10 Hvar Facts That Blew My Mind When I Bought a House in Croatia

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Imagine spontaneously buying your new home on a Dalmatian island that had never heard of 2 days before your purchase, whose name I still can't pronounce properly 20 years later, only to find that this was a magical island, often acclaimed as one of the most beautiful in the world.
But leave the beaches and the nightlife to one side for a moment if you can, for this is an island of incredible depth, tradition, culture, wine and, well, just some pretty far out stuff.
Here are 10 things that blew my mind about my adopted Croatian island home, where I lived for 13 happy years. Want to learn more? And do stay around for the bonus at the end.
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Video editing by Miranda Milicic Bradbury, filmed by Igor Vuk

[@multivisnjica]

Toliko toga lijepo rečeno za Hvar da vjerujem da niti većina Hrvata ne zna sve te činjenice.Puno hvala na tome i puno sreće u životu na Hvaru.

[@PaulBradbury]

You are welcome. Hvar has given me so much, and it is a pleasure to write about it.

[@vesnabluestar3314]

I love my Croatia!!!..I grew up in Aussie🙄wasted time...I'm the only one of my family who managed to return ...had my own family not worrying what would/could happen to them because this place is incredibly SAFE!!..Thank You Lord for CROATIA!!!

[@PaulBradbury]

Time to persuade the rest of the family to come back.

[@skip3662]

I am in Melbourne but have a little family shack in Selca kod Bogomolja. Ive missed the past few years due to Covid etc. Cant wait to get back and ensure it is an annual event.

[@MultiLolipop5]

Hopefully Croatia stays Croatia With lots of Croatian people and old traditions ❤ Its so sad what happend to London and other parts of UK ! I understand why did you came to Croatia 😊🇭🇷

[@PaulBradbury]

Yes, agree, but for that to happen, it takes Croats to stay or diaspora to return. Complaining that all Croats are leaving with complaining that foreigners should not be allowed to move to Croatia is a little strange to me, especially in this era of remote work. Even more so when the opportunity to bring change (elections) perpetuates the status quo.

[@MultiLolipop5]

@@PaulBradbury I think it’s fine for people to come here just saying that I hope Croatia stays looking and feeling like Croatia 🇭🇷 I like Great Britain, amazing country and British people 🇬🇧 I just wish I could’ve visit it way before world changed..

[@miltonwelch4177]

He's kinda replacing Croatians, in a way, too?

[@ghkk9941]

Come on! People migration is happening all the time...since 1. century to present! Ppl always looking places for better life. If we dont do that way, we will never improve the life standard. Everyone has ambitions to do something in your life. My great-grandfather worked between 1905-1912 in coal mine near Pittsburgh. 1912, he decided to go back to Croatia, and he was on Karpatia ship when Titanic ship sank. Barely survive that, but he maked to survive. Austro-Hungarians push Croatians to go in war and he ended up in Russia very shortly as POW. HE makes survive again, and he go again to US. Money he earning he send to my great-grandmother and she buy lots of land. I moved to Canada since 2013,and I can't complain 🇨🇦. I meet people here with all caind of reasons to move somewhere.

[@MultiLolipop5]

@@ghkk9941 It’s great! All the Christians and Catholics are welcome to come! God bless 🌟🙌🏻

[@AnthonyKingUK]

You are such a great communicator! Thank you!

[@PaulBradbury]

Thank you! But is is easy to communicate well when the topic is so amazing. Cheers Paul

[@dantetomic7049]

Best thing about Croatia and especially the islands is the low crime ( apart from great weather and everything else ). This is one of the few countries where you can go to sleep at night and leave your windows and front door open, at lets hope it stays that way.

[@PaulBradbury]

Very true

[@elizabethwilk9615]

Thank you for presenting Hvar so well through great communication skills.

[@PaulBradbury]

Easy to present such a beautiful place

[@danijelacelic635]

Love watching your videos. Thank you for sharing your experiences and the nice words about my beautiful country. Dalmatia is amazing, Hvar has so much to offer. My family is from Brač what is really close to Hvar. In summer I’m almost every day in Hvar and the islands around (working on a boat) and I enjoy every second of it. Wish you all the best and please continue sharing your videos. Good work Paul 👏🏼💐🇭🇷 Thank you 🙏🏽

[@PaulBradbury]

Thanks - we will have some videos from Brac as well if you want to subscribe to the channel

[@nadaanatolve539]

To je prekrasno ja sam bila tamo prije nekoliko godina i ljepota prirode je nešto 'out of this world. Nikada se to ne može zaboraviti.😮😂👏

[@PaulBradbury]

True story

[@bozanasormaz1712]

Thank you so much for speaking with such a respect and love about Croatia, the place I call a home, even though I am currently in London.

[@PaulBradbury]

You are welcome. It has been my happy home for 20 years. A wonderful country despite its many flaws.

[@Photostoryhr]

Your pronunciation of croatian is fantastic. Bravo Paul!

