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Monday, 7th July End of the Tour in Hvar Town For our last day together the plan was to sail the southern coast of Hvar Island. But the jugo (southern wind) had blown in during the night, meaning it would be impossible to anchor in the small exposed bays. Instead we enjoyed (well some of us!) a [...]

Sunday, 6th July Sailing Across to Hvar Island - Exploring the Pakleni Tove unfortunately had to leave us early, so she caught the ferry back from Vis Island to Split. The rest of us enjoyed an early morning coffee or three on Vis Town’s riva - waterfront. Then it was time to cross the channel to Hvar [...]

Saturday, 5th July Completing the Circumnavigation of Vis Island - Stončica Bay A serve of fried eggs and a cup of coffee gave us all the energy to begin our last day on Vis Island. A short kayak had us at the first stop; the sandy beach (not typical for Dalmatia) of Stončica Bay. While some of us [...]

Friday, 4th July Kayaking along Vis Island’s Southern Coast - Stiniva Bay and Mala Travna Because of geological reasons, the southern sides of the Dalmatian Islands are the most interesting - towering cliffs with narrow pebble beaches slicing into them. The day’s paddling was the most enjoyable with many nooks and crannies to be explored. The wind [...]

Thursday, 3rd July Kayaking around Biševo Island - the Monk Seal and Blue Caves After rising relatively early, we cruised across to Biševo Island. Its name is derived from the local word for the worm-holes found in wood because of the numerous above and under water caves that run through its limestone. Our first stop was the Monk [...]

Wednesday, 2nd July Ferry to Vis Island and Kayak to Komiža Wednesday was the day we started paddling! After a 2 hour ferry crossing to Vis Island and a healthy meal (the last not to involve wine for the whole trip), we organized kayaks and, following a quick explanation of a wet exit, headed out. Immediately from the [...]

Tuesday, 1st July Arrival in Split The Vis and Hvar Islands Kayak Adventure starts in the evening of the first day - not with getting into the boats but a stroll through the 1 700 year old ruins of Roman Emperor Diocletian’s retirement palace. Eventhough Deanna, Gabe, Tove, May-Lill, Jodie, Warwick (call me ‘Waz’) and Fred [...]

As mentioned previously, the usual support boat for our sea-kayaking tours has been in Brest for the last 10 days. So we needed another for last week’s adventure around Vis and Hvar Islands. Tim and I headed north to Murter to borrow the only other replica falkuša, the Mikula, from my friend Tomislav. Murter [...]

The island of Ciova on the Dalmatian Coast of Croatia is quickly becoming a very hot area for international property investors. The island is 30 kilometers by way of road from Split, the largest city along the coast. It is near to the Split Kastela/Resnick International Airport (SPU), just a 15 minute drive, and has several popular resort areas for tourists.

We picked up Lesina Olive Oil in Dubrovnik, Croatia. While it is more flavorful than most olive oils here, it has a bitterness to it that I find unpleasant. I should have stuck to buying olive oils from Greece and Italy.

Penalty kicks prove costly for CroatiaCroatia who were having a great run in the EURO 2008 were stooped by a resiliant Turkish attack! align="left">The Turks taught the European Championship another lesson in fortitude Friday night to advance to the semifinals with a 3-1 shootout victory over Croatia following a 1-1 draw through injury time. They barely got the goal that forced the penalty kicks t

Croatia Vs Turkey Highlights Euro 2008 Quarter Finals:Stage: Euro 2008 Quarter FinalsVenue: Ernst Happel StadionDate: June 20, 2008Kick-Off Time: 19.45 (UK Time)Croatia Vs Turkey Starting Eleven:Croatia Probable Starting Lineup:Coach: Slaven BilicFormation: 4-4-2Goalkeeper: Stipe PletikosaDefence: Corluka, Josip Simunic, Robert Kovac, Danijel PranjicMidfield: Darijo Srna, Niko Kovac, Luka Modric,

Klasnic 119′ - Semih Senturk 120′ + 2′   Turkey made it through to their first UEFA European Championship semi-final at Croatia’s expense after a thrilling match in Vienna was decided on penalties after the two sides had swapped goals in the final moments of extra time. Sensational comeback When Ivan Klasnić headed [...]

