Virgin Gorda is the third-largest (after Tortola and Anegada) and second most populous of the British Virgin Islands. The main town is Spanish Town on the southwestern part of the island. An unusual geologic formation known as “The Baths” located on the southern end of the island makes Virgin Gorda one of the BVI’s major tourist destinations. North of the Baths is the Virgin Gorda Yacht Harbor, formerly owned by Little Dix Bay. The most notable ruin on Virgin Gorda is the old Copper Mine. In the island's North Sound is the high-end Bitter End Yacht Club, now a five-star resort.

The Baths is unlike any other beach in the Caribbean. It features white sandy beaches framed by gigantic granite boulders, some of these with diameters reaching 40 feet. Geologists believe that these odd formations are the result of volcanoes. However, there's no need to worry about exactly how Mother Nature created these awesome sculptures. Instead, bring along your water shoes, a snorkel and a waterproof camera and explore the series of caves and grottos created by these irregular boulders.

Named Anegada or the “Drowned Land” by the Spanish, Anegada is the only coral island in the Virgin Islands’ volcanic chain. Measuring 11 miles by three, its highest point is just 28 feetabove sea level. Striking coral reefs surround this magical island, including the eastern Caribean’s third largest continuous reef, Horseshoe Reef.

One of the few remaining privately-owned islands in its part of the world, Guana is 850 acres of undisturbed natural beauty. Seven pristine, white powder-sand beaches and miles of tropical forest, mountain, hills and valleys.

Monkey Point is located at the Southern Tip of Guana Island. Known as a little snorkeling and diving heaven in the British Virgin Islands . The fish here are large in size, like Tarpon 5 feet long and many sea turtles that call this area a home.

Named for an early Dutch settler and former pirate, rugged scenery and colorful folklore make up Jost Van Dyke. With fewer than 300 inhabitants, it measures just four miles by three, with the highest point at 1,054 feet and has been home to Arawak Indians, Caribs, Dutch, Africans and the British. - See more at: http://www.bvitourism.com/jost-van-dyke#sthash.nrTlSREd.dpuf This island has a lot to offer, amongs the pristine beaches, there are a number of a well known bars and restaurants like: Soggy Dollar and Foxys.

Known as a “Bubbly Pool” is still somehat closely guarded secret of Jost van Dyke. Nature’s Jacuzzi, this naturally formed tidal pool is located behind jagged cliffs facing the open ocean coming from the North. The Bubbly Pool is a place that makes everyone smile.

Diocletian’s Palace in Split and the White House in Washington, DC (oh, yes!), and Zlatni Rat, the long pebbly beach at Bol that extends lasciviously into the Adriatic and adorns 90% of Croatia’s tourism posters. It’s the largest island in central Dalmatia, with several towns, sleepy villages and a dramatic Mediterranean landscape of steep cliffs, inky waters and pine forests. The interior is scattered with rocks – the result of the back-breaking labour of women who, over hundreds of years, gathered the rocks to clear land for vineyards and olive, fig, almond and sour-cherry orchards. We stay at Milna village on the island and we highly recommend renting a car and exploring the island. An old Manastery is a must to visit as well! 

Long, lean Hvar is vaguely shaped. With 2724 Sunny hours each year and it’s most luxurious beaches, it’s a great destination on your sailing vacation.


Hvar Town, the island’s capital, offers swanky hotels, elegant restaurants and a general sense that, if you care about seeing and being seen, this is the place to be. Rubbing shoulders with the posh yachties are hundreds of young partygoers, dancing on tables at the town's legendary beach bars. The northern coastal towns of Stari Grad and Jelsa are far more subdued and low-key. Hvar's interior hides abandoned ancient hamlets, craggy peaks, vineyards and the lavender fields that the island is famous for. It’s worth exploring on a day trip, as is the southern end of the island, which has some of Hvar’s most beautiful and isolated coves. On this island, we prefer to stay at Stari Grad and rent a car to explore Hvar, Vrboska and other villages on this beautiful island. 

Rich in vineyards, olive groves and small villages, and harbouring a glorious old town, the island of Korčula is the sixth-largest Adriatic island, stretching nearly 47km in length. Dense woods led the original Greek settlers to call the island Korkyra Melaina (Black Korčula). Quiet coves and small sandy beaches dot the steep southern coast while the northern shore is flatter and more pebbly.
 
Tradition is alive and kicking on Korčula, with age-old religious ceremonies, folk music and dances still being performed to the delight of an ever-growing influx of tourists. Arguably the best of all Croatian whites is produced from pošip grapes, which are only grown here and to a lesser extent on the Pelješac Peninsula. The grk grape, cultivated around Lumbarda, also produces quality dry white wine.

Of all the Croatian islands, Vis is the most mysterious – even to locals. The furthest of the main Central Dalmatian islands from the coast, Vis spent much of its recent history serving as a military base for the Yugoslav army, cut off from foreign visitors from the 1950s right up until 1989. The isolation preserved the island from development and drove much of the population to move elsewhere in search of work, leaving it underpopulated for many years. Village of Komiza offers amazing waterfront restaurants and best seafood we’ve tried on the islands. Stiniva beach is truly stands up to it’s being called one of the best beach in Europe!
 
As has happened with impoverished islands across the Mediterranean, Vis’ lack of development has become its drawcard as a tourist destination. International and local travelers alike now flock to Vis, seeking authenticity, nature, gourmet delights and peace and quiet.

Gorgeous Trogir (called Trau by the Venetians) is set within medieval walls on a tiny island, linked by bridges to both the mainland and to the far larger Čiovo Island. On summer nights everyone gravitates to the wide seaside promenade, lined with bars, cafes and yachts – leaving the knotted maze-like marble streets gleaming mysteriously under old-fashioned streetlights.
The old town has retained many intact and beautiful buildings from its age of glory between the 13th and 15th centuries. In 1997 its profuse collection of Romanesque and Renaissance buildings earned it World Heritage status.
While it's easily reached on a day trip from Split, Trogir also makes a good alternative base to the big city and a relaxing place to spend a few days.

Blue Lagoon in Croatia is not your usual blue lagoon created by the coral reefs found around tropical islands forming a shallow lagoon with the crystal clear blue sea inside. There are no coral reefs in Croatia but that doesn’t mean that there are no blue lagoons. Blue lagoons in Croatia are usually formed between a number of small islands which are usually separated by the shallow lagoon between them that we like to call blue lagoons.

Since the Adriatic sea around the Croatian islands is always crystal clear the shallow water inside the lagoon is immaculately clear so you can easily see all the way to the bottom of the sea. You can even see all kinds of fishes and other sea animals from the lagoon bottom.

Because the sea inside the lagoons is always “clean enough to drink” you will sometimes find different kinds of sea urchins on the bottom. They are a natural sign that the sea of the lagoon is clear, healthy and not polluted. The sea urchins are not dangerous because they slowly move on the bottom floor. You should only take care not to step on them because of their spikes but since the sea is so clear it is definitively not a problem. You can easily see them even without the snorkeling masks.