[@PaulBradbury]

Haha you are very kind. Many would not agree

[@marinakaurloto4141]

Thanks for a beautiful video of Hvar! Croat from island of Pag who lives in London . So happy for you . Whenever I am in Croatia never do I miss London. Our lifestyle is great and food , nature and so! Wishing you all the best.

[@PaulBradbury]

Thanks and totally agree with you. There is something so special about this part of the world.

[@marinakaurloto4141]

@@PaulBradbury You are welcome

[@vatroslavmarkus24]

This man should be proclaimed for a honorary citizen of Croatia, he speaks so positive things about this country ....even the local people don't know them.....

[@PaulBradbury]

haha, thanks but there are many who would disagree, including the Croatian National Tourist Board who are suing me twice. Cro is a great country with so much to discover.

[@tonidjugum5553]

@@PaulBradbury that only means you're doing the right thing ;)

[@goranelez9956]

Highly professional work, well done.

[@PaulBradbury]

Thank you very much!

[@nagasakyhd5115]

Neke od ovih stvari nisam ni ja znao, svaka čast odličan video

[@PaulBradbury]

Glad you enjoyed - lots more videos coming if you want to subscribe to the channel

[@zuska168]

Sve što ste ispričali je interesantno i lijepo.Nikad nisam čula da hvataju puhove i grilaju ih kao specijalitet.I još neke podatke nisam znala .Vi ste bolje informirani nego rođeni Hrvati.Cijenim to.Bravo za vaša videa Hvala

[@PaulBradbury]

Thank you. I thought eating puh was a bit strange, but they are tasty and you can find them in some restaurants, but you need to order 2 days in advance. Me and Mrs Jones in Jelsa is one place.

[@zuska168]

@@PaulBradbury Ne bi ih probala,hvala.Meni su preslatke životinjice,neka žive.Imamo još hvala Bogu dosta za jesti.Iako znam da se puhovi love za mast praviti .To je jako dobro za opekotine i rane .Sretan Božić dobri ljudi .

[@Sule89222]

You make great videos about Croatia! Thanks! I love my country! 🇭🇷🇭🇷

[@PaulBradbury]

Tx! Lots more coming if you want to subscribe

[@tfebster]

Great video! And the tunnel...really cool!

[@PaulBradbury]

Haha tx. Lots more coming if u want to subscribe

[@tubercelli]

So glad to find this channel! He is correct!!!! Croatia is awesome. I was deported from CZ while verifying my passport and had to go to a non Schengen country. Croatia was my only option and I was surprised by the nice people, safety and extraordinary nature!!! I opened a bank account and returned to the US to collect my things. Covid erupted and interrupted my plans for two years but I made it back to Komize Harbor on the island Vis. Watching this video makes me want to experience Hvar and to have a coffee with him.

[@PaulBradbury]

haha, thanks - good choice in Komiza, lovely place

[@martinap1904]

Wait till you see Istria. Gratefull to live there🥰

[@PaulBradbury]

I have been many times and agree with you - Istria is beautiful

[@angelafrangie9418]

Beautiful Descriptions.

[@PaulBradbury]

Thank you. Beautiful descriptions are easy when you have a beautiful topic.

[@milkatrajkovska5162]

Beautiful Hvar ❤

[@PaulBradbury]

It really is

[@5mxg]

11. Magnificient sky view at night from any place a few kilometers away from towns

[@PaulBradbury]

The night skies of Hvar truly are magnificent.

[@ninopavkovic9382]

Paul is an emotional character, he even looks like an Croat. We moved 15 years ago from Germany to Istria and never regret it. But we aren't naive about the obstacles. The locals are quite conservative in life style and politics. Family is always on the first place, even if the intelligence ratio performs low. In our region the grandma is the ultimate authority. One can just hope that she is clever; otherwise one have to be patient. The mindset of an average Croat matches the mindset of an far right voter in Germany. Those unshakable simplicity is creating the charme of rural life in Croatia. In fact, the Protestant mindset of northern Europe is too formal and too complicated in order to be worth of a role model for Croatia. Historically seen, after WW II, almost the entire middle and upper class of Croatia was erased because they fought against Tito's communism ideas. During the socialist times the working class, the majority of the population, has built up self-confidence and a funny life style. Laws and rules deteriorated to recommendations. That's the key for an relaxed lifestyle over here.

[@PaulBradbury]

Haha that is the first time I have been told I look like a Croat (or that I am an emotional character).

[@sretnazvijezda400]

​@PaulBradbury I don't like this mali pakovic He is annoying 🙄 look like zaba😂

[@zagrepcanin82]

hajduk nije najstariji nogometni klub u Hrvatskoj. Segesta iz Siska je. klub je osnovan 1896god. znam za tu maslinu ali poprilicno sam siguran da u Lunu na Pagu ima vršnjaka toj maslini....još uvijek nisu našli najstariju u Lunu

[@corto1950]

Thank you Sir

[@PaulBradbury]

Most welcome

[@corto1950]

@@PaulBradbury jos ako budeš igra na balote i ako te nauče briškulu i trešetu , onda si domaći a i psovat moras naučit to je najbitnije :-)

[@mangoteeth1290]

we have lavender festivals in Romania too

[@PaulBradbury]

Interesting - where exactly?