2nd quarter final of Euro 2008- Turkey Vs Croatia The quarter final match between Turkey and Croatia is one of the most thrilling match I ever watched. The two teams failed to score a single goal in the 90 minutes and match headed towards the extra time. In extra time until the 28th minute no goal was scored. when Croatia scored in the 119 th minute of the match, it seemed it was to the

UEFA Euro 2008 Quarter-Final - Croatia v Turkey Turkey made it through to their first UEFA European Championship semi-final at Croatia’s expense after a thrilling match in Vienna was decided on penalties after the two sides had swapped goals in the final moments of extra time. 2008, euro, Football, Highlights, live, Soccer, video, Videos

EURO 2008 Quarter Final - Turkey vs CroatiaScore - Turkey [1 : 1] CroatiaPenalty Shoot out - Turkey [3 : 1] CroatiaMatch Summary: Turkey beat Croatia 3-1 on penalties after their Euro 2008 quarter-final finished 1-1 following extra time on Friday.

After second extra time also both teams are equal in scores.Croatia had excellent chance to enter semi finals as Ivan Klasnic scored first goal for the team in 119 minute of second extra time. But brilliant goal by Turkey’s Semih Senturk in the next minute levelled the scores.Stay tuned for penalty shootout to get result of the match.

For the second quarterfinal match, Croatia seems to be the favourite. They won all matches at Group B, included the second one against Germany, the first semifinalist... All the previous stats between this teams are saying that Croatia is the favourite.But Turkey won two matches, both when they were down in the scoring. Just remember Czech Republic… Can be the first win for the Turkish team vs.

Euro 2008 quarterfinal Croatia v Turkey. The odds are dropping on Croatia to win from around 2.10 to around 1.90 just now, as everybody banking on Croatia's success-story. Turkey to win is offered... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

After upsetting the favourites yesterday are Croatia set to shock Europe and do what Greece did four years ago in winning the European Championships. No to blow my own trumpet too much but I did back Croatia to do well at this years tournament, although after their performance against Austria my confidence began to wane. [...]

I really paid out on Croatia after their opening match of this tourny, but since then, they've done a complete 360 and have shown the passion that they're capable of playing with. What impressed me was that they were able to grab all 9 points from a mediocre group and field 2 almost completely different teams for their matches. Clearly coach Slaven Bilić knows what he is doing and has the confide

When Germany is in trouble it has always been Oliver Kahn who has been supporting them now there is no Oliver but there is yet another Captain who has been supporting them its Micheal Ballack. The German captain yesterday made it clear that the once favorites of the tournament still remain in contention for wining the cup.Their big-time player came through against Austria, scoring on a thunderous

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Pictured above is one tired but ice-cream fueled soccer fan. Croatia have done an excellent job to finish top of their pool at the European Football Championships. They started slowly against Austria and were lucky to get away with a 1-0 victory. Locals were then fearing the worst against the Germans - one of the favorites for [...]

Croatia rested a host of players yet still proved too strong for Poland as they won 1-0 in Klagenfurt to finish on maximum points in Group B and confirm their opponents’ early exit. Klasnić winner Ivan Klasnić scored the winner early in the second half at the Wörthersee Stadion to end another [...]

Eufa-Euro 2008Croatia and three-time European football champion Germany have won their opening Group B matches at the Eufa-Euro 2008 tournament being played in Austria and Switzerland.Lukas Podolski scored a goal in each half Sunday to lead Germany to a 2-0 win over Poland in Klagenfurt, Austria. The 23-year-old Podolski, who was born in Poland, opened the scoring in the 20th minute. He sealed the

Hi all, Croatia go to the secondround after beat Poland 1-0.Poland are out of Euro 2008 following a 0-1 defeat by already-qualified Croatia in their last Group B encounter.Poland needed a win and also depended on the result at Austria versus Germany, but Leo Beenhakker's men never looked like threatening Croatia at all.The Croatians were stronger throughout most of the match and secured the victo

EURO 2008 Group A Game 17 - Germany vs AustriaScore - Germany [1 : 0] AustriaMatch Summary: Germany disposed of a plucky but ultimately toothless Austria side to book a quarter final clash with Portugal. A stunning Michael Ballack free-kick settled the game as Austria failed to create any clear cut chances. Germany will have to improve if they

The curtain on Poland’s Euro 2008 campaign was brought down after Ivan Klasnic’s second-half strike gave group winners Croatia a 1-0 win at the Woerthersee Stadium in Klagenfurt. The result saw Poland finish bottom of Group B with a solitary point from their three games, while Croatia advance to the quarter-finals - where they will [...]

