Smooth smooth tunes

California Dreaming - Bossa Nova Style

We went to a very cute wine bar in Dubrovnik. All the great wine were from Croatia. We tasted sweet dessert wines (blackberry and cherry, mmm yammy!) and listened smooth tunes by Bossa Nova. Life was pretty sweet at that moment. ;)

Dubrovnik

This is the most famous travel destination in Croatia; Dubrovnik. It is old, beautiful, interesting, walkable, compact, slippery when raining and spooky when storming. It is best in the early morning light before it is occupied by the tourists from the enormous cruise ships. It is the most annoying in the heat of the midday when it is too crowded (some of the cruise tourists have teamed up wearing the same color shirt!). It is the most gorgeous in the evening, in the light of the countless lanterns.

Note: there was  two Tommy Hilfiger shops in the small old town. The majority of the tourists from the cruise ships are from America, so is Tommy Hilfiger. Why would you travel to the another side of the globe to buy the exactly same stuff that is made (well not actually made, but designed at least, I hope) in your own country? At least there isn't ANY McDonalds restaurants in there, nor do I remember seeing them anywhere in Croatia: hooray!

Sunnies Dsquarded2, Dress Mink Pink

Vela Luka

Our next stop was on the Korcula island, just a three hour ferry drive away from Split. Vela Luka is a tiny sleepy town on the west coast of the small island. The locals say that it is very busy during the tourist season, but luckily for us the season had just finished. I, even though I often am one, don't like tourists. I prefer to go off the beaten track (but in some remote parts of Croatia it is not advisable because of the old land mines).

Anyways, on Vela Luka we did some scuba diving (good sealife!), ate well (good seafood!), made new friends, walked and walked. We went to see a cave, just 3,5 kilometres away from the town. We took the wrong turn at some point and ended up to walk about 20 kilometres (half of it was a steep uphill). When we got to the cave it was closed (!!). Where the route to the cave begins there is a sign with all the information about the cave except it's opening hours. Who would have thought it can be closed; it is a cave after all! So, we climbed over the high gate and explored the cave on our own.

I really liked Vela Luka and it was good to have a quiet few days between the two bigger cities. I also do recommend diving in Croatia; it was enjoyable (saw few eels, a starfish, a nudibranch), not as good as in the tropical waters, but good. :)

p.s. I fell in love with the most cutest yellow car ever. 

top Monki, sunnies Dsquarded2 and Zara, shorts Topshop, hat Miquel Gunha, top with the long sleeves from Split, espadrilles ?, necklace Tomas Sabo and Kaipaus, bracelet Beso Helsinki, bags Coccinelle and Missqa ;)

Split

Off we went to the sunny Dalmatian coast a week ago. We flew to Split which turned out to be my very favorite city in Croatia. Split (the old town mainly) is a compact size city; very old (say 2000 years at least), full of well maintained old buildings, cute little shops, good restaurants and cool bars and clubs. So whats not to like? And I have to say one huge, huge advantage is that there is no must-see sights (like Eiffel Tower in Paris, pyramides in Egypt), so you can just wander aimlessly around in the city and enjoy it as it is. Don't get me wrong: I like to see the popular stuff, but sometimes it is very nice just chill out in the new city.

Split as I experienced it

p.s. siellä se rakas Moimoi barcelona -laukku taas seikkailee! ;)