[@mdnuruzzamannuruzzaman6045]

Things you sir always Sea

[@ivosuton8933]

This is quite amazing. Thanks for these information.

[@PaulBradbury]

It is an amazing island.

[@Jeanvancau]

Very nice description of Hvar, how would you compare it with Korčula ?

[@PaulBradbury]

They are both incredible places. As I get older, Korcula grabs my attention more and more, especially the town of Korcula - they are doing everything right in terms of attracting quality tourism.

[@rubyjet9513]

@@PaulBradbury I adore Korčula and the town of Korčula 🤩🥰

[@sashatesija9117]

Great show Paul , i am Croatian myself and didn't know lots of the facts 👌

[@PaulBradbury]

Glad you enjoyed it - lots more to come if you want to subscribe. Next up, 10 things which will amaze about Sibenik.

[@nikolavlah9199]

The story with the lavender is really cool

[@PaulBradbury]

Haha. The story of the regeneration of Velo Grablje is REALLY cool

[@danica8040]

What an amazing lavender love story 💜

[@PaulBradbury]

Now visit the village of Veli Grablje, especially during the lavender festival

[@danica8040]

@@PaulBradbury oooh I just Google that.. July I will be there 🙏🏻I love lavender 💜

[@johncavar2914]

Excellent 👌

[@PaulBradbury]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@samkitty5894]

I spent my childhood in Komiza on island Vis. My parents never had to worry about me. I would be gone for hours playing with other children. If any of us misbehaved any adult could stop and discipline us on the spot. That would also include a talk to our parents, and inevitable spanking. A case of "It takes a village to raise a child". A crime was unheard of.

[@PaulBradbury]

I can't imagine a better place to start life

[@Hosigie]

Oh the tunnel... It often happened that tourists wouldn't know and would go into the tunnel while there were cars inside, going in the other direction, so we'd have to drive backwards out of the tunnel to let them through because they were confused. Then at some point they got two people stationed, at each end of the tunnel, and they would communicate via radio, and would let the cars through. Then finally a couple of years ago they set up traffic lights. It was a nightmare before. Sucks during winter though, but mostly natives drive through it in winter, and they know what to do.

[@josebazocosta9341]

I love Hvar Island. I prefer the less crowded side. Especilly the Jelsa - Vrbovska trail... Hvar main town is also very nice. Did you buy there..?

[@PaulBradbury]

Jelsa is the best. I bought a house there in 2002 and had 13 very happy years there. Subscribe to the channel. Lots more Hvar content to come.

[@josebazocosta9341]

@@PaulBradbury Agree. Jelsa's countryside is great. But, for my sailboats, I find Vrbovska more protected..✌️🍀

[@PaulBradbury]

@@josebazocosta9341 Yes, Vrboska is great for sailors. But that is the great thing about Hvar - something for everyone.

[@rodrigoms75]

I visited Hvar last year but stayed one night. I’m planning to come back soon and explorer the island.❤

[@PaulBradbury]

Be careful. I came for a weekend and stayed for 13 years...

[@rodrigoms75]

@@PaulBradbury I know ☺️ we are living in England and planning to move to a place with better weather. Any advice is welcome 😉☀️🌙🌟

[@davidbira]

Sorry Paul but first organized tourism in Croatia was in Opatija in 1845 where is also what is considered first hotel Villa Angelina is founded. 🙂

[@PaulBradbury]

I am aware of Villa Angelina and have visited. Can you explain what was the organised tourism aspect, as opposed to having a property for tourism rental? Am curious.

[@suzegiljer3206]

wOW thank you Paul,what a lovely promotion for my favourite island Hvar ,enjoy and Sretan Bozic

[@PaulBradbury]

Haha thanks - it is an amazing island beyond the beach

[@andromeda_748]

Ja živim na Hvaru :)

[@PaulBradbury]

Paradise on Earth

[@Alz_Heimer053]

Actually, Segesta Sisak is the oldest football club in Croatia

[@z000ey]

Didn't know about Plenković using the water room in the tunnel as wine storage! Passed the entrance so many times but always too fast to even notice the door :) Thanks for revealing the secret of the tunnel! Just to share that one time a friend of mine arrived to the island for the first time. We waited for him at the late night ferry. He followed us towards the south in his brand new rental car that had a full HiFi system. In the tunnel he got so amazed that he stopped in the middle, turned on all signal lights etc. and put some techno on full blast, we all got out of the car and danced in the tunnel, including 2-3 cars of other tourists that came in front or behind us (and couldn't pass us ofc). We all danced to techno for some tenish minutes and then all happily drove off in our directions, nobody complained but felt great about it!

[@PaulBradbury]

Haha brilliant - that tunnel has so much potential for out of the box thinking - I love it.