German coach Joachim Löw has spoken harshly about himself and his team after their shock loss 2-1 loss to Croatia in last night's Euro 08 game. Germany is a favourite to win the title. The match included a red card for Bastian Schweinsteiger.Löw said: 'Overall we were a weak team. We didn't manage to play through the midfield, we played too many high balls, our game off the ball was bad, we did

It's the mother of all games for Leo Beenhakker. Pick: Poland to win Croatia have already qualified to the best 8, to the quarterfinals. Poland only qualifies, if wins and Germany is beaten by... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

Euro 2008 Group B will come to a conclusion with the Austria – Germany match outcome proving crucial to decide which nation will take on Portugal in the quarterfinals. An Austria victory will see the host nation or Poland progress at the expense of Germany, meaning that debutants will survive the Group phase for the [...]

Euro 2008’s Group B will come to a conclusion with the Austria – Germany match outcome proving crucial to decide which nation will take on Portugal in the quarterfinals. An Austria victory will see the host nation or Poland progress at the expense of Germany, meaning that debutants will survive the Group phase for the first time since 1996. It is not imposible, but it is difficult.Germany them

At Stade de Geneve, Geneva, Turkey defeated Czech Republic 3-2 in a really futbolistic feat and qualified at EURO 2008 quarterfinals.Jan Koller scored in the 34th minute. Before this goal, Sionko was the most dangerous player, while Turkey never could attack.In the second half Turkey must attack with more players, but Plasil scored and the match was a Czech party. By the way, Arda Turan and Nihat

Croatia beat Euro 2008 pre-tournament favourites 2-1 to reach the quarter-finals. Darijo Srna scored the opening goal for Croatia on 24 minutes when he bead Marcell Jansen to Danijel Pranjic's cross and fired home. Germany then gifted Croatia a second goal on 63 minutes when Ivan Rakitic's cross deflected off Luka Podolski hitting the post and rebounding into Ivica Olic path who tapped the ball h

EURO 2008 Group B Game 11 - Croatia vs GermanyScore - Croatia [2 : 1] GermanyMatch Summary: Dark horses Croatia sent out a message of intent to the other Euro 2008 finalists tonight as they stunned highly-fancied Germany to take a huge stride towards a quarter-final spot.

If you hear me talking funny today it's cause I just burnt my tongue eating humble-pie and wondering how I was so wrong about this match. Thankfully I didn't have any money riding on it... which is strange cause If I was sure of two things when I woke up yesterday they were:1. Italy have sent their a second string woman's team to this tournament and 2. that Germany would beat Croatia... but I gues

Image Courtesy: BBC SportEuro 2008 match day reviews continue again after a gap of two days in which I was not able to watch all four matches that happened. The most notable results were that Spain beat Russia 4-1 and Portugal beat Czech Republic 3-1. Co-hosts Switzerland are out of the tournament after a defeat to Turkey. Yesterday Croatia beat tourn

Croatians surpassed Germany 2-1 but they were able to score more goals.When Germany needs Ballack, he wasn’t part of the game. The German impotence generated the first excluded at EURO 2008: Bastian Schweinsteiger.Bild describes the situation as "catastrophic".Good news for Germany? Podolski scored again an reach David Villa as EURO 2008 top scorer.Lineups:Croatia: Stipe Pletikosa, Danijel Pranj

The biggest surprise till the date in Euro 2008 is held on Thursday night as Croatia defeated the German team 2-1 on euro 2008. This makes the Croatia team more convenience for their journey to quarter but Germany will have tension of the defeat and the pressure of qualifying to the quarters of the Euro 2008. Darijo Srna on 24' and Ibica Olic on the 62' were the scorers for Croatia whereas German

After great victory of Croatian National Team over Germany Ivica Vastić sent Croatia directly to quarter finals by putting a goal in the Poland’s net and leaving Poland and Austria with only 1 point each! Since Germany has 3 points, Poland and Austria 1 point, the strugle for 2 quarter-finalist from group B still continues!

