CROATIA

LONG DRIVE THERE BY CAR FROM UMBRIA THROUGH ISTRIA AS FAR AS PRIMOSTEN AND SIBENIK. UNFORTUNATELY THERE ARE NO SANDY BEACHES, BUT THE SEA IS ACCESSIBLE IN MANY PLACES ALONG THE COASTAL ROAD. YOU NEED A MATTRESS SO YOU DON'T BREAK YOUR BACK ON THE ROCKS AND AN UMBRELLA SO YOU DON'T GET BURNT BY THE SUN! WORTH SEEING: THE LITTLE PENINSULA OF PRIMOSTEN (A PINE WOOD SURROUNDED BY THE BLUE SEA); THE KRKA WATERFALLS IN THE NATIONAL PARK OF THE SAME NAME, WHERE THE FOOTPATH FOLLOWS THE COURSE OF THE RIVER THAT EMPTIES INTO THE SPECTACULAR FALLS.