On the first night as the sun was setting I walked the 2km wall around the old town. There is no substitute for a good wall to walk on. The attraction here is that so much history and culture is accessible on foot, all set in a dramatically magnificent location. It is simply breathtaking. I feel for the residents - their lives must be so affected by tourism. But I also wonder about life in an apartment in close quarters with your neighbors and with steps to and...

The map says Croatia but this feels more like Italy to me. This has to be the greatest walled city almost anywhere surely. I have just arrived after driving the coast road from Zadar. That must be one of the world's best drives. Such dramatic scenery all the way; I really had to struggle to keep my eyes on the road - how great it would be as a passenger. Accommodation is in the old city so my room is on an upper passageway. I've left most of the luggage in the ...