Hi all. Poor Germany. Bravo Croatia.Croatia have a good game after beat Germany 2-1. Conratulation Croatia !!.Croatia have won their second match at Euro 2008, against tournament favorites Germany. Bilic' men achieved an impressive 2-1 result.Dario Srna opened the score from close range in the 24th minute, and the Germans lacked the inspiration to do something back in the remainder of the first h

Croatia joined Portugal in the quarter-finals of Europ 2008 early Friday (Thailand time) after stunning Germany 2-1 to win Group B of Euro 2008 with one match still to play. Iviva Bastic scored from the penalty spot in stoppage time to give Austria a 1-1 draw against Poland. Croatia upset three-time winners Germany 2-1 in [...]

Croatia coach Slaven Bilic ignored the footballing cliche of taking it one game at a time after his team had beaten Germany 2-1 in a stunning upset at the European Championship. “The way my players played today, I think we can go far at the championships,” Bilic said. “The title? Why not.” The Croatian midfield, led by [...]

Germany Vs Croatia Highlights and Video Euro 2008 on June 12, 2008.Germany Vs Croatia Euro 2008 Highlights :Stage: Group BVenue: WortherseestadionDate: June 12, 2008Germany Vs Croatia Starting Lineup/Eleven :Germany Probable Starting Lineup :Coach: Joachim LoewFormation: 4-4-2Defence: Philipp Lahm, Per Mertesacker, Metzelder, Marcell JansenMidfield: Clemens Fritz, Torsten Frings, Ballack, Podolski

Croatia stunned Germany by beating them 2-1 in their Group B fixture.GERMANY Lehmann: 6- Beaten twice but not at fault for either goal. Let down by Jansen for the first and beaten by a wicked deflection for the second. He pulled off a top reflex save in the first half to deny Kranjcar. Lahm: 6- Another quiet game from Lahm. We didn’t see him getting forward as much as he does with Bayern, a

Croatia just beat Germany. I didn't even think that I would watch the game, but while eating some chips and dip for lunch I turned it on. I enjoyed the game, it offered great football from Croatia, but ended with a "bull-shit" red card. Bastian Schweinsteiger brought a ton of energy to the German side when he came on, but was sent off not too long after. He was tackled from behind, got up, and

Croatia assumed command of Euro 2008 Group B with a well-earned 2-1 victory over group favourites Germany at the Wothersee Stadium in Klagenfurt. They took a 23rd-minute lead through Dario Srna, before Portsmouth midfielder Niko Kranjcar spurned two good chances to extend their advantage. Ivica Olic netted just after the hour mark when Srna’s deflected [...]

The industrious Germans face their second hurdle tonight... a Croatian team that didn't really impress in their first match. I don't think it's difficult to figure out who I think will bring home the small goods.I predictCroatia 1 v 2 Germany

Hi all. Croatia is ready to fight Germany in the next match Euro 2008. Will they ready?. Let's wait and look at the match. Here is the article quated from soccerway.com. Croatia need to put together a much more convincing performance against Euro 2008 co-favourites Germany here on Thursday if they are to really reflect the confidence their coach Slaven Bilic has that they can win the title.Croatia

Here’s another BIG Win for Croatia over another gigant, Germany! Truly they are specialists for the Big teams! First half highlights Second half highlights BBC News: Croatia claimed an impressive win over pre-tournament favourites Germany to reach the Euro 2008 quarter-finals. Darijo Srna broke the deadlock on 24 minutes when he beat Marcell Jansen to Danijel Pranjic’s cross and fir

Germany coach Joachim Low is viewing today's showdown against Croatia as not only an opportunity for his side to book their spot in the quarter-finals of Euro 2008, but also to continue his own footba read more

Every major football nation has one - a group of players who because of their achievements can judge their modern counterparts with an authority that can be damning. England’s footballers have been frequently irritated by the criticism meted out by the boys of 1966, but the fact they are being weighed in the balance by [...]

Germany can’t expect to face the same kind of kamikaze defending generously offered by Poland. On the contrary, Croatia’s lack of pace at the back should see them sit fairly deep, mindful of their opponents’ attacking options. Slaven Bilic will have discussed with his players the rapier movement of Lukas Podolski, who cuts in from [...]