[@z000ey]

@@PaulBradbury yeah so true! But did you know that on Pelješac there is another similar tunnel (Tunnel Dingač) that connects north and south, built the same time and way, a bit shorter (2/3 of the length and only 1 widening)? kzbin.info/www/bejne/mnKoqWqFp6yeapY

[@PaulBradbury]

@@z000ey cool thanks. No, I didn't know about it - will check it out next time I am on Peljesac in Spring.

[@Tobias.Harris]

Segesta is the oldest club in Croatia

[@bbteamcs]

Thank you !

[@PaulBradbury]

You're welcome!

[@TheKres7787]

Always for some reason interested in hearing impressions of Croatia from foreigners (pardon me if you're a native now). But I have to ask, am new to the channel, how come did you buy the house on Hvar without knowing anything about it ahead? If not a too personal question. Thanks and glad you like it, we have a house in Ivan Dolac, visit it every year since birth.

[@PaulBradbury]

I was living in Somaliland in 2002 and had just sold my house in the UK and was looking for a home in Europe close to the water. There was an advert on CNN, Croatia, the Mediterranean as It Once Was, and I immediately decided to buy in Croatia. I met a friend in Sarajevo who made a list of 10 top places and asked me to choose which one was nicest and she would help me buy a house there. I chose number 6, Hvar, the first time I had heard of it. Best decision ever.

[@TheKres7787]

@@PaulBradbury that's an impressive portfolio of countries. Plenkovic, the tunnel vinary you mentioned, is related to our family. And I'd agree you've made a good choice, assuming you are accustomed by now to rougher sounding Hvar natives ; )

[@enalo6261]

​@@PaulBradburyHi,is Somali land dangerous? Where did you get a visa for that country?

[@damirkvajo]

@@enalo6261 Somaliland is very safe, you should check Indigo Traveller's trip there.

[@timhammonds2382]

Always beautifully shared content ❤

[@ivankajuric919]

At Hektorovic palace Moliere and Shakespeare's plays were performed in "real time"

[@PaulBradbury]

Hektorovic is another incredible story which we will cover in a feature on Stari Grad

[@ivankajuric919]

@@PaulBradbury Looking forward to it! Cheers from Australia 🦘

[@thomasbauer8213]

Great video, but Hajduk is not the oldest football club in Croatia. Zagreb has a much longer football tradition, its just that communists disbanded the clubs, an some other towns and cities too... Even the Yugoslav football federation was founded in Zagreb.

[@PaulBradbury]

Thanks. Yes, I see looking into it that there seem to be quite a few clubs with a claim to be the oldest. Which one in your opinion? Yugoslav Football Fed was founded long afte Hajduk though, no? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_in_Croatia#Earliest_clubs_in_Croatia

[@thomasbauer8213]

@@PaulBradbury well, all of those founded earlier are older. OK, most of them were disbanded in 1945., which is a problem since it was done forcefully by a totalitarian regime, but regardless of that, Hajduk is not the oldest club in a sense that other cities like Zagreb have an older footballing tradition. You used Hajduk as a benchmark for being an old club in the video, which is relevant for Dalmatia, but not for the rest of Croatia.

[@LukaMagda1]

Hajduk had been founded in 1911 by Croatian students in Prague. You are correct. If there is an older football club in Croatia, which one would that be and from what year? I'd really like to know because I always asumed Hajduk Split was the oldest one.

[@r1pcurl24]

Sorry guys, but: Najdugovječniji hrvatski klub je Segesta (Sisak) koja je osnovana 1896. i danas ima 112 godina.

[@LukaMagda1]

@@r1pcurl24 U tom slučaju sve čestitke Sisku! 🏆👍🙂

[@HotRot89]

Do you know how one can register a website in Croatia as a foreigner?

[@HotRot89]

And while we're on the topic: how to open a business there?

[@JimboMuch]

Can anyone tell me, how much you have to earn to live a humble life in Croatia? Like renting or buying 60 square meter somewhere on the coastline? How much does food cost and what is the average income with a non office job? I am thinking about mid and south Croatia. Thank you for the videos Paul btw. Great help, kind guy.

[@biserkasertic1208]

You didn't choose Hvar, Hvar chooses you.

[@PaulBradbury]

Haha, i definitely chose Hvar if you know the story - one of the best choices of my life.

[@biserkasertic1208]

@@PaulBradbury Yes I understand.I have pretty similar story.In 2001. I sold my apartment in Zagreb and bought house in small village in Istria (less than 30 inhabitants) and I always think:"Istria chooses me" 'cause my original plan was just to go somewhere to the sea side, and Istria was just one of the options.In nother words, circumstances made me come here, and I never regret it.

[@olgaraffa1]

Door mice are so adorable... I could never eat a door mouse! Must at be a Beatrix Potter thing...

[@admindesk2760]

Great video! Learning so much! Is it possible to buy real estate like a local for a small family farm, without paying the inflated foreigners price? Since you purchased a home 20 years ago, I can only imagine how much the market has increased since then. Thanks again for your content!

