! Anyway, Paul asked the guy behind reception if he knew of any garages, &amp; after checking to see if any of his mechanic mates could do it &amp; they couldn't, he recommended we go there! So, we again got him to ring &amp; book in advance, explaining everything in fine detail from her length, the problems &amp; the type of engine, &amp; we were booked in for Thursday - yay (or maybe a ...

... let's say that I "swam" in the lagoon, OK? After 6 hours total of commuting, we arrived back in Split after dark and headed straight to China Shaolin to quell Lily's craving for Chinese food. While I wasn't impressed (I had Chinese and boba just 10 days ago in LA, hello), Lily almost cried tears of joy as she savored every leaf from a plate of stir-fried napa cabbage. -DC

... the exhibit on the Siege of Sarajevo, 1992-1995, did we learn how integral tobacco was to people's survival during the war. The museum has an extensive discussion on the importance of tobacco to the people in the city while they were being sniped at, mortared, and bombed from the surrounding hills for 1,132 days. There is the stress induced by exams or awaiting a birth...and then there is living in Sarajevo, during the siege. Apparently, early in the war, the main cigarette ...

... even shelter us from the water, but not from the cold. (The embarrassing truth is that we simply didn't expect the rain so we didn't close the tent properly before going into town. By the time we got back, the tent and everything in it was already soaking wet. Sleeping in the car was fine, except for that stick-shift stuck in the middle.) Stiff-backed (and stiff-necked), we headed to Slovenia to continue our vacation.

... next few days we enjoyed the serenity of nature, the small town feel of the locals and a few close encounters with goats, sheep and crickets the size of a small rodent. We enjoyed an amazing meal on a sea side patio in Milna, 160 kuna (32 dollars) for appetisers, beer, wine, fresh fish and lamb cooked on an outdoor grill, cake and capuccino..... We ate like Kings..... and the owner was so eager to talk to us and have us enjoy a meal at ...