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CONTENTSCONTENTSCONTENTSCONTENTS

Chapter 1:Chapter 1:Chapter 1:Chapter 1: TrogirTrogirTrogirTrogir 3333

Chapter 2:Chapter 2:Chapter 2:Chapter 2: SupetarSupetarSupetarSupetar & Bol& Bol& Bol& Bol 7777

ChaptChaptChaptChapter 3:er 3:er 3:er 3: HvarHvarHvarHvar 12121212

Chapter 4:Chapter 4:Chapter 4:Chapter 4: Korcula & LumbardaKorcula & LumbardaKorcula & LumbardaKorcula & Lumbarda 18181818Chapter 5:Chapter 5:Chapter 5:Chapter 5: Orebic & DubrovnikOrebic & DubrovnikOrebic & DubrovnikOrebic & Dubrovnik 22222222

Chapter 6:Chapter 6:Chapter 6:Chapter 6: More DubrovnikMore DubrovnikMore DubrovnikMore Dubrovnik 25252525


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Chapter OneChapter OneChapter OneChapter One

May 1st

Well this holiday started as pretty much any other for me...panic, sweat,

irrational images of planes bouncing around and toppling down to

earth from a great height and the sweet solution to it all...the

consumption of copious amounts of alcohol. I thought I had been

clever in bringing some mini wines with me but on reaching customs,

realised I would not be able to take them through security so sat there

on the floor classily downing them at 8.30am. (We got a cab to

Gatwick this time as it was an 11am flight which meant a 9am check in

plus the hour and a half journey to Gatwick.)

We got through security into the lounge, where my main priority was to findmore booze (yes, I am ridiculously scared of flying).

And a nice surprise for me was that we travelled on the smallest plane

ever and had Mr. Newly Qualified Captain manning the controls today

and he enjoyed rolling the plane from side to side and bouncing it up

and down. On landing, we had to turn sharply over the sea to land on

the short runway. The plane came to a halt literally just before the end

of the runway. This sobered me up somewhat, (as did the fact that we

landed in a thunderstorm!)

We had no idea how to get from Split to Trogir (about 45 minute drive

away) as no one seemed to know which bus went there so we ended

up getting a lift for 10 Hrk (1) with a random local in his battered

Renault. He dropped us at the harbour and we quickly found our Hotel

Concordia (generously paid for by Jons mum as a gift) and we were

put in the top room (14). It was lovely had en suite bathroom, great

view over the harbour and plenty of space. We then ventured out into

the rain to explore. The island is so small it only took about 15 mins to

walk around. We headed to Kula Kamerlengo XIII XV which is a fortress.

We had a great view of the city from up there.


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After that we stopped at Riviera for a coffee and then crossed the

bridge to Ciovo. There was not a lot to see and clouds were forming so

we headed back to Trogir to find a restaurant. We ate pizza in Top

Baloon as the rain poured around us. Dinner was okay not that nice.

Afterwards we took pictures from the bridge and then headed to bed

as I was now quite hungover and tired. I actually fell asleep at 8.30pm

and woke again at 10pm thinking I had been asleep for 12 hours...stillslept badly though.

2nd May

We had a continental breakfast on the patio, packed and headed for

a walk round the town again it is really pretty. We took our stuff to try

and find the bus stop to get to Split. (Note to self NEVER EVER take a

wheelie suitcase away again...)

We eventually found the bus station and in true style, there were no

names on the buses or places to find out information so we had to relyon moronically repeating Drive.....Split? to get us on the right bus. Note

bus drivers in Croatia get a kick out of panicky tourists and have no

social conscience.

We eventually got on a bus and enjoyed the 45 minutes ride through

fields and over mountains to Split.


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Once at the harbour

and off the bus, we

were harassed by

locals begging us to

take accommodation

in their houses (a very

common occurrence

in Croatia). We

moved on that

afternoon to Brac so

we put our luggage in

a holding bay (for

about 1 an hour).

There is a huge

outdoor market as you

enter the town from

which Jon bought me

a skirt.