[@PaulBradbury]

Yes of course - contact me with your needs at [e-mail] Subject Property and I can put you in touch with some people who can help

[@admindesk2760]

@@PaulBradbury Hello Paul. Thank you! After the new year, we'll be lining up our dates to return to EU. I look forward to contacting you when we have something more firm to work with. From my perspective, Expats are driving up real estate in so many other places, beyond what locals can afford and the inevitable resentment ensues. That's what happens when foreigners with more money than common sense inflate property values and for wanting to operate a small family farm, that's a challenge I'm confronted with. Anyway, thanks for your thoughtful response and I look forward to connecting. Ciao.

[@talmidshelyeshua9418]

Mislim da ću od Nove Godine ja svoje ulje prodavati za 8499 US $ po litri. Danas se ionako najbolje prodaje strah i ljudska glupost.

[@ivoandrijasevic2826]

Hvar has most suny hours in year in whole croatia and (best weed )

[@PaulBradbury]

Agree with you on the former, I bow to your superior knowledge on the latter...

[@tubercelli]

FYI the oldest pipe organ in Croatia is from 1697 at the St. Mary Pirate Church in Komize and I played it!!! Let’s not invite too many foreigners shhhhhhhh

[@PaulBradbury]

And if I am not mistaken, the first place on Dalmatian islands to have 2 whorehouses back in the 1900s

[@Danfrolujo]

@@PaulBradbury i didn't know that one!

[@RetrnRetrn]

It’s a beautiful place, I visited once, many years ago, I would like to return.

[@PaulBradbury]

It really is. One of the most beautiful parts of the planet.

[@Best_Wishes_]

😍😍😍

[@dtikvxcdgjbv7975]

According to tradition, most footballic island in the world, regarding the number of clubs, area and population.

[@PaulBradbury]

Yes, it is amazing how rich the island is without the things it is famous for.

[@teodude22]

NK HAŠK was founded in Zagreb in 1903. That club is actually the first established club in Croatia. In 1945, the club was shut down by the communist authorities, and in 1993 it was started again in order to continue the tradition. GNK Dinamo Zagreb tried to take over the history of the original HAŠK through the courts, but the newly founded HAŠK managed to win the lawsuit and today it carries 120 years of history and glory! It's the oldest club in Croatia. NK Segesta from Sisak was founded in 1906. Before the aforementioned court case, this club was considered the oldest club in Croatia. Although it is no longer the oldest because NK HAŠK got a successor, it can still be said that it is the longest-standing club in Croatia! HNK Hajduk was founded in Prague in 1911. GNK Dinamo was founded in 1945, but they dishonestly decided to take over the history of defunct clubs from Zagreb in order to make their tradition of playing football in Croatia the oldest. Through court proceedings, they successfully took over the history of HŠK Građanski, which was founded in 1911, but they did not succeed from the aforementioned HAŠK. Therefore, they still did not manage to become the oldest club, but their founding year moved back 34 years and now reads 1911. They are now only 3 months younger than HNK Hajduk. The aging of Croatian clubs continued, even more tragically. HNK Rijeka was founded in 1946, but they decided to change their founding year to 1906, because at that time there was a sports club in the city of Rijeka, in no way connected with the current club. They almost aged their club for another 20 years, wanting to set the year of foundation as the moment when someone first hit a soccer ball on the street... Well, they didn't.

[@worldsnomad]

Good luck with buying the property as a foreign citizen, 7 years and pending.. Won on every court case but still no house, or money.

[@PaulBradbury]

It can take time for sure, and I know people who waited years. Where are you from and where did you buy?

[@jovanparce2375]

Ti si naš

[@PaulBradbury]

haha

[@dusanbesenic6957]

jovane...stvarno te jako boli sve što netko lijepo kaže o Hrvatskoj?! Tako nećeš izliječiti to što te muči, pomiri se s time da vam je laž i zloba u genima, hehe.

[@jovanparce2375]

@@dusanbesenic6957 i ja tebi želim zdravlja sreće I mira 🙏❤️

[@viktorijamatic4180]

Je si siguran🤔????

[@viktorijamatic4180]

KOME SMETA NEKA PATI HRVATSKA JE NAJLIPSA❤❤❤❤❤🇭🇷🇭🇷🇭🇷🇭🇷🇭🇷🇭🇷

[@peterouspensky7794]

There are 2 or 3 older olive trees , some in kastela and one in omis background. but spot on for the rest

[@PaulBradbury]

As far as I know, the one in Kastela is 1600 years. Would love to get more info on older ones in Kastela and Omis - can you post some links? Thanks a lot.

[@nikolagregic7709]

The Brijuni Islands claim to have the oldest tree, estimated to be over 1600 years old. However, there are also reports of other 1600-year-old olive trees in Croatia, making it difficult to determine which is the oldest.

[@PaulBradbury]

@@nikolagregic7709 yes but this one is 2500 - ever come across anything that old in Croatia?

[@donniedarko7891]

0:22 And because civilization came from Europe, it's the oldest theater in the world in that sense, isn't it!?

[@PaulBradbury]

Apparently not which is why i said Europe

[@bajkenasrpskom4628]

Hope You will go to Jasenovac expert ...

