Split is a vibrant town on Croatia’s Dalmatian Coast, which is known for Diocletian’s Palace, a fortress-like structure erected by the Roman emperor in the 4th century. Now it’s full of restaurants, shops, cathedrals, hotels, and tourists.Note that the cruise ships dump huge crowds here, but if you see the tour guides holding up a flag followed by the masses, just head the other direction. They usually go for the area with the most souvenir shops.If you’re in the old town at the right time, you might bump into some men in metal or possibly even Santa Claus or Dumbledore.
You’ll notice many interesting architectural details both on the ground and up in the air if you climb the bell tower, which I have to say is a really high one! Inside the walls, you’ll find the beautiful Croatian National Theatre and just outside the walls, a colorful market.
Speaking of walls, there is a fair amount of graffiti, but most of it is artistic and interesting. Oftentimes in Split, you’ll stumble on to a flea market, and you never know what you might find. And after the sun goes down, the colorful lights come on, if you’re into late nights with food festivals and free concerts… free, unless you care to donate some spare Kuna.
If you tire of old town Split, there are many day trip opportunities, like taking a ferry to the island of Brac (pronounced “Brach”), which is known for its very famous beach, Zlatni Rat (Golden Cape). This beach is a protected nature park and it changes shape under the influence of tides and waves.
If water and beaches aren’t your thing, there’s Trogir, another walled village a short bus ride away from Split. It has the usual fortress you can climb for a view, plus canals, shops, restaurants, churches and the like for you to explore. Or you can set up office with a pizza and free wifi, if you need to get a little travel blogging done.
Now, after a month in Croatia, it’s time for me to split Split and head to Slovenia. But looking back, what’s not to love about Croatia? I’d go back in a heartbeat, and highly recommend it for a beautiful, affordable, fun and sun-filled holiday for you.
About Lynn Strough
Lynn is a 50-something-year-old woman whose incarnations in this life have included graphic designer, children’s book author and illustrator, public speaker, teacher, fine art painter, wine educator in the Napa Valley, and world traveler. Through current circumstances, she has found herself single, without a job or a home, and poised for a great adventure.
“You could consider me homeless and unemployed, but I prefer nomad and self-employed, as I pack up my skills and head off with my small backpack and even smaller savings to circumnavigate the globe (or at least go until the money runs out). Get ready to tag along for the ride…starting now!”
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On the other hand, by holding out for another year, Apple may drive a “super cycle” in 2017, according to a Credit Suisse analyst. This would be driven by consumers waiting for the next device design before upgrading their smartphone. With so much pent up demand for a new iPhone, this could result in a massive increase in upgraders that year. RESTAURANT APPS LEVERAGE CUSTOMER PERKS TO DRIVE ENGAGEMENT: A majority of the top-performing restaurant apps across both Android and iOS have so far failed to capture the minds of consumers in the US, notes a report from app engagement company Applause. By analyzing almost 1 million app store reviews in the US and rating them on a 100-point scale of sentimentality, the average restaurant app received a mobile user sentiment score of 38%. This is largely because many of these apps are not utilizing engagement tactics such as rewards programs and mobile order-ahead. But there are examples of restaurant chains in the US using their apps to not only engage their consumers, but also drive consumer spending:
SLACK ADDS MESSAGE BUTTONS TO EXPAND ITS WORKPLACE CAPABILITIES: Slack, the workplace collaboration platform for businesses, announced its new Message Buttons tool on Tuesday. The feature will appear within the message thread on Slack, giving users the option to either accept or deny an action such as approving expenses (see image) or booking flights. It will also allow users to cycle between windows to complete tasks. Slack hopes that the addition of this new feature will help encourage developers to build apps specifically for its platform. It currently integrates third-party apps that enable functions such as file sharing and group chats, but also peer-to-peer payments, car services, and food delivery. However, many of these functions are utilized by tapping the forward slash key and scrolling through command options. Message Buttons are intended to be an easier and more intuitive way to issue commands on the platform. For now, the message buttons work with 12 apps, but Slack plans to expand that number to its entire directory of over 500 apps. BI Intelligence Contributing Associate Kate Scheer contributed to this Briefing. THE LATEST RESEARCH FROM BI INTELLIGENCE What Line's IPO has taught us about the chat market. Line, a popular Japanese messaging app, filed a F1 with the US Securities and Exchange Commission last week, ahead of its July public offering. The disclosure sheds light on the financial viability of the messaging business model. Read (All-Access Subscription Required)» Apple TV apps suffer from poor user engagement. Apple tvOS developers are struggling to keep users engaged. With a majority of developers relying on user engagement to generate revenue, the poor performance of tvOS apps threatens developers' investments on the platform. Read (All-Access Subscription Required)» MESSAGING APPS FOR PUBLISHERS REPORT: Why chat apps are becoming one of the most important new platforms for publishers — The top four messaging apps claim almost 3 billion users in total, narrowly outnumbering the combined active users on the world's four largest social networks. Now, news industry leaders including the Wall Street Journal, The Economist, and the BBC are establishing a presence on a number of chat apps in an effort to build an audience on the latest platforms where people are consuming content. Read (All-Access Subscription Required)» |
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