Making The Most Of Croatian Walking Trails In North Dalmatia

A quick pre-dinner stroll along the promenade from our sleepy spot to Selce town, revealed a small but pretty tourist town, currently undergoing major refurbishment work , it will be even prettier once the work is finished. Previously an Adriatic fishing village, the good folk of Selce have taken to tourism like a duck to … Continue reading Making The Most Of Croatian Walking Trails In North Dalmatia

A Wet And Windy Start To Our Croatian Discovery! Thankfully, It Improved!

Tuesday's forecast for Pula was, quite frankly, dire! Shower at noon, followed by more at 3pm, with increasing northerly winds. Nonetheless, we Die-hards waited until the noon shower had passed before donning our boots and waterproofs and walking the 3km into Pula town centre. Needless to say, the forecast was wrong and, before we reached … Continue reading A Wet And Windy Start To Our Croatian Discovery! Thankfully, It Improved!

Croatian Culture Vultures Take A Sabbatical!

On arriving at our campsite on Thursday, we pitched camp on a picturesque, sun-drenched, large pitch, and flopped into our chairs. Driving in Italy had been, as we may have mentioned previously(!!!), a pretty stressful business and it took a degree of adjustment once we got into Croatia - gone were the madcap suicide jockeys … Continue reading Croatian Culture Vultures Take A Sabbatical!

Three Countries In One Day

Our Trieste sleepy spot was, thankfully, somewhat more peaceful than we expected, considering it's proximity to the city centre AND the busy port. We'd stuck €1.20 into the meter before going to bed which gave us until 9.30am to either ship out or feed the meter again. We opted to ship out as soon as … Continue reading Three Countries In One Day