Opinion

Fix it or throw it away - how my father taught me to think before Google

Sep 22, 2018

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Are we living in a “fix it” or “throw it” world? Do we even bother to try and fix things anymore? Is it even worth the time to try and…

Opinion

If you are not part of the solution then you are part of the problem – all you need is love

Sep 15, 2018

589

- Dubrovnik is still Dubrovnik, this is Ragusa, it is an entirely cohesive, architectural brilliant, city state and always will be. There is nothing like this city anywhere in Europe.…

Opinion

We need the Dubrovnik Forum like a hole in the head!

Sep 08, 2018

647

“You alright there you lot a little bit warm,” I joked with the policeman as he struggled to find some shade. “I could really do with a cold beer…but I’m…

Opinion

Hard work alone doesn’t bring success, but without it you are dead in the water

Sep 01, 2018

530

“You can have the best idea in the world but without realisation you have absolutely nothing,” commented the Australian businessman in front of me in the busy Dubrovnik café bar.…

Opinion

Dubrovnik's tourism dilemma - you reap what you sow

Aug 25, 2018

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“Has Tourism Killed Dubrovnik?” was the headline that caught not just my attention but the attention of most the city this week. It seems in recent years that we can’t…

Opinion

Watch out Captain Nemo there is a new monster in the depths

Aug 18, 2018

516

“It may not look very elegant but it’s a lot of fun,” yelled my English friend from the beach as my wife and I approached. He appeared from the sea…

Opinion

My name is Mark Thomas and I am a nudist

Aug 11, 2018

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I think I might be turning into a nudist. It is ever so liberating. The cool air rushing over every part of your body. Uninhibited by clothes. As naked as…