PS Travel Diaries: Croatia

And we’re back with our favourite PS –Travel diary series! Wouldn’t you love if we almost transported you to Croatia and walked you through our most recommended places? This prolonged post below does exactly that! We love writing about places we’ve travelled to (as you might have already noticed) and virtually transporting our readers to where we’ve been and how we’ve seen it. We will be delving into the realm that dates back to the fourth century AD.

So here goes, we’re going to throw back to the ground we covered in Croatia and hurl in our recommendations too! While we’re delighted to write this post, we hope you’re excited to read it too! :)

We began exploring Split, a charming Mediterranean city dating back to the fourth century. Its history and juxtaposition of various influences, makes it truly breath taking and we surely give it our PS seal of approval! Absorb the alluring old town by strolling through it; soak in all its magic. The pier too, is beautiful. Gazing at the magnificent blue waters in the distance is a mesmerising feeling. How we wish we could rewind to those blues instead of trying to chase our Monday blues away! Soon we found ourselves walking toward the tourist office at the very end of the main street, where we booked ALLLLL the tours in a state of sheer zeal. Might I add here though, they were all quite splendid.

Close to Split is the KRKA National park famous for its seven waterfalls. Being over crowded suggests that it certainly qualifies as a hot tourist attraction. Although, we must caution you here, the walk to it is long, slow and has a single pathway. Plitvice is another national park in close proximity, noted for its terraced lakes that are linked by several waterfalls. A destination we fancied and were longing to visit, but woefully were unable to.

Still soaking in on all the beauty, our heads filled with natural scapes and blue waters, we got back to an island connected to the mainland. Trogir, is another delightful preserved old town, with endearing, meandering little streets, shops and restaurants. A town known for its whisk of Renaissance, Baroque and Romanesque architecture. We’d advocate visiting this quaint town as a day trip along with the KRKA national park.

Writing about the next exploration, the five island and blue cave tour, takes our memories back in time and we can’t help but reminiscence about those sublime, tranquil moments spent amidst the fifty shades of blue, a palette of tones that still inspires us. The blue cave tour takes you to the Vis islands an island off the Adriatic sea, where part of the ancient city walls still remain, and you can absolutely explore the underwater world, snorkel or dive. If you’re not such a water baby you can even choose to stay on the boat. The surrounding islands are also magical and if you’re fortunate enough, you’ll be able to spot dolphins gliding through the waves. The blue cave, a unique natural phenomenon, is the highlight of the expedition. This tour concludes in Hvar, another Croatian island that has a similar flavour as the rest of the islands, featuring secluded beaches and its nightlife. If you’re in the mood to party or feel like going bananas, an island called the Carpe Diem beach is the place you should make your way to.

Whether you’re seeking stillness and peace or want to ride the party train around Split’s Archipelago, you can craft it all. We can safely say you’re going to leave rejuvenated and drift into a daydream of Croatia (once you return) that will always remain in the repertoire of your memory. Alright, we’ve got to jolt ourselves and get back to reality. Ciao until we write our next blog post!

PS ~ unexpectedly, we bumped into a manager in Split whose restaurant recommendations were spot on! So here goes . .