We wandered throughthe Diocletians Palace

area which is very

pretty lots of cobbles

and history mixed in

with very

cosmopolitan shops

and bars. We stopped

on Ban Mladenova at

a delicious smoothie bar run by an Australian/Croation lady who was

very nice and helpful. The bar is called Tonik and at 2.50 for a litre of

drink, is the cheapest smoothie bar I have ever been to! We headedNorth and sat in one of the few green areas in Split and then started

heading back towards the harbour to get our boat to the island. I wish

we had spent a bit longer there now looking back as I enjoyed it more

than I realised at the time!

After the lovely ferry ride on the Jadrolinjia ferry (which are extremely

luxurious with bars, plasma screens and large reclining seats on board

and cost a maximum of 5 between the islands,) to Supertar on the

North of Brac, we were harassed again by women pushing their private

accommodation and one woman in particular was persistent and said

we could stay at her place for 100 hrk (10). She said there was noobligation but her sales pitch said otherwise so we went with her to her

house 5 mins down the coast. She was a bit strange and we were a bit

paranoid she would jump out of the wardrobe in the middle of the

night and kill us in our sleep (I have seen Hostel and know what

happens to travellers in Eastern Europe.) I changed and we headed out

to explore.


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We walked round the harbour which is very pretty and we stopped at

Bistro Palute for dinner. It cost about 5.50 for a steak dinner. It is right on

the seafront and did the most amazing roasted vegetables. We drank

wine and beer until the sun set and then moved to Arca (a local bar on

the back streets of Supetar). We had our Zlatorogs (Croatian beer) and

watched as five guys entered the bar separately and then randomly

started singing in harmony. Was nice but random!

We got lost on our way back to the apartment but eventually stumbled

on the right road, went to bed and barely slept.

ChapterChapterChapterChapter TwoTwoTwoTwo

3rd May

It started quietly at about 7am and then by 9am as we were on our

way to the bus station, it was pouring and cold. I was gutted and had

multiple mosquito bites. We waited for our bus...and waited. We

wanted to drive the 2 hours South to Bol over the mountain, but there

was no one in the ticket office and no information or timetable

anywhere. It feels like Mexico all over again. We eventually found a bus

that was heading to Bol about an hour later than planned and as we

sat on the bus, a lady overheard us talking and offered us


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accommodation in Bol. We accepted, although Lydia had already

organised accommodation for us through her friend (but I was still

scared of her so was quite happy to choose the new woman).

The journey was pretty although scary as we were driving over the

mountain in heavy rain and mist on a narrow path. I was holding my

breath for most of the drive.

Once off the bus, our hostess took us to her apartment which was

amazing. I recommend her place to any visitors to Bol. It was 10 a

night for an entire studio apartment, fully equipped with kitchenette

and en suite bathroom (Kanun, Domovinskog rata 30, 21420, BOL)

Once unpacked and acclimatized to the rain, we went for a wander

round the town. It is another harbourside town, very small but pretty.

There is a church on one end of the town and the infamous Zlatni Rat

beach at the other end. We had a late lunch at Bistro Pumparela and

then headed to the bakery (or Pekara) to buy breakfast for tomorrow.We headed back to the apartment as it was raining too heavily to do

anything and when it calmed down eventually we headed out to walk

towards Zlatni Rat. It is famous as the tide affects the shape of the

beach and it is different all the time. On the way to Zlatni we walked

through a forrested area which was beautiful but spoilt by the huge

Westernised hotels that give off lots of light pollution and spoil the

otherwise authentic Croatian scenery. We sat on Zlatni watching the


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sunset and had the beach to ourselves. It was a highlight of my holiday

as the sunset was so dramatic.

Once the sun had disappeared we headed back to town for somedrinks. We stopped in Topolino on the sea front for a drink and to hear

the live singer and marvel at the olive oil on the tables that resembles a

sample of marine life. After a few drinks naturally Jon wad hungry so we

headed to Skalinada Pizzeria (Croatia is filled with pizzerias) and had a

delicious pizza. Then we stopped off at the Marinera pub (an amazing

pub kitted out like a ship with stain glass windows). Very cool place.


