Not so much Groundhog Day happening today... For a start we are on the 3rd floor of a 700 year old building within the walls of the very old, Old Town part of Split, the windows are small with shutters and I think that this was built loooong before sea-facing balconies were invented (at least in the 'subject to attack' port of Split).That said, our 1-bedroom apartment is fabulous with a large and smaller bed (thanks JJ for letting me sprawl out last night...

I know this sounds boring, but it was another Groundhog Day start to our last day in Dubrovnik - ie it was stunning. I got up early and set my office for a couple hours on the balcony and watched the sun come up (see pic). That done we started packing up in preparation for leaving behind the lovely Dubrovnik and after a hearty breakfast set out for our drive to Split via Mostar. But as we packed the car I noticed the equipment in the boot (see pic) and hoped that...

It's a bit like Groundhog Day here in sunn filled and sparkling Dubrovnik. Being Mother's Day we treated ourselves with a bit of a lie in, getting up to date with emails before thinking about preparing for the day and breakfasting. A big thank you to JJ for a cuppa delivered to me befor I got up (no tea making facilities in the room - she is a magician!). There are noticeably less people in the hotel today and no pushing and shoving at breakfast - but the...

After sleeping like the proverbial log, I woke to a spectacular Croatian day delivering bright sunshine and a sparkling Adriatic out the window. Breakfast is included in the tariff here at Hotel Vis (but wait till later in today's blog when it has a name change to Fawlty on the Adriatic!) so it was an invitation to fuel up and head out to enjoy the sights and crowds, and to find out a bit more about the charming Dubrovnik. The well positioned bus stop right o...

Sleeping in a soft, horizontal bed with sheets and pillows is fabulous, and when travelling, if you can't do that in the pointy end of a plane while moving fast, a long way up, then the next best thing is to do it is an hotel! And I thoroughly enjoyed my sleep last night (after devotedly staying awake to do yesterday's blog - including twice nearly falling off the couch while taking a nano-nap), with the added bonus that despite the quick trip over withou...