Podstine Hotel 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

We were really excited to finally get to a Croatian island. We took a ferry from Split to the island of Hvar. It's a really small island where pretty much the only thing to do there is go to the beach. We didn&#8217;t have a place to stay booked because we knew about the "sobes." They are apartments locals rent out to tourists for really good deals (especially in October when it&#8217;s on the border of shoulder season and off season). The second ...

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 ...

... say that the daily routine of Croatia was repetitive yet simple. Wake up at 8am for breakfast ... this was quite easy as our cabin was next to the kitchen. I made it to every breakfast, Benny made one. Breakfast on the first day was amazing - omlette of bacon and cheese with bread. The bar was set very high. Unfortunately this was never met again, as future breakfasts were bread with spread, various meats, "juice" and tea/coffee. <br><br>This was followed by sunbaking on the deck (I'd ...

From Dubrovnik we took a bus up the Croatian coastline to Split where we immediately jumped on a ferry out to the island of Hvar. The island has become a bit trendy these days, with celebrities, sailors, and yachtsmen frequenting the island, especially now in the high season. The marina was pretty impressive. not quite Nantucket, more sailboats than yachts, but clearly some money on the island.<br><br>As in Dubrovnik, when ...

... and the three of us drove to the nearby town of Pula. Pula was much bigger and proved to be a hell of a place to find a park. Once we landed our bird known as "Karl" we walked around and took snaps of the ancient Roman architecture scattered throughout the town. Our favourite was the colloseum-like ampitheatre (the 5th biggest in the world). Situated by the sea, the huge stadium proved to be one of our favourite sights that we'd seen in Europe. When we returned to CFRG we had ...

... old Lisa had emailed during the week, the lady at reception wanted to come to NZ so took our booking even though it wasn't for the minimum of 7 days! When we arrived there was handshakes all round and the lady who took the booking sending her apologies but will come to our campsite tomorrow to meet us???? I wonder what that is all about, will keep you updated! One of the best things here is they have wireless access (although only at ...

We arrived in the early afternoon to the beautiful Island of Hvar. We knew of a place to stay but finding it would prove to be difficult. It seems that all places that rent rooms on this island just have a sign saying rooms and not which particular one they might be. It makes it hard to find a particular place. We wandered the city and thought we would ask in a hotel. Turns out that hotels are closed at this time of year due to lack of tourists. I cant really ...

... Beautiful place, but it rained a fair bit while we were there so we stayed in. Once the sun came out though, we were efficient in getting everything done that we wanted to. One thing to note is most beaches in Croatia are natural or pebbled. If you go expecting sandy beaches you might be in for a bit of a surprise. All in your own preference though!