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4thMay

I was looking forward to my day on the beach today I opened the

curtains...to torrential rain. It was so bad we couldnt leave the

apartment and ended up watching the weather channel all day

praying for a heatwave. (Unfortunately, the forecast only covered

Italy!) We decided to leave Bol as we had explored most of it and

hoped the weather would be better on the next island (Hvar). We

braved the weather to find out when the boat goes and found out it

left at 3pm so we packed up and headed to the marina and waited.

At the last minute, a guy with a hat who looked more like a crack

addict turned up with our tickets which cost us 1.11 for the 20 minute

journey across the Adriatic. By this time, our fellow Brit/FBI spies had

arrived at the marina. (Jon had convinced me that this British couple

we had met in Supetar were following us for some reason and I had

started to believe him).

The ferry was kitted out like a plane, (except with actual legroom!) and

a bar and big plasma screen. As the weather was so bad, it was a

really choppy, bouncy ride which neither Jon or I enjoyed.


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We were grateful to arrive in Jelsa.

I wasnt impressed with Jelsa on first sight but looking back, it was one

of my favourite places I saw. It was a very unspoilt town, not prepared

for tourists but thats why I liked it. It is cobbled back streets and

beautiful sea scape, forrest and greenery. The more we saw the more I

liked it. We had been recommended Hotel Murvica by our previous

hostess so headed there to find accommodation for the night. The guy

we met was not at all endearing and I thought he was conning us until

his wife turned up and charmed us into taking the 240Hrk (24 a night)

apartment. It was really nice again and we were very happy.

We went for a walk East along the coastal path through the forest and

sat on the pier for a while before heading back to Hotel Murvica for the

best dinner I have ever had! My grilled chicken and veggies cost me

6.50 and there is something magical about the way the food was

cooked. Highly recommended. We were given complimentary Grappa

shots which we sipped through gritted teeth and then sampled some

of the local wine in a couple of bars. I really liked the intimate and

homely feel of Bar Pjace, where a beer and wine came to 2.30!


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ChapterChapterChapterChapter ThreeThreeThreeThree

5th May

We decided to move on again today so checked out and as we left

the building, surprise we bumped into Mulder and Sculley who had

stayed in the same hotel! (Actually they were called Julie and Alan

and were in fact very nice!) We had a few hours before the bus came

to take us to Hvar Town so we wandered West up what seemed like

1000 steps to get up high enough for a good view.

It was so pretty walking along the wild flowers growing on the hedges

and pretty gardens. It felt like a different place. We had an ice cream

at Eis Cafe Riva (there are many ice cream places all over Croatia and

everyone seems to have one all the time!). We spotted Smoky and the

Volcano as we nicknamed them and had succumbed to the fact that

they would be everywhere we went. We got our bags and found the

bus stop (a wooden sign showing a truck in the middle of nowhere)

and waited ages for the bus. Smoky and the Volcano showed up and

we chatted until the bus came for Hvar Town.


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The journey was lovely through vineyards and over mountains again and 40

minutes later we were in Hvar Town which is the opposite of Jelsa. It is the

touristiest island in Croatia and is huge compared to the others.


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We went to find a tourist office and found one where the women

running it were horrible and tried to charge me 4.50 for a map of the

island that I made the mistake of touching. They organised

accommodation for us with a family that lived up 1000 steps. A weird

hippy guy turned up to take us there and we felt uncomfortable

staying in that place as it was in their house and hadnt been

decorated since the Victorian era (or so it seemed). It cost us 125Hrk a

night (12.50) but compared to what we have been staying in, this is

very average.

We went for the obligatory walk round the island and had a very British

packed lunch on the pier and I read some of my book The Accident

Man which I couldnt put down! We had a nap in our room as we are

both feeling the effects of travelling constantly and as we went to sleep,

the rain started again with a vengeance. We did venture out again for

dinner however and to a bar which was up on a hill (Alga) where we

were the only patrons. (Not surprising as a huge thunderstorm had

erupted). Went to bed earlyish and watched the amazing storm.

6th May

After a very wet night, it is lovely and sunny today. And the soaked

cobble stones are lovely and slippery under my non gripped flip flops

which made the walk back down all the stairs with the luggage a lot

more fun. We went to the left luggage place to leave our stuff until the

3pm ferry to Korcula but surprise, as it was Sunday, he closed at 1-3pm. As

it was 11am there was no point leaving it so we dismissed ideas of

climbing the mountain to see the castle and just sat by the sea and read.

