Island News
All the latest news from Hvar
Official Tourist Board Promotion: Hvar is a Mundane Tourist Destination
Ah language. It is a thing that can unite, a thing that can divide. And a thing where it is ...
Saturday Night Fever: Live Tamburasi at Artichoke in Jelsa
Where to find winter fun on the island of Hvar? With many places closed, much of the entertainment is privately ...
And Now Hvar Culture Invades Venice: Fishermen’s Conversations at Venice Arthouse Film Week
For centuries they came from Venice to Hvar, imposing their rule, traditions and culture, the marks of which are still ...
Useless Lists About Hvar: 9 Facts to Impress Your Mates
Lists, lists, lists. The Internet is full of them. The 5 best, the 10 not to miss, the 20 before ...
Learning Croatian: Dalmatia’s Finest (and Shortest) Conversation
A few years ago I was standing in a long queue at the bank in Jelsa (not for the first, ...
An Historic Day: The End of Christmas and a Chat with Jelsa’s new Tourist Board Director
The last time I blogged about having a coffee on the main square in Jelsa, it was one of the ...
Kratke Rukave: Why Short Sleeves in the Bura is Best
I love the bura, that piercing northern wind that seems to send every local running for cover and hiding in ...
Why Does Hvar Have No Official Tourist Promo Video?
I was asked an interesting question by an international journalist at the weekend, the latest one I am helping arrange ...
NK Jelsa Wins the 7th Memorial Tournament Petar Cripovic
I had a wonderful day today. Three generations of girls, me, my daughter and my mother having a day for ...
Real Dalmatian Men Wear Blankets, and a Local Adopts British Winter Style
BIG article on this morning’s reforestation initiative high in the hills above Svirce this morning coming soon, but with some ...
