Ladies from all over the globe, who had a privilege to be on the cover of the cult magazine Playboy, are saying goodbye to Hugh Hefner.

Among so many beautiful women, the most popular magazine for men once featured a girl from Croatia, actually the city of Zadar, a home of the pin up model Ana Perduv.

‘’They published a short story about me, my tattoos, a unique dress style etc. When the magazine offered me an interview, I was honoured. Playboy is a classic, whose cover featured numerous stunning women as well as my role models such as Marilyn Monroe and Dita Von Teese. I am deeply honoured to be part of that history and I hope that my photo will be on the magazine’s cover soon’’, commented Perduv.

After the great success of Croatian smart benches on world markets, the country has presented one more green invention.

The city of Rijeka has become a home of a smart parasol presented by a local innovator Sasa Muscet and set up on the famous city’s promenade Korzo.

The smart parasol with solar panels is a design innovation because the shape of a parasol was added a new function. It is a metal construction in the form and purpose of a parasol with solar panels that charge the accumulator that provides electric power for charging mobile devices, primarily cell phones.

The parasol construction was designed to be protected against stealing, and it is relatively easy to install and transport.

This smart invention can be set up independently on beaches, excursion spots and other similar places, as well as on open public areas such as walkways, squares etc. along with smart benches and form a kind of solar park.

The possibilities of use are almost limitless because the functionality and use of a smart parasol does not require the connection to the power grid due to the solar energy accumulated by solar panels.

It is interesting to note that the 57-year-old innovator Sasa Muscet won a gold medal for his successful performance at the 41st Croatian International Innovation Fair INOVA 2016 and was selected for Best Innovation in Tourism among 450 innovations from 22 countries.

Today will probably be a busy day in Dubrovnik, according to the cruisers schedule published on the official page of Port Dubrovnik. This Friday is marked with red colour, which means that over 7500 passengers are expected.

According to the schedule, five cruise ships will arrive to Dubrovnik – Mein Schiff 2, Costa Luminosa, Star Pride, Azamara Quest and MSC Poesia. All the cruise ships are coming through the morning and three of them will stay until night hours. Costa Luminosa is supposed to leave at 1 pm, while MSC Poesia will leave at 4:30 pm.

During the days like this, it’s normal to expect traffic jams and big crowds in the Old City. If you are visiting Dubrovnik or living here, try to prepare as much as you can – and by preparing we mean try to be as calm as you can or avoid the crowds.

Good thing is that by the end of the year there is just one more red cruiser day. It will be next month, on October 13th. And don’t worry, it’s not Friday 13th – it’s Monday.

After the recent arrival of Andy Garcia, another famous actor joined the film crew of the ‘’Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again’’ on the island of Vis.

The Irish actor Pierce Brosnan well known for his role as the secret service agent of her Majesty, arrived from London to Split Airport accompanied by his wife Keely Shaye Smith and several members of the film production team.

With his elegant posture, irresistible smile and nice friendly approach, Brosnan absolutely enchanted Split and confirmed all the rumours about him; that he is down to earth kind of person and a true gentleman.

Brosnan spent only couple of minutes on the airport until his ride arrived that took him and his company to the port where they embarked on the boat and headed for Vis to join the rest of the film crew.

The Municipality of Konavle will have special attraction within the Archaeological Museum in Pridvorje, which will allow visitors to ‘’dive’’ into the depths of the sea and observe archaeological sites that are located there. This interesting project is planned to be completed by 2019 and will be made in co-operation with Italy and Greece.

The underwater archaeological sites in Cavtat, the Italian sites Baiae and Capo Rizuto, and the underwater museums in the Sporades of Greece, have agreed on the collaboration.

First, special cameras will record the underwater archaeological sites. Then with Virtual diving system, 3D visualization, 360 degrees video player, 3D video monitors and interactive touch screens it will be enabled for the visitors to ‘’dive’’ into the depths of the sea without any danger – from the safety of museum. They will get a chance to interactively explore the rich underwater archaeological site near Cavtat.

A new survey shows that the Czech Republic is the unhealthiest country in the world, however, devastating data shows that Croatia is not lagging far behind.

Data obtained from the World Health Organization, the CIA World Factbook and the World Lung Association show that Eastern Europe is the unhealthiest region in the world, with 9 of the top 10 places on the list occupied by countries in the territory.

