Split; our first taste of Croatia. Probably a city that many would have shrugged their shoulders at maybe 5 years ago, but seems to be becoming increasingly popular for Australian tourists venturing into Europe in recent years, and it didn't take us long to see why. A small city in size, with a touch of ancient history in the Dolcletians palace mixed with consistent sunny, warm weather, situated on the coast with nearby beaches and a picturesque port. It really h...

With it seemingly quite impossible to get in to Croatia for a small sum of money, the most cost effective way without having to travel half way around the world was to take 2 separate flights with a 36-hour layover in Venice. Whilst it was only a short stay back here, it did provide us with our first 'airport accommodation' of the trip (& hopefully the last). Not being able to check in at our hotel until 3pm, & arriving at Venice airport at 3am we had ple...

Santorini. The quiet island. Or what we perceived as more of a 'romantic honeymoon' island. I wandered if this was going to be the case or not. Arriving on a Saturday feeling very flat after a few incredible nights in Ios, we were very content on checking in and doing absolutely nothing the whole first day. It was here we would cross paths with Nosti & Carrett for the third and final time of our trip; having seen them previously in San Sebastián & Barcel...

Feeling in good health and spirits after a brief detox in Paros, we were all very excited at the prospect of staying at the much anticipated Far Out Beach Club on the island of Ios. The stay wasn't off to a smooth start, with the hostel not having our booking on their records. The result; a free upgrade to the hotel at the top of the hill with a perfect view looking down over Mylopotas Beach. This was only to last for one night so we figured we'd live the high li...

Arriving by ferry to the island of Paros, in between both Mykonos & Ios, we had the intention to spend a couple of days to just rest, catch up on sleep and remain party-free in what would be the first time we'd had two consecutive nights off this trip so far. And for once we stuck to our plan. A much prettier, developed and surprisingly larger island in size than Mykonos, Paros was the perfect destination to escape the temptation of drinking, as there was far...