Scuba Diving in Croatia: Diver Beware!
Yesterday we agreed that today’s the day – we are going scuba diving. There are dive centers up and down the coast, and one is within walking distance of Stara Vila. We have been promising ourselves a diving day here in Croatia,...
Craving Sun and Warmth in Croatia
Vienna to Primošten: 713 kilometres Like seemingly everyone else in Northern Europe, we are craving some sun and warmth, and like seemingly everyone else in Northern Europe, we are heading to Croatia to find it. We are heading to...
Last Day In Primošten
Like the pension in Forster’s “A Room with a View” our little villa keeps changing personalities. We all meet over breakfast and exchange our pleasantries. I find that it is either John or I that make the initial attempt at...
Superstitions: Church Bells and Distant Thunder
Irina and Davor leave very early tomorrow morning so tonight they have invited us all for cake and coffee to celebrate Davor’s birthday. Two different types of cheesecake are served and we all linger over coffee before John and I...
International Guests at Stara Vila
Tuesday, August 3rd, 2004: Primošten, Croatia We meet our fellow guests at the villa over a long and leisurely breakfast in the garden and we truly are an international crowd: Francois and John from Paris (John via the US),...
Lounging on the Dalmatian Coast: Around Primošten, Croatia
Thursday, August 5th, 2004: Primošten, Croatia We awake to rain this morning which forces our courtyard breakfast into Duscha’s kitchen. The cloudy rain blows away around noon and leaves a sunny, warm day. We begin to do a little...
A Day In Split: On the Steps of Diocletian’s Palace
We decide to drive to Split today to see the city, and if we can, to try and update followsummer.com. It has been 8 or 9 days since we updated and I am feeling a little guilty. We have been able to pick up and send email, but...
Traveling on a Whim and Without Direction
We have no certain travel strategy for the next few days other than a very rough plan that brings us to Trieste, Italy and our flight to London on August 18th. I realize that this puts some additional and undue stress on our...