I finally feel relaxed! It is quite hot today and Jon doesnt like direct


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sunlight it burns his skin o something, so we move to Gariful Restaurant

which is on the end of a parade and smells amazing. Inside, the floors are

made of glass and they have an aquarium under your feet and they spit

roast lambs each day in the open spit. We drank wine and beer and I

read until the ferry office opened and I got the tickets which were about

3 each.

The ferry crossing was nice today. We headed to Vela Luke (on the West

coast of Korcula). Once again, a random group of guys started singing

on the ferry but as I was quite drunk it seemed perfectly normal. Luckily,

as we got off the ferry our bus was waiting for us. (We had read that there

is no transport on a Sunday which is not true and we read that every time

a ferry arrives in Vela Luka there is a bus waiting to take us to Korcula

Town. Luckily for us, both were there.

This island is beautiful very green and luscious. On arrival, there were

several people offering us rooms. It became a bidding war but we

agreed to stay in a guys place as his English was okay and he offered us

free internet. He had a few rooms right by the bus station and while Jon

checked them out I checked the weather on the net. We stayed in a

room for 10 each but it stank of damp. I was sure my lungs were fillingwith asbestos. It was the worst accommodation we have had so far. We

escaped as soon as we could to explore. The town is very pretty. It is built

around a castle and the restaurants are placed around the edge of the

castle walls overlooking the sea and the shops are all encased within the

castle itself.


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We had dinner and then headed toward the originally named

Cocktail Bar which was a three levelled bar in a turret. To get to the

top, you had to climb a really narrow ladder and then had a view over

Korcula, Orebic and the surrounding islands. It is a great bar and your

drinks arrive via a pulley that is sent up from the ground floor bar. It was

about 6.50 a cocktail though so quite pricey. We stayed for two drinks

and then headed back into town to Zak bar where Who Wants To Be A

Millionaire was playing. Had a not very nice glass of wine and by then

everywhere was closing up. I guess they still respect the sanctity of

early closing hours on Sunday. So we took a deep breath and headed

back to the apartment of stench.


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ChapterChapterChapterChapter FourFourFourFour

7th

May

Another beautiful day so we decided to go on a day trip to Lumbarda

(that Mike and Vinka had recommended to us). We had decided to

move onto Orebic across the water today and the ferry leaves at

7.15pm so we have a day to explore.

We left our bags in an internet cafe for 1 for the whole day and the

woman in there was great as she wasnt actually open but kindly said

she would come back at 6 to give our bags back. We had some

breakfast and got the bus to Lumbarda. We got on assuming we got

our tickets on board, but just as we were about to go, the driver cameand said I needed to get my tickets at the desk inside the station so I

jumped off and got them just as the bus was pulling out. It turned out to

be an hours ride, but we had no idea where to get off. The scenery

was amazing along the way it felt like we had left Croatia altogether

and were in paradise. We got off the bus randomly and started

walking. We knew there was a sandy beach somewhere so headed

towards the coast. We came off the road to find the most beautiful

place ever. It was unending green vineyards and fields, little stone

houses, mountain and the turquoise sea in the distance. I was


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speechless. We kept walking and eventually came to a beach. It was

stony so we headed back to the path and saw that it went across the

island in the other direction too so we followed it and stumbled upon

Plaza Przina our sandy beach!

We swam and sunbathed for about an hour and a half, until it clouded

over.


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Then we walked back in the general direction of the town to find out

where we got the bus back. We found an open internet cafe, so had a

coffee and found out the bus left from right outside, so we drank up

and flagged down the next bus we saw. We got back to Korcula and

were quite tired so I read b the dock while Jon had a nap. We didnt

do much until picking our bags up at 6 and then waiting for the boat to

leave. We got on it at 7 and it left at 7.25pm for the 20 min journey to

Orebic. We had looked online for a cheapish posh hotel as we both

wanted to have a couple of days relaxing with a swimming pool and

found the Bellevue (a German run hotel about a half hour walk from

the main town.) It was a long walk with luggage from the dock to the

hotel but luckily for us, Orebic is not ready for tourists and there is

nothing to do in town anyway. We eventually found the hotel and

found out it was cheaper than the internet had said. With taxes that

you pay on the mainland, it was 391 Hrk each (about 19 each a night)

so we booked 2 nights.

