[20/05/2008] Badija have always been my favorite excursion place. It is a small island next to Korčula with beautiful beaches and rich nature. And when I say small, I mean really small - only 1 sq km. The name Badija (pronounced as 'Badiya") originates from the Latin name "abbatial" which means "abbey". The first thing you see when you approach the island is 14th century Franciscan monastery (founded in 13th century), built in Gothic style. I remember that during 70's and 80's this monastery was used as a hostel, mostly for Czecho-Slovakian tourists, but in 2003 the state returned it to its original owne [more]

[16/05/2008] I'm very lucky that my daughter shares my enthusiasm when it comes to visiting museum, galleries and historical sites. Therefore, it was natural that we decided to visit the Korčula Town Museum. My husband prefers historical sites and he's not so keen about museums, so he decided to pass this one. Lady in Museum was pleasantly amazed to see that a child wants to visit the museum (while daddy decided to stay outside) that she did not want to charge us the admittance fee for her. "The custodian is out for a while, but he'll be back soon", she said. Now why that sounded so familiar to me? I star [more]

[03/05/2008] Moreška was always my favorite event. I remember those warm Mediterranean nights from my childhood when I was sneaking with local kids trying to peak through plastic screens covering the fence to the "stadium" where Moreška was performed and hiding from "the evil guard". Boys were pretending to be red and black soldiers and girls were sighing imagining how they would play the princess, when they grow up. I wanted to be a princess too, but unfortunately, I wasn't local, so I didn't have the chance to become Bula - ever. And in fact "the evil guard" was the old man who was selling tickets and he [more]