Lesson number 6
No matter how glamorous or exotic lounging on the beach in Croatia may sound, the end result will be the same....one very sunburned Kate and Tom.
We have been in Croatia now for 3 days and it is fantastic! The people are friendly, the scenery is amazing and we are getting the best nights sleep thanks to readily available cheap accommodation! Whenever you arrive to an airport, bus depot, marina, there are a dozen or so people who will come up to you and ask if you need accommodations. So for about 15 euros per person per night (pennies compared to Italy!)Tom and I have been in fully private, clean and quiet apartments. It is beyond amazing to not be woken up by
a) a deflated air mattress
b) the traffic from the highway behind your tent
c) the crazy person in the next bunk who wont stop snoring! (ok, it´s Tom, that one I cannot seem to escape)
Fantastic!
The one thing we are quickly realizing, is that aside from accommodations, Croatia is not that cheap! The food, wine, sightseeing trips are pretty much on par if not slightly higher than Italy. And the shopping, so sad, but it is also much more expensive. A watch I bought in Italy for 2 Euros is 10 here. So I guess I will have to curb my shopping, which is probably a good thing because I don´t think Tom´s bag can hold much more ;)
We are on Hvar Island right now and are off to another island tomorrow, not sure which one yet. So far it has been far easier to find internet here than in Italy so I will write again soon...you lucky reader you.
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