The walls surrounding the towns of Ston and Mali Ston on the Peljesac peninsula are the longest in Croatia and the second longest in the world.

First up, let me admit that I am not an oyster fan, but having seen the oyster beds on previous visits to the area I was fascinated to find out more about it.

I heard about this boat before I saw it, from my driver friend Kresimir, because his father-in-law had a hand in building it. But what, exactly, is it?

Living in Cornwall I am used to clear blue-green seas reflecting summer’s every mood, but nothing had quite prepared me for how clear the Adriatic around Croatia is. It’s beautiful, mesmeric, unparalleled… but why?

As tourists we love the lure of a car free island; less pollution, less noise, just generally more bucolic and quaint. But what of the locals who have to live there day in day out?