Villa Rosmarinus Hvar

... so a lot of people in Split would have gone back to their villages or home town for the weekend.<br>Also explains why the graves in Zagreb looked so good the day too.<br>Went to Gaga which the barman at the first bar said if any place would be busy, that place would be and it was dead.<br><br>Saturday walked around the market, got Burek for breakfast and then up a bunch of stairs to get a good look over Split. <br>Such a beautiful ...

... were stepping off the ferry, hoards of people were shouting to us, &#8220;Do you need accommodation?!&#8221; It was all the locals who have sobes. They all wait at the ferry dock to &#8220;attack&#8221; tourists when they are walking off the plank. We then had to choose between three different people who had gotten to us, all trying to convince us to rent their place simultaneously. It&#8217;s really hard to listen to three Croatians who barely ...

... something quiet. This spot is exactly what we were hoping for! There are only about fifty people at the campsite, which means that it is private without us being the only ones at the campsite, which seems to have been the trend lately! We bargained with the lady at the desk and paid for the cheapest spot but were able to park in the most expensive with the best views&#8230;they are unbelievable. Sailboats are going past now and we ...

... had a swim in the lake. Also caught the ferry to the isle of St Mary - had a monestry and other random stuff on there. <br><br>Korcula - The birthplace of Marco Polo also had heaps of alleyways, random shops, and yummy gelato shops (well everywhere in Croatia does). <br><br>Makarska - On the edge of the Biokovo mountain range so the mountains were almost to the sea. Great beaches where we played what we called Croatian beachball. Great markets and great pubs where we got to see the ...

... This was way better than any sightseeing. One drawback: I am now a heavy smoker. I figure with all the second-hand smoke I inhaled over those 4 days, I must be up to about 2 packs a day. Only Mario, an ex-special services agent who fought in Kossovo, doesnt smoke. The best word I can think of to describe the people is enigmatic: A complex conglomeration of characteristics. One can sense the influence of the rule of so many nations over the centuries (especially Italian ...

... local and might know where I should be going. Lucky, lucky me. Damir, who lives in Split but summers on Hvar, not only offered to call the guesthouse for me, but insisted on waiting the 5 minutes with me for the owner to come and collect me from in front of the school. When after 20 minutes she still hadn't shown, (Damir informed me that much like in Italy, 5 minutes could mean 30, and 20 could mean an hour), he suggested I check out ...

... re having a good time. Deeply shallow indeed (says I who has spent the last couple of weeks sunbaking, swimming, eating icecreams and drinking wine :). Please tell me if you think I'm sounding too much like an old grump. Anyhow, we sat out on cushions on the terrace away from the noise and pretended to be bohemians. For our last day on Hvar we had another swim and sunbake (probably our last on this trip we thought), then nice lunch with plenty of ...

... where it was only a couple dollars a day. It was a long day travelling, even when just sitting, so we wanted to get out of the room upon arrival. A quick walk into town along a very nice seaside boardwalk, it didn't seem a long 2kms but definitely wasn't a path to wheel or carry our bags. Back to the hotel for dinner as our room booking wasn't what was requested from Australia so they had offered us a complimentary ...

... cheapest, it was nice, I had a little cabin I could share with people, so I didn't have to book a whole room, like some of the other lines. After a nice but short night sleep, we arrived in Split, and I just bought another ticket straight to Starigrad in a half an hour, but if you take your time you ought to look for a ferry going to Hvar Town, the Jadrolinija line, and it is much cheaper too. As soon as you hop off the ferry, you will be asked if you need rooms, you can take ...

... this really is a paradise island," and I had the suspicion that he was right. At dusk, after another swim with our two new neighbors Paul and Annie, we watched the sunset and made dinner. Gnocchi with a white gorgonzola cream sauce, salad with greens, walnuts, figs, pear, carrots, tomatoes and sheep's cheese, bread warmed in the oven and red wine. Sitting on the patio later we finished the wine and drew a calendar to calculate the number of days that ...