KLAGENFURT, June 11 (Xinhua) -- Germany and Croatia, both won their first group games at Euro 2008, are all upbeat over their Group B encounter on Thursday at Woerthersee Stadium in Klagenfurt of Austria. Thanks to Poland-born striker Lukas Podolski's two goals, Germany beat Poland 2-0 on Monday, while Croatian midfielder Luka Modric's early penalty kick smashed co-hosts Austria's plan of winning

Spurs bound midfielder Luka Modric scored a decisive penalty as Croatia held out for a 1-0 win over co hosts Austria. The Austrians were lucky not to snatch one back late in the match, but I felt as though they lacked "tournament experience" and that's what cost them this match.Plus I hate when a team wins by scoring the solitary goal in a match and it's from the penalty spot. And what's worst tha

Euro 2008 co-hosts Austria pushed Croatia to the final whistle, but Luka Modric penalty on four minutes was enough to take all three points. Croatia were gifted the penalty after Rene Aufhauser clumsily challenged Ivica Olic. Croatia didn't look like the team that knocked England out during the qualifying stages, but I still predict they will cause an upset. Especially in the latter stages of the

Euro 2008 co-hosts Austria pushed Croatia to the final whistle, but Luka Modric penalty on four minutes was enough to take all three points. Croatia were gifted the penalty after Rene Aufhauser clumsily challenged Ivica Olic. Croatia didn't look like the team that knocked England out during the qualifying stages, but I still predict they will cause an upset. Especially in the latter stages of the

SEOmag is the title of a mini SEO competiton started at one croatian forum. The competition is pretty simple: we are challenged to be number one for a keyword SEOmag on google.com at 1.10.2008. The winner gets a domain name that actually has SEOmag keyword in it (hint hint ) I never liked seo competitions [...]

The third game brought the first penalty shot and so Croatia scored through Modric in the 4th minute to lead throughout the whole game by 1 goal and win 3 points against Austria. Austrian lineup: 21. Macho, 2. Standfest, 15. Prödl, 4. Pogatetz, 12. Gercaliu, 10. Ivanschitz, 3. Stranzl, 6. Aufhauser, 19. Säumel, 9. Linz, 20. Harnik Substitutes: [...]

Croatia playmaker Luka Modric likes big challenges, so it’s no wonder he’s looking forward to Thursday’s European Championship game against tournament favorite Germany. "I love the big challenges and I play better when under pressure," the 22-year-old midfielder said. "The match against Germany is exactly what I like." The rising star is optimistic about the Grou

The island of Ciova on the Dalmatian Coast of Croatia is quickly becoming a very hot area for international property investors. The island is 30 kilometers by way of road from Split, the largest city along the coast. It is near to the Split Kastela/Resnick International Airport (SPU), just a 15 minute drive, and has several popular resort areas for tourists. It also boasts a number of new developm

BreakfastWe woke up later than I had hoped but we really needed the sleep. We went to the Horizon Buffet for a quick breakfast where the offerings weren't that enticing. Lon picked up some pates from a large selection but didn't really enjoy them. The rest was pretty standard buffet stuff, bacon, scrambled eggs, bread. (Not posting pics of this due to bad bandwidth. Only posting best ones.)Again,

Although the result went the way of the form-book, Croatia would not have expected to work as hard as they did.The co-hosts gave a credible account of themselves and proved they are no national disgrace. Josef Hickersberger has instilled a resiliency and steel into this previously toothless side.The spine of the team, from Sebastian Proedl through Rene Aufhauser and Andreas Ivanschitz, worked well

Euro 2008 Group B - Game 3 - Croatia got their Euro 2008 campaign off to a winning start on Sunday when a fourth-minute Luka Modric penalty proved enough to beat co-hosts Austria 1-0 in the opening game of Group B.

With just three minutes gone, the diminutive Luka Modric turned Martin Stranzl inside out on the left flank and fed the ball to Ivica Olić, who was brought down in the box by René Aufhauser. Modric stepped up and rifled in. No other side has ever fallen behind to a penalty so early at a UEFA European Championship; not the best lift for an Austrian team seeking their first major finals win since

Euro 2008- 3rd match June 8, Group B- Croatia Vs Austria Croatia defeated the co-hosts Austria in Group B match after Luka Modric scored in the 4th minute penalty. Austria playing their first European championship actually were on command as they were charging against the Croatian defence. It seems Austria at least deserved a point as they showed totally an attacking game. Here is the Video

Hi, my-blogmedia readers. Here are the result of Euro 2008 day 2. Enjoy.Croatia opened their Euro 2008 account with a predictable but unconvincing 1-0 victory over co-hosts Austria at the Ernst-Happel Stadium here in Vienna on Sunday.It took only four minutes for Austria to be exposed as the minnows that they are in this competition as Rene Aufhauser clumsily bundled over Ivica Olic in the box.Mid