Split Decision
It’s four months now since we escaped Vietnam as the world closed its doors and our dream year of travelling fell apart after just 49 days and 3 countries. For the most part we have spent the intervening 123 days keeping ourselves safe and watching developments, always with one eye on borders reopening and controls loosening.
And at last things are moving. The UK now finds itself at the pinch point of weighing up a virus which has not yet gone away against a pressing need to reboot the economy, with the travel industry at the forefront of that reboot. This has seen the creation of so called “travel corridors”, creating mutually quarantine free passage with a number of nations.
Deciding what to do next is a matter of assessing whether we feel safe enough to travel (we do), confident that the travel corridors will hold (willing to risk it) and then choosing which of the “free” countries is the most appealing.
Croatia is our choice and we are delighted to be travelling again. We head off on Wednesday (22nd) with a plan to explore Croatia for 5 weeks, starting and ending in Split and taking in cities, mountains and islands. When it comes to seeing how much has changed, we don’t yet know what we will find, but the intention is to secure accommodation just before we move on, each time.
And so it is that in four days’ time our travels resume, taking Easyjet to Split, where we currently have three nights’ accommodation booked. That’s all we’ve booked for now, the rest will be pieced together as we explore much of what Croatia has to offer.
A stock of face masks sit ready to go; we continue to keep an eye on changes, hoping that we are able to enjoy these 35 days without another hasty return home.
The adventure resumes….
12 Comments
Alison Laughton
We went to Split a few years ago and we will go back at some point. A beautiful place with a Palace right in the centre where you can rent apartments. Lots of small squares and alleyways with bars and restaurants all lit with fairy lights.
Phil & Michaela
Hi Alison, it looks a beautiful place, can’t wait to explore 😁
normareadtalktalknet
Great headline 👍
Phil & Michaela
I know, another good idea by Phil😁
Gilda Baxter
Great choice of country, I will be looking forward to following along. Have a great time.
Phil & Michaela
Many thanks Gilder, will be so good to be travelling again
Joe
I am stoked to see you guys traveling again. Croatia seems like a great destination. Safe and happy travels!
Phil & Michaela
Thanks Joe, we’re very much looking forward to it even though some things will no doubt be a little strange. Hopefully travel for you will be on the agenda too before too long.
Latitude Adjustment: A Tale of Two Wanderers
Sounds like a great plan. Hopefully gaining your travel freedom will not be short lived!
You should check the bloggers: Wandering Off Somewhere. They live in Croatia, and have a great blog site.
https://wanderingoffsomewhere.com/
We are looking forward to visiting there ourselves once we are based in Spain. Until then we remain in quarantine since March with no end in site here in Colombia. No complaints. We feel safe with great government leadership.
Stay safe and enjoy your next adventure!
Phil & Michaela
Hi, many thanks for the Croatia blog site, we will be looking at that. We hope that your quarantine ends soon so you are free to travel. Stay safe
Marie
The best of luck – I’ll be very interested in hearing how things are going for you …. Happy Travels!
Phil & Michaela
Many thanks Marie, hopefully there won’t be too many Covid restrictions when we get there