We had an amazing view across the sea to Korcula from our balcony

and overlooked the pool. We headed back into town after showering

to have a look and have dinner. There are lot of lemon trees lining the

streets and it is very quiet. We chose a restaurant up a hidden path

which was picturesque. There was no one else there and the food was

fantastic. A little husband and wife ran the Maslina VI.S Kojic but I felt

the old guy was laughing at us the whole time. We had salad, pizza

and with drinks it all came to 149 Hrk (15).


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8th May

We had breakfast at about 9.30am (which was bread, honey, eggs,

fruit, yoghurt...) we filled up and headed out to the pool. We spent a

long time in the water trying out my underwater camera.

It is really hot today so we enjoyed the water. Again, we were pretty

much the only ones in there! It is so nice to sit still after all the travelling.

The next problem we encountered however is how to get to Dubrovnik

from here. The front desk said thee were two buses that left at 5am and

7am but we read in our guide that buses are frequent. That was not the

case. Jon headed into town to try and find out but it seemed no one

knows and there is no bus station. We ended up taking pictures of the

timetables and texting Jons mum to translate. It seems they are our

only options so we went back to the hotel and tried to book ourselves

on the Thursday 7am bus but it was full so we are going to have to

leave tomorrow, which means one less day of relaxing by this lovely

pool! We went to get some lunch at the hotel bar as there was a sign

saying all inclusive but I was told off by a mean lady who said I wasnt

appropriately dressed for the hotel and that OUR lunch wasnt free. It

would cost 10! (as much as a nights accommodation!) so we had to

make the trek into town to find something. However, there was

nowhere to eat! We ended up buying very questionable burgers from

a van. It tasted like dog meat or something. We headed back to the

pool and went in for a while longer and then it cooled down so we

dried off and had a shower and headed along the main road and

found Hotel Orebic where we stopped for dinner.


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The woman who served us was freaky. She was like something off the

League Of Gentlemen. She wore a Morris dancers outfit and just

smiled and nodded. But the food was good. We ate on the terrace

overlooking the sea and watched the sunset. We walked back along

the coast to our hotel and as the entertainment was awful in the hotel,

we went back to the room and watched House and Jon fell asleep

and I finished that amazing book!

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9th May

We were up at 6.40am to get that private bus. There were 8 of us in it

for the three hour drive to Dubrovnik. The drive went over lots of

mountain paths (scarily close to the egde) and we nearly crashed

twice but luckily made it through Lapada (the posh hotel, touristy area)

to the old town tourist office in one piece. The girls in the office spoke

great English and were very helpful. They sold us an apartment at the

top of old town which was a studio flat. It would cost us 10 a night so

we booked two nights and we were taken to it through the gorgeous

old town.

It is encased in a castle and you walk in and out through the

drawbridge. The town is surrounded by castle walls (which you can

walk round) but we werent prepared for the number of stairs. We had

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on hills). We finally got there and it was lovely. It was so high up we had

a panoramic of the city.

We unpacked and showered and then headed out. It is boiling today

(about 30 degrees) so walking around is difficult! The city is very ready

for tourists there are lots of brand shops mixed with little local places

and plenty of shade. The place has retained lots of original features

and is breathtaking. We stopped in a cafe in the main square and paid

3 for a roll, butter and a 7up. After our substantial breakfast we

headed to Prijeko (or Restaurant Row) as I call it. It is literally a row of

about 50 outdoor restaurants with people haggling for your business as

you look at each menu.


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We met the Antonia (tourist office girl) back at the apartment at 2pm

to pay for the room and also to pay for the private airport transfer she

organised for us. (There is no easy way to get to the airport from here

without taking a series of buses. Antonia will drive us herself for 7

each.)

We had a map which highlighted beaches in Dubrovnik and were

determined to find a sandy one. We headed down the multitude of

stairs towards the pebbly beach but came out onto a hidden bar on

the cliff edge called Buza. It was lovely as you could sit on the cliff

having a drink getting your tan.

