Croatia Travel Blog

Britain’s low-cost airline, Flybe, has just announced a new route from Exeter to Dubrovnikto begin in 2008! Every Sunday from 4 May, Exeterians (?) and their neighbours will have the opportunity to fly directly to the “Pearl of the Adriatic” and not pay a fortune for it. Although the fares haven’t yet been announced, Flybe is known for its cheap fares. The flight to Dubrovnikis part of the carrier’s expansion into a number of new destinations which is good news for budget travellers.

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It’s no joke. It’s Caulerpa Racemosa, an invasive subterranean menace that has already devastated parts of the Mediterranean seabed, and is now threatening havoc in the Adriatic, including the incomparable Croatian islands.  Picture a creeping green carpet of slime that replaces mollusks, coral, sea flora and everything else on the seabed.

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Croatia’s National Tourist Board director made it official. Quality, not quantity is the future of tourism in Croatia, explained Nico Bulic at the World Travel Market this week. “Tourists can come here and see how people live traditionally, how they produce food, fish, harvest olives and grapes. We want to put that in to the tourism offering.” Mr. Bulic noted that with 11 million tourists a year pouring into Croatia, the country is near a saturation point. ““We don’t want mass tourism. We want quality over quantity.””

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This issue (November 2007) of Islands magazine features an enticing article on remote Vis Island, giving the island a well-deserved boost of publicity. Writer Jeff Greenwald started his Croatia island journey on better-known Korcula Island, staying in the Hotel Korcula. After listening to local tales of the Marco Polo-Korcula connection (islanders are convinced the legendary explorer was born in Korcula Town) the writer heads out to farther shores, that is, Vis Island.

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Now that visitors have returned home, it’s facelift time for Croatia’s hotels. Renovations, reconstructions, additions and improvements are underway in time for the 2008 season. Here’s the rundown: Continue Reading »

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The invisible force field that draws the sleek & chic to Hvar Town, has left the rest of Hvar Island in delightful semi-obscurity. A recent article in the Toronto Star discusses the village of Humac on Hvar Island, reached by a scary mountain road weaving precariously over the cliffs. Fortunately, the article inaccurately describes this road as “the main thoroughfare on this 68-kilometre-long island”. No. The main thoroughfare is a modern, inland road that connects Hvar Town, Stari Grad and Jelsa. I suppose that if you’re living in Humac though, that mountain road counts as a thoroughfare.

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