Author Archives: Paul Cronk
Into Montenegro
A lengthy border crossing took us into Montenegro and the warm water fjord at the north end of its coastline. The coast is broken by a narrow inlet which opens into a lake, and then that lake has a narrower inlet into a second hidden lake. The first is surrounded by scrubby mountains while the … Continue reading
Dubrovnik
Highlight of this place is walking around the walls (albeit at £9). I can’t remember seeing such a perfectly walled town containing a strict panorama of terracotta roofs and gothic civic buildings. The fortifications are massive; you feel humbled walking alongside them and impressed as they grow high above the rocky coastline. Each of the … Continue reading
Eating
The food menus here (Dubrovnik) have been repetitive and a bit pricey. We’ve wandered around in vain. First night we found a place high up in Dubrovnik grilling meats – sausages, pork, chicken, meat balls – OK but it’s quantity before quality. About £20 for the platter to share. Lunchtime today by the harbour we … Continue reading
Weather fronts
The weather may have been nice in the UK over the holiday weekends but there have been a couple of fronts steaming across the Mediterranean over the last few days bringing strong winds to Tunisia, southern Italy and the Adriatic coast. Hopefully they should clear soon.
Y2K
I’ve just noticed that the Albania air traffic control still has an active NOTAM (notice to aviators) about the millenium bug. It basically instructs us to use the phone if things go wrong. But they seem to have issued this in September 2000: TIRANA ACC NOTIFIES THE ALTERNATE MEANS OF COMM IN RESPECT OF Y2K … Continue reading