Croatia

A long weekend in Zadar Zadar is a much smaller version of Dubrovnik. It does not have the drama of the bustling walled city further south but also doesn’t have the crowds or massively overinflated prices. It’s a great destination for a weekend if you fancy a little culture, sun, …

I’m not sure Zagreb has really appeared on the radar of many Brits travelling to Croatia. There’s few flights from the UK and it doesn’t have the notoriety of Prague or Budapest. However this city, like Bratislava, really should be on your bucket list. Its compact old town is pretty …

We manoeuvre our kayaks from the choppy waters of the island’s rocky coastline into a dark hole hewn from the cliff face. The channel narrows and there is barely enough space to paddle. We pull ourselves along the rocks and through a tiny gap, marginally wider than our kayaks. It …

As we cross the border from Dubrovnik en route to Kotor, we cannot help noticing that there is a huge line of traffic coming the other way. Our hearts sink as we need to reverse our journey in just a few days. I do not relish the possibility of hours …

Croatia and Montenegro have been on my bucket list for some time. Given the recent troubles in the Middle East, and the continued upheaval at British Airways, our upcoming flights to Qatar were cancelled, so I jumped at the chance to book some last minute flights. I paid £528 for …