Opinion
Forget Croatia, welcome to Monte Croatia!
Jul 06,
2019
341
A name, or an identity, is an extremely powerful thing. Sometimes just one name, or one description, is enough for people to make up their minds whether they like it…
Statehood day or Independence Day - Patriot Games in Croatia
Jun 29,
2019
402
“It’s another public holiday tomorrow isn’t it?” I questioned the friend opposite me in the café bar. “Yes, but I really don’t know what for….is it anti-fascism day, or something…
Taking the laid back Dalmatian lifestyle to a new extreme – life in the Dubrovnik slow lane
Jun 22,
2019
466
An old colleague where I used to work in London was full of these strange and seemingly senseless phrases. He literally had a phrase for every situation, every eventuality. I…
Did I sleepwalk into Jean-Claude Juncker's bedroom?
Jun 15,
2019
556
This column could well be entitled “How I discovered I was a sleepwalker,” or even “Is there a ghost in my bedroom.” I recently bought a new mobile phone. I…
Cash is still king - at least in Dubrovnik
Jun 08,
2019
712
“Don’t spend what you haven’t got, cash is the king,” was a phrase my father basically lives his life by, I know because I must have heard it a million…
When Dubrovnik's Plan A gets destroyed by rain
Jun 01,
2019
923
It started off as a novelty, something unheard of before in May, but now the novelty is wearing then fast. What is up with this weather? Rain, rain and more…
You know you're getting on when you receive the dreaded SAGA letter
May 25,
2019
836
“I'm kind of comfortable with getting older because it's better than the other option, which is being dead. So I'll take getting older,” once said the actor George Clooney. This…
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