By Jess Williamson on
10/24/2010 10:57 PM
 Well Dave has been at me to write something for the blog, so finally I have got around to writing it.
After I recovered from my terrible hangover (note to self... never go round for round with the guys again) we headed to Split. Again as Dave said in his post the weather has been a little unpredictable!! Beautiful when we are stuck on the bus, then raining as soon as we step foot on land. I have now learnt the London art of taking an umbrella everywhere you go.
Split is a large port city and like Dubrovnik has a beautiful 'old town' of endless alley ways, which unfortunately for Dave, has numerous lovely boutiques. Pity I cant fit anything more into my bags, otherwise I could have had a lot of fun. Dave made the silly mistake of seeing a burger joint he had been craving for the last two days, and then...
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By David Press on
10/23/2010 9:41 AM
As you know from our last blog, the weather in Dubrovnik hasn't treated us all that well. Despite this we've still be able to get out and see the normal sights and even chose to go for a nice run (not sure nice is the correct word given how many hills are in the region) despite the rain. We chose to stay on a couple of nights and catch up with some friends from home (Cat, Vonny, Laura and Ryan). The other crew were staying in the old town at the “Old Town Hostel” which is a fantastic hostel run by an American/Croatian dual citizen who has renovated a property he has owned for a number of years. He is young, friendly and very laid back, which shows through in good service and a relaxed atmosphere. His future plans for the hostel will ensure it only gets better and is certainly a place...
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By David Press on
10/15/2010 3:27 PM
 Having been blessed by a week of amazing weather in London, we arrived in Dubrovnik (Croatia) to the sight of grey skies and the threat of rain for the first time on our trip. It took only 24 hours for the rain to appear and dampen our party (ha ha see what I did there?) Thankfully it is still anywhere between 16 and 20 odd degrees even when raining at this time of the year, so we aren't complaining too much.
Dubrovnik certainly lives up to the hype in terms of geographical beauty. The coastal city is hundreds of years old and has long been a holiday destination for Europeans (even the Roman Empire enjoyed the area), but it also has a chequered history of conflict, being remembered infamously for the attack on the city by the Yugoslav Navy and Army in the early nineties. We have had running history lessons from our hostel owners and also a highly educated history boffin from the UK who was staying with us, so we need not buy any books on the matter. The attack and continuous bombing of the UNESCO Heritage Listed “Old City” was a tragedy of the conflict and still pulls at the heart strings of locals and visitors alike. Thankfully the “Old Town” has been almost completely rebuilt back to near original beauty. We came across an older Croatian lady who appeared to be visiting the Old Town for the first time since the conflict. Her emotional state as she walked the walls surrounding the city was something we found quite moving. We are incredibly lucky to have grown up where we did with conflict and wars being something we see on TV and read in the papers. ...
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