[@PaulBradbury]

I have been several times

[@bajkenasrpskom4628]

@@PaulBradbury And how can you advertise a country that killed millions of its inhabitants, expelled 600,000, stole the property of the expelled and its football players salute with the Nazi sign ????

[@bajkenasrpskom4628]

@@PaulBradbury kzbin.info/www/bejne/qn6ypXynlJ2jnpY

[@viktorijamatic4180]

Srpske logore ??????

[@josipag2185]

It is actually lavandin, it is not true lavander. Fine lavander grows in France, in Alps, above 500m. You can find better vines in Peljesac, IMO, and ofc Grk from Korcula is the best white wine that I tried , and I like good Posip a lot and Zlahtina (island Krk, quite common white vine, one of the best sellers).

[@SuperGeronimo1975]

Lavandin je sudoper ili u kupatilu gdje se peru ruke...?!..nisam dalmatinac ali eto toliko znam..pozzz

[@SuperGeronimo1975]

Mislih reći Lavabo🎅

[@josipag2185]

@@SuperGeronimo1975 Lavandin je umivaonik u Dalmaciji, na dijalektu. Sluzbeno na hrvatskom jeziku, lavadin je srodna biljka lavandi. Upisite u Google lavanda i lavandin. U Dlamaciji, biljku lavandin smatraju lavadom. Prava lavanda ne raste na hvarskim visinama (nizinama).

[@josipag2185]

@@SuperGeronimo1975 E da, lavendula je ime na latinski doticne biljke.

[@youtubeanalyticsshare]

Also Saint Pope John Paul II. has received olive oil from Croatia all his life

[@PaulBradbury]

I didn't know that - what was the story and who was the oil producer?

[@youtubeanalyticsshare]

@@PaulBradbury I will find it, but I have to check because I think there was one family from Brac, but I didn't think about it until you were in the video since I knew the name of the place and the family, and that was when the pope was still alive, so I will ask if I think that family is from Hvar but lives on Brac or vice versa. My family also received oil through our Franciscan friends from that family, but I have to ask my mom if she remembers, because the dad who was there is no longer with us, he was born for Heaven! Basically, if and when I find out, I'll write to you. You must come and make a report on Rijeka, Trsat, the house of Nazareth that appeared one morning in Trsat more than 800 years ago and where the then Croatian ruler sent a delegation to the Holy Land to check, even though it was the Crusader Wars, after the houses arrived where Jesus, Mary and Joseph lived in Nazareth, it was not there, as if it was torn from the foundations and was created in Trsat. Since then, mostly sailors, but also various sick people, have come to intercede with Our Lady of Trsat, there is a whole large chapel of "votive gifts" where there are various pictures, staves and other things that people gave as thanks to the Mother of God after answered prayers. When the house was moved to Lorreto, the pope at that time saw the suffering of the people of Rijeka and donated a miraculous icon, which is believed to have been drawn by Saint Luke himself, and today it is in Trsat, where pilgrimages are made to it and also where great healings take place. And Rijeka has everything to show, it was also a state, it has a church that dates back to the 4th century, many historical sights. On Grobnik, the battle of the proto-Tatars that saved Europe and Christianity, Opatija, the bay, Krk, Cres where one of the greatest philosophers, Frane Petric, teacher of Giordano Bruno, was born, then the White-tailed Vultures that exist on Cres and a handful more... a few books....

[@purple09052005]

Soccer or Football was first played in Županja in 1920 and the original soccer club Graničar is still there. English economic interests in the wealth of Slavonia region, namely it's forestry attracted investment and English workers, who introduced Football to Županja, Croatia.

[@PaulBradbury]

Interesting, thanks so much for posting.

[@vordag]

wait a second, there is 1911 on hajduks coat of arms, right?

[@lukrecijabenkovicdubokovic3336]

Beautifuly said, but there are still more things and toughts to discover about Hvar. For e.g. Captain R.F.Burton I the Journal of the Anthropologycal Institute /Vol. VI/ London 1876 under part "On the Ruined Cities of Pharia and Gelsa di Lesina" from page 290...........

[@PaulBradbury]

Agree that there are many more things about the island that I could have added. The first ever craft beer on a Croatian island, produced by a Polish resident, for example.

[@lukrecijabenkovicdubokovic3336]

I just mentioned Sir R.F.Burton , because you beeing British........

[@5mxg]

@@PaulBradbury jest po co wracać! where can one taste it?

[@PaulBradbury]

@@5mxg vunetovocraftbeer.com/

[@leptir7110]

Hrvatski jezik govori se u Hrvatskoj .

[@PaulBradbury]

hrvatski je svjetski jezik kojim govore samo najpametniji ljudi. Nisam toliko pametan, trudim se

[@leptir7110]

@@PaulBradbury možda nije "svjetski " ,ali je jezik države o kojoj govorite ,jezik Hrvata .

[@sretnazvijezda400]

Cudno u Kanadi vise Hrvatski I drugi tecaj od svih Drzava. Uzmi autobus cujes samo kineski nase itd.Engleski malo izvan posla.

