Friday 27 August 2010

Last holiday of summer.



Traveller and some friends are off to the land of rarebit, sheep and stunning scenery for the bank holiday weekend...

At a mere 5 or so hours away from the heart of London is the lovely country of Wales and it's beautiful Pembrokeshire coast where T is going to swim, eat cheese, drink wine...and perhaps visit a castle or two...

T hopes for sunshine and warmth... but may end up swimming in a full-length wet-suit!
Can't wait!

Enjoy your weekend!


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Thursday 19 August 2010

Rocking the scooter.

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One of the best days in Croatia was spent on a tiny little island called Mijet.

We hired scooters and spent hours careening around the roads and swimming at a secluded beach.

Heaven.


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This is Traveller's very first home-made video - using a very small amount of footage! Please humour her!

Thursday 12 August 2010

A Spaniard, a knife and a bobby pin: Tales from a Croatian hostel

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For those who have been reading this blog for a little while, you'll know that Croatia hosted Traveller's first hostel experience; can scarcely call herself a 'traveller' can she?

It must be said that Traveller was pretty darn nervous in the beginning.

She must have checked her passport, her wallet, her bag and her keys every few seconds for her entire first day in Croatia.
{she became a little lax after that!}

Her first night in the hostel bed, however, was actually the best night's sleep she'd had in ages. With the locker key nursed under her pillow along with her passport, she slept like a baby! And the hostel was clean, sunny and filled with like-minded, happy travellers. Nothing to be nervous about.

She does, however, have one story to share.

T stayed one more night in a hostel in Split at the end of her sailing trip.
She checked in, locked her bag in a locker and raced to hang out with friends from her sailing trip. They went out that night and Traveller didn't arrive back at the hostel till 2:30am.

The hostel was dark and everyone was asleep so T crept in and spilled out the contents of her bag in search of her locker key.

Inside were her camera, her cash, her lip gloss.... but nothing else.
The key was gone!
Traveller started to panic.

Inside the locker were her passport, her airplane ticket and all her clothes!
She had to leave at 7:30am to catch a flight back to London.
The hostel was officially shut until 8am!
Traveller's heart sank as she realised the enormity of the situation.

She then began to creep around the hostel in search of another key. She found one but, of course, it didn't fit.
{wouldn't be great security if it did, right?}

In her travels, she came across another lady who was also awake.
The traveller was Spanish and didn't speak much English.
Traveller commenced a game of charades with the woman wherein she attempted to communicate her woes. The Spaniard quickly understood and Traveller mimed asking her if she had a bobby pin.

Miraculously, she quickly went and found one.
She then took T on a tour of the kitchen where they found a knife.

Traveller began walking around the hostel with a knife in hand while the Spaniard carried the bobby pin. T's sure this would have been a scary sight for any unsuspecting, sleepy hostel sleepers.

T {having never cracked a lock in her life} had a quick try, with no avail.
The Spaniard quickly motioned for Traveller to step aside and, with a few swift movements, she ran the knife down the inside of the locker and tweaked the lock with the bobby pin and boom, the locker was open!

Traveller jumped up and hugged the Spaniard with all her might and then proceeded to skip around declaring her love for her!

The Spaniard looked Traveller right in the eye and motioned her index finger to her lips and said, 'Shhhh'.

Traveller slept with her knapsack around her arms that night.

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Wednesday 11 August 2010

Favourite.

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Dubrovnik was Traveller's most favourite place in Croatia.

Firstly, it is stunningly beautiful.

Secondly, there is a gorgeous bay where you can swim in crystal clear water.

Thirdly, they have a wall that you can walk around and see the entire city.

And finally...

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...they have a bar where they serve you drinks out of sandcastle buckets!

Winner!

Tuesday 10 August 2010

Sailing Croatia.

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One of the most customary ways for Aussies {and other antipodeans} in London to see Croatia is to sail it.

There are a plethora of sailing tours going all along the coastline and it is a fantastic way to spend your summer. The weather is perfect, the food is amazing and there are so many beautiful places to see.

Traveller had the best time.

Some of the best moments of her eight day trip were spent on the Travel Talk boat sunbathing, swimming, hanging out, jumping off the boat and even learning how to play chess.

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T had never been on a tour before and was a little hesitant as to how it would go but there was definitely nothing to worry about.

While the other travellers all came from different backgrounds and walks of life, everyone was there to enjoy themselves, see Croatia and make some new friends.

A definite European must-do.

Monday 9 August 2010

The Challenge Update

Unbelievably, after ten days in Croatia, this is the one photo of Traveller with an ice-cream.

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Everyday, T enjoyed one beautiful ice-cream. In Croatia, they even had twix and snickers flavoured gelato and boy, they were delicious!

However, T has a confession to make.

On the last day in Split, T somehow didn't consume any ice-cream.
And for anyone who has been to Split, you'll know this isn't an easy task; there is an ice-cream shop on every corner!
I guess Traveller will just have to go back and complete the challenge!

More posts to come - Croatia was absolutely phenomenally gorgeous.

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