Sunday night was a killer! Hot, humid and stifling heat in accommodation without air-conditioning. So we fled from Split, or split from Split for Rijeka on the north coast of Croatia. These will be our last days in Croatia, it is such a beautiful country: the scenery on our way here was gorgeous, mountains reaching the sea, a trip of several hundred kilometers took 9 hours on the bus, yes we stopped at many little villages along the way, but the top speed was jus...

Beautiful Dubrovnik! Dubrovnik is a beautiful place, we arrived by ferry at about 7am and were stunned by how beautiful this place is. High mountains almost reaching down to the sea, with some of the most breathtaking scenery! We made our way on foot to our apartment, about 20 minutes walk, we should have caught a bus or taxi as the last part was a bit strenuous. But we discovered a beautiful little apartment run by a retired lady called Mira. She was so very h...

A 4.5 hour bus ride has taken us from Dubrovnik to Split; the trip is a feast for the eyes, traveling through little villages along shear cliff faces with the most gorgeous scenery. We arrived I Split and were immediately disappointed that we had left Dubrovnik. Split is a city of about 200,000 people so is a little grubby and very hot. We met a lady at the bus station who offered us accommodation, a bedroom basically, very reasonable price, but we discovered w...