Sveti Stefan, Montenegro

By Jasmine

We have been in Sveti Stefan for 4 days now and tomorrow we go home. We had a bit of a shock when we arrived here. We had a swimming pool!

On the first night we went to a really nice restaurant called Famelja Kentera. They did amazing soufflés! In fact it was so nice there that we went again another two times. However, last night there was a really posh German family that were being really rude (and ridiculous). The man was complaining that "the wine is so hot it's burning my fingers". He also kept demanding "more ice, more ice". They made so much of a fuss that, at one point, there were 5 waiters hovering around their table. Another palaver!

On the third day we went to the beach where a budgie appeared, flew onto my head and stayed with us for the next 10 minutes. 

There are some really posh places in Sveti Stefan, such as the Aman resort which is actually on the Sveti Stefan island. Just to use the sunbeds for the day,  you have to pay 75€! Yes....75€!

I am quite sad to be going home tomorrow but I am looking forward to seeing family and friends. 

You can see a time lapse video of the Sveti Stefan sunset by clicking on the link below:

http://youtu.be/rhbCh9wYDGM

Kotor, Montenegro

By Isabella

We are in Kotor. The hotel here is very nice - but not at night time! I think it is a bit like Dubrovnik and the old town at Herceg Novi. There are lots of shops and tiny streets that you can get lost in. 

We only went to the beach once as we quite enjoyed staying in the old town and wandering around. Plus the beach wasn't amazing like some of the places we've been. 

At last we have decent wifi and a luxurious hotel! Not only that, but we can dance in our room until 2am to stupid techno music coming from the old town pub below us. 

Herceg Novi, Montenegro

By Isabella

Today we went on a boat trip to the blue grotto and Zacinje beach. When we got to the beach we swam for a bit then got a boat to the blue grotto. I loved the blue cave it was a really big and the boat sailed into it. They called it a grotto with bright blue water. We thought the colour of the water was teal. Before jumping in from the boat, you had to make a wish and jump in it was really fun! 

That evening we walked to Herceg Novi, which took about 40 minutes. When we were in the town we walked around for a while then found a nice burger place where you you sat on the port and ate the burgers sitting on a massive anchor. 

After dinner we went to the town square and had a look around the shops. We saw some ladies singing classical music. Dad took some photos then we had another drink and ice cream. I had a banana split and Jasmine had a Sports Cup (which is ice cream and fruit) then we got a taxi back to our Hotel. 

Mljet, Croatia

By Jasmine

We had to wake up early on our last day in Lumbarda to get the bus to Korčula Town. This is where we got the catamaran to our next destination; Mljet. 

As we entered the catamaran you could feel the waft of air conditioning......aaahh lovely! This journey was quite short and less than 45 minutes later, we arrived at the tiny port in Pomena on Mljet island. 

On arrival at our accommodation, the friendly girl, Josepina, explained that there had been a mix up with the rooms and that the previous guests were refusing to leave until tomorrow. This meant we had to stay in different rooms with dad sleeping on his own in a different hotel. They did give us a free meal though! What a palaver!

Mljet has a beautiful National Park which we visited on our second day. It has 2 lakes and we decided to set up between the two. There was a small channel that connected the two lakes Which was really strange as it had a strong current from one lake to the next. We had great fun swimming as fast as we could with the current and then trying to swim against the current and back to the other lake. The amazing thing was that halfway through the day the direction of the current changed!

Later in the afternoon we hired mountain bikes and cycled around the bigger lake (11km). To complete the lap, we had to take a water taxi with our bikes. In total there were eleven people and ten bikes on a tiny boat. At the end of the ride, we we were exhausted. 

Later we got a boat to a tiny island on the lake which had a monastery on it. We were the only people on the boat so the driver let us have a go:

Mljet is a lovely island. Tomorrow we are off again.... to Montenegro!