Out of 179 world countries where the survey was conducted, Croatia placed as the 7th on the list of the unhealthiest countries around the globe. Worse than Croatia are Russia, Slovenia, Belarus, Slovakia and Hungary, whilst Lithuania and the United States shared the 10th place on the list.

Criteria taken into consideration for the survey are alcohol consumption per capita per year, tobacco consumption per person per year and obesity prevalence within population. Astounding results show that on the average every person in the Czech Republic drinks 13,7 litres of alcohol a year, whilst Russia has the highest number of smokers.

Interestingly, the obesity problem is most observed in Oceania with small Pacific islands being home to some of the most obese populations on the planet. On the other hand, according to all three criteria, the world’s healthiest country is Afghanistan, followed by Guinea, Niger, Nepal, DR Congo, Eritrea, Malawi, Somalia, Mozambique and Ethiopia.

James Bond will be filming in Dubrovnik next January. According to a report in Jutarnji List the most famous British spy will be filming the latest 007 movie in Dubrovnik at the beginning of 2018 and from sources the scenes could be spectacular.

Daniel Craig will film the 25th Bond movie in Dubrovnik with a host of expensive cars, encounters with old acquaintances from previous films and a near escape from drowning. It is expected that Croatia will earn millions from the upcoming movie not to mention the added publicity and future fan based tourism.

According to a source the locations for the Bond movie are still under negotiation, although Dubrovnik is touted as the only location in Croatia.

Over the past few years Croatia, especially Dalmatia, has been the set of numerous Hollywood blockbusters and hit-series. Star Wars is set to hit the screens this winter, also the latest History Channel series Knightfall will premiere in December and then in the spring of 2018 the Leonardo Di Caprio produced Robin Hood: Origins will be broadcast. All of these A-line productions were partially recorded in Dubrovnik. And not to mention the final season of Game of Thrones which will begin filming soon and is rumoured to “heavily” feature Dubrovnik. The addition of the most famous spy franchise in the world adds another huge production on Dubrovnik’s already impressive list.

Just the Game of Thrones series has earned millions of Euros for the city and the country. The Zagreb Institute of Economics announced in July that just the tourism excursions based around the series inspired by George R. R. Martin's literary series "Ice and Fire" had earned around 130 million Euros.

Taron Egerton filming Robin Hood in Dubrovnik - Ivana Smilovic 

The financial benefits of Robin Hood were estimated to be between 40 and 60 million Kunas during a recording that lasted for only two weeks.

And James Bond could well eclipse Robin Hood and even push Game of Thrones. The last Bond “Spectre” movie had a budget of $300 million and estimates suggest that filming in Dubrovnik could cost between four and six million Kuna per day. Once further details are revealed about the size of the production in Dubrovnik and the locations required a better estimate on the budget, and potential earnings for Croatia, can be made.

These details might take some time to come out as it appears the production company are still annoyed at the former mayor of Dubrovnik, Andro Vlahusic, for announcing that Bond was to use Dubrovnik as a location.

In the new movie Daniel Craig pitted against a blind but ingenious villain in the background of a criminal organization called the Union. The screenwriters announced that it would be a brilliant continuation of the highly successful "Spectre", based on Raymond Benson's "Never Dream of Dying" and is entitled "Shatterhand".

The main producer of "Bond" Barbara Broccoli is working hard to re-engage the talents of Adele for the title track of the new sequel.

And apart from Dubrovnik the new Bond movie will be filmed on location in France and Japan.

The sea water of the Dubrovnik – Neretva County have been tested for the ninth time this summer season to make sure they comply with the Program for the Determination of Sea Quality.

From the 14th to the 22nd of September the 116 beaches of the county were tested and 115 passed the testing whilst only the beach in Mlini failed due to “short term” pollution. Additional samples of the bathing water in Mlini were taken on the 16th, 18th and 19th of September and a control sample on the 22nd of September after which the Mlini sea water was passed.

Out of a total of 116 beaches the sea water at 113 beaches was rated as a sea of outstanding quality. On the Srebreno beaches in Župa dubrovačka and Okuklje on the island of Mljet the sea was of good quality, while the sea on the beach in Ston was of satisfactory quality.