[@lavbarbudito3400]

Croatia & Balkan expert!!? A man comes here (knowing nothing about us), lives here for a while, gets some taste of our history & scenery, experiences a little bit of our live stile / "our thing", wanders around as a tourist (clearly a foreigner) little bit here & there, meeting some local people (occasionally), maybe even learns how to say "thank you", "hello" and "good day" in broken Croatian (acting as that is some incredible achievement!!) ...and immediately labels himself "An Expert"!? Well, I am Croatian, born here...living my entire life here (in 3 different states/turbulent, historic time periods; 1. Croatia as a part of the former SFRJ, 2. Independent Croatia born out of the war for independence, 3. Croatia as a part of the EU, fighting in a 5 year-long war, traversing my entire country/entire Balkan from end to end numerous times, having family members all over the place) and can spot an expert from a mile away. You are not one of them, Paul. Lovely, average (a little bit above average) touristy representation of the island where you have bought a house (as many foreigners did)...but that is far from becoming "an expert "...let alone something worth labeling yourself as one. Do you speak fluent Croatian language!? Can you distinguish between local Croatian dialects (or Bosnian, or Serbian, or Slovenian...Macedonian, Montenegrian), and say to which country, and part of that county, it belongs (as any average Croat/Balkan resident can...in a heart bit!) !? At how many local weddings / first communions, and christenings have you been invited!? Exactly? How many good Croatian friends do you have/have you acquired...ready to help you unconditionally (as a friend, good neighbor) in an emergency/during rough times!? (which is, btw - a common thing here, between us locals). Do you live primarily within your walls (in "Englishmen in New York."/Croatia" style), peaking here & there out, communicating mainly in English (since most of us understand you, and are willing to help a foreigner "lost in translation" in that regard), or You live an active LOCAL LIFE as somebody well known by everybody around you!!? Enjoying morning coffee with your Croatian buddies in the local cafe every morning, going to the Mas in the local church. You see...that is an expert! Somebody who knows something about Croatia/Balkan...wtwr. Before that, you are just another foreigner locked in your little property, fantasizing to be a part of Croatian/Balkan "Bario"/"Cosa Nostra"/Our Thing....lecturing about it (!?) around.

[@PaulBradbury]

Haha, vrh. Indeed. hrvatski je svjetski jezik kojim govore samo najpametniji ljudi. Nisam toliko pametan, trudim se.

[@dusanbesenic6957]

Prijatelju...ti imaš nekih problema?! Čemu i zašto takav komentar...tim načinom nećeš izliječiti komplekse koji te guše.

[@lavbarbudito3400]

@@dusanbesenic6957 U pravu si....pretjerao sam. Krivo sam procijenio "ton" Paulovog odgovora. Zvučao mi je na 1.pogled više nekako cinično ("hrvatski govore samo najpametniji ljudi...."), no kad se malo bolje obrati pažnja - jasno je da je namjera bila da bude duhovito intoniran. Kriva percepcija. Ispričavam mu se.

[@vordag]

pa onda mu se ispričaj, lave

[@lavbarbudito3400]

​@@vordag Na čemu? Čovjek navodno živi ovdje već 20 godina i proglašava se expertom!? Ok. DA LI NAKON 20 GODINA ŽIVOTA U RH, TEČNO GOVORI HRVATSKI...ILI SAMO NATUCA / UGLAVNOM SE I DALJE SPORAZUMJEVA NA ENGLESKOM!? U intervjuju s Bolkovićem kzbin.info/www/bejne/p3LPmoSslLV9opo , komunicira isključivo na engleskom!? Za koji krasan klinac? Pa gdje smo? U Engleskoj ili Hrvatskoj, na Hrvatskoj TV...pred hrvatskom publikom? Ne bi riječ rekao da je došao kao gost koji ne živi ovdje (ili kratko živi), pa - ETO - kao stranac priča engleski/svoj materinji jezik. No nakon (navodnih) 20 godina kontinuiranog življenja ovdje, on i dalje u konverzaciji s nama talabaza isključivo ENGLESKI, a ne hrvatski!? Pa što je radio 20 godina mađu nama, kad beknut ne zna!!? Jeo ribu i srkao vino? Što ti to govori? 1.radi se o "expertu" koji se očito nije integrirao, 2.taj te "expert" suštinski ne cijeni (već gleda s visoka) 3. čim nije s "rajom", već se drži sa strane (a isključiva komunikacija na stranom jeziku u RH, to očito dokazuje) - nije nikakav "expert". Nije li tako? Što na koncu kazati? Ti bi mu se ispričavao, jer ne govori hrvatski? Ja ne bi! Poslao bi ga u školu da nauči jezik....ili ga - dok ga ne nauči - ne bi zvao da na javnoj TV pozira kao seoski mudrac, soleći nam pamet na jeziku zemlje u kojoj ne živimo (s obzirom da on živi OVDJE 20¨!!!! godina, a ne mi TAMO)...ćasteći nas pritom svojim prisustvom u RH!? Što ti tu nije jasno? Btw; to se inače zove komplex više vrijednosti. Zamisli da tebe nakon 20 godina življenja u Engleskoj, netko pozove da na lokalnoj TV kažeš nešto o svom životu u toj zemlji, a ti počneš drvit na hrvatskom...kao da si tek prvi put sletio tamo, očekujući od voditelja da ti se također obraća na hrvatskom...pred isključivo domaćom/engleskom publikom!??? Pa koji bi to engleski voditelj učinio? Shvaćaš...!? Strvarno moraš bili - ili doslovno tulav da tako nešto napraviš...ili umišljen do boli da se tako odnosiš prema ljudima/okruženju u kojem živiš 1/5 stoljeća!! Trećeg nema.... Mislim da previše podilazimo takvim likovima koji očekuju od nas da govorimo isključivo engleski, u vl.zemlji. Ako se nije udostojio naučiti jezik zemlje u kojoj živi već 20 godina, koji će nam klinac ovdje!? Iskreno!? Idi više nauči jezik, Paul. Šta se čeka? Da na vrbi rodi grožđe....pa već si 20 godina ovdje. Šta glumiš? KAD NAUČIŠ I TEČNO PROGOVORIŠ HRVATSKI - ISPRIČAT ĆU TI SE! Do tad nam se nemoj javljat, već marljivo uči! Kreni, sad....! Puno je pozitivnih primjera "out there", ljudi koji su se iz Kanade, SAD-ea, itd....doselili ovdje (prije 3-4 godine) i već pričaju hrvatski/žive s nama kao da su odavno naši...ili se bar iskreno trude!! E, to su experti! Guglaj malo, nađi te primjere i uči iz njih. Pun ih je Utube. Ako su mogli oni nakon 2 godine progovorit, možeš, vala i ti - nakon 20! Da se na glavu postaviš. PS. glavu na panj stavljam da bi "lorem ipsum" za 2 godine tečno naučio engleski, da kojim slučajme tamo živi! Čak i prije! Jesam li u pravu?

