On Tuesday 9th Clare and myself and a couple of American guys we met in Hvar got a mid day bus to go and check out the Plitvice Lakes National Park. We had heard good things and were told that it was the bigger, better version of what we had seen the day before at Krka National Park. We were blown away by the beauty of that place. We arrived at the gates of the national park at 7pm, 2 and half hours later than expected and only a short while before it got dark. ...

Whoever told me that the island of Hvar was the Croatian party island was not lying. I wish i came here last time i was in Croatia 9 years ago as a far more durable sort of a partygoer. What struck me most was not so much the ability to party to 6am every night of the visitors, some of whom do it repeatedly for 5 to 10 nights in a row but of a certain group that reside there for the summer months. They are the group of 6 or so Aussies, Brits etc that are housed t...

Excuse the photo for this and the next however many blogs as i can't upload them from my tablet. I have to use the two or three options that offexploring give me. When i get this sorted i'll also put up some albums As the title suggests i've worked out how to live the dream. Well some people's dream anyway. Move to Korcula. You live and party through the summer in such a stunningly beautiful place and then take six months off over winter. How good. On the flip s...

Lesson number 1. One great aiport Hello can make up for all the other awkward and painful airport farewells. Lesson number 2. Seems like you need to create a new blog entry just to stick a pin on the map When i asked Clare for her comments on Dubrovnik all she had to say was BEAUTIFUL. True story. When i get to put some photos on here hopefully the pictures will tell the story. I won't bore you all with what we did day by day but one of the highlights is an ama...