After a drink, we wandered around town and bought some wine and

beers to have after dinner (drinks are very expensive in Dubrovnik). We

showered, then headed out to Pizzeria Mirakul for lasagne which we

had both been craving. It was very good but a huge portion! Tips are

not commonplace here you generally just round the bill (blatiti) up to

the nearest round number.

After dinner we headed back to the apartment and I drank wine on

the balcony watching the sunset while Jon got a bad headache andsat there quietly!


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10th May

I slept on the couch in the living room as I wanted to watch TV last

night. Needless to say it was not really sleep I had! We got up at 9amand headed into town, paid 5 each to tour the castle walls. Again,

there were lots of steps to climb but the views were amazing once up

there. It took about an hour and a half to walk round in 30 degree heat

again.


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From the top we spotted another hidden bar on a cliff that you only

know about when walking the walls.

We went to try and find it once we finished the walk but it was hidden

in the city wall.


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We eventually found it so had a drink and then headed down the cliff

to the stone platform where people were sunbathing and there was a

ledge down into the sea. I was too freaked by sea creatures to swim

but Jon eventually jumped in and paddled around for 15 minutes by

the rocks. I did want to but I know the scariest things live by rocks so I

asked Jon if we could try and find the sandy beach I had spotted while

walking around the walls so I could swim in shallow water.

To get there, we had to go outside the castle walls and past the tourist

office and we had to climb some rocks. There were quite a lot of

people on the only sandy spot in Dubrovnik so we sunbathed on a rock

and I tentatively clambered over the pebbles to get to the sea which

was gorgeous. We then played with some crabs and fed them grapes

until we got nice and sunburnt and headed back to our room for some

shade and a much needed shower.

On the way back we remembered an advert we had seen in Korcula

for a smoothie bar called Fresh. It looked good but was not open

there at the time and recommended we try the one in Dubrovnik. Jon

had taken a picture of the map showing where it was and we

happened to pass it on the way back to the room. It is a very funkytravellers bar that serves smoothies, healthy wraps and juices and then

in the evening alcohol. We couldnt resist having a smoothie and the

hummus wrap looked delicious so we shared one absolutely

gorgeous and all that came to 7. www.igotfresh.com


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We headed back to the apartment, showered and both drank on the

balcony this time. We were being photographed by tourists walking

around the city walls as we were the only tourists sitting out (Jon in

sunhat and blanket over his legs to prevent from burning) so must have

looked a sight. We were papped by so many people it prompted my

Where Have I Been site where people exchange holiday pics with

each other in the background.

Neither of us were particularly hungry this evening but we loved those

wraps so much earlier that we decided to go and get another one at

about 8.30pm after quite a few drinks each. We had our wraps and a

few cocktails each and went inside the bar to have a look and ended

up sitting with some travellers and we chatted with them for the rest of

the night 2 Ozzies and an American. We headed back to the room

about 12.30am (Jon had to push me up all the steps as I was quite

drunk!)

11th May

Awake 7.30am. I am sad as its the last day. This country is so beautiful.

We went into town and got presents - Slivovic and honey for variouspeople and some Cherry Brandy for mum and dad. My gifts cost me

22 the shop is lovely but not cheap! After buying gifts we went to

Spaghetteria Toni (which was recommended in our guide) for some

Carbonara. Was okay. Then we headed back to the room to pack and

drink the remainder of our booze. Jons new nickname for me is Tippin

as in tipping over after last night.

We headed out to meet Antonia at the Pile Gate (entrance to

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Apparently cruise ships stop here every Friday so that is a particularly

busy day here. Antonia was late but got us to the airport in half an hour

(3pm) and our flight was 4.40pm. We had the quickest check in,

security etc ever and were sitting in the bar within 15 minutes of setting

foot in the airport if only America was that simple. We sat and drank

(well I did!) and waited and waited...there was no sign of our flight by

5pm. It eventually turned up at 5.30pm apparently there werent

enough planes at Gatwick or something.

In total, I spent about 500 with flights, accommodation and everything

else for 11 days.

We had a nice flight, apart from once we descended into the solid

Grey clouds over London the plane found it difficult to pierce them. I

wish we hadnt. It is miserable as sin here. Take me back to Dubrovnik!

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