[@crazyysmog]

prodaj didovinu za judine škude..

[@sevic333]

Eating door mice. How sick can you get. Iam out of here.

[@PaulBradbury]

Haha it does sound a little strange, but it is better than it sounds

[@lukaojala4384]

Stop promoting Croatia, please. It will lose every aspect that made you fall in love with it in the first place

[@PaulBradbury]

I am flattered that you think a small KZbin channel could make such an impact. So we should all stop promoting Croatia and let people find their own way here?

[@lukaojala4384]

@@PaulBradbury Let's keep it for ourselves ;) I'm joking of course. It is so nice you speak so highly of our country (your country).

[@josipag2185]

Look, I work there, in emergency, my family has nautic business, and it is huge touristic something because it is the island for drugs and prostitution. Korcula, Vis, Mljet, Mali Losinj, Pag, Brac, they all have the same or better things to offer if it were for tourism.. also, I am not buying this random Hvar picking. But I find your videos interesting.

[@dusanbesenic6957]

Teško je tebi s tobom.

[@josipag2185]

@@dusanbesenic6957 Brini se za sebe i svoje. Ne trosi lovu i vrijeme na prostitutke

[@sretnazvijezda400]

Boze mi gledamo ljepotu Zivota Nebrini oni su na drugom horizontu 😂

[@viktorijamatic4180]

NASA LIJEPA HRVATSKA DRZAVA PONOSNA SAM STO SAM HRVATICA👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼❤❤❤❤❤❤🇭🇷🇭🇷🇭🇷🇭🇷🇭🇷🇭🇷🇭🇷

[@PaulBradbury]

It is very beautiful

[@ajlajkitbre]

YOU ARE A LUCKY AND CLEVER MAN. DALMATIA IS BEAUTIFUL. I AM FROM SERBIA AND AS A CHILD AND TEENAGER I SPENT MY SUMMERS IN DALMATIA. THEN MY COUNTRY WAS DESTROYED BY WESTERN COUNTRIES AND WARS CAME AND I COULDN'T GO TO DALMATIA ANY MORE. THEN, AFTER 2000 I DIDN'T HAVE MONEY TO GO THERE. THERE IS ONE INTERESTING THING: SOME CROATIANS ATTACK PEOPLE FROM SERBIA WHO COME TO CROATIA ON HOLIDAY. THAT'S STUPID! THOSE WHO DON'T LOVE CROATIA THEY HATE TO GO THERE. PEOPLE WHO LOVE TO COME TO DALMATIA, THEY DON'T HAVE THE ETHNICITY PROBLEM - BUT THEY ARE ATTACKED! WHAT AN ABSURD SITUATION, ISN'T IT?

[@PaulBradbury]

Without wanting to get into the politics, the situation is both regrettable and understandable. Oluja in a tourist resort with Serbian tourists always makes me uncomfortable. But there are some very cool initiatives such as Days of Hvar Cuisine in Belgrade which started in 2002 which tell the other side of the story.

[@vordag]

@Ljubinka .. dalmacija je koljevka srednjovjekovne hrvatske kneževine .. moraš da ideš da se vaspituješ malo bre :)