VANLIFE CROATIA - Island Hopping along the Adriatic Coast

VANLIFE CROATIA - We continue our trip through Croatia in our Self Build Campervan. Crossing from the mainland to the islands we take a couple of ferries and explore the beautiful island of Korcula.
Our first stop is at one of the few campsites that are open this late in the season and what a beautiful campsite it is AUTO CAMP LAVANDA
Terraced level pitches all have amazing views of the Adriatic sea and the islands. Spotless clean facilities and everything you need for a perfect stay.
Website for further details and bookings www.lavanda-ca...
We cross over to the island of Korcula from Orebic taking the Jadrolinija Ferry, a service where you can just turn up and buy your ticket at the port.
Google map link for the ticket office in Orebic is here goo.gl/maps/Uj...
The Croatia Ferry website for bookings www.jadrolinij...
We park near the cemetery just outside of Korcula Town and make the short walk down to the old walled city. Such a beautiful, clean place. Surrounded by the clear waters of the Adriatic and with stunning views, it's definitely worth a visit. goo.gl/maps/hx...
From the old town, we travel along the main road up high into the mountains and across to the south coast where we find a secluded cove with turquoise clear water and views that take your breath away. Croatia is just beautiful.
Google map link for our wild camping spot goo.gl/maps/36...
Finally, we catch another ferry from Vela Luka at the opposite end of the island back to the mainland in Split. You can pre-book this ferry from the Jadrolinija website using this link www.jadrolinij...
We end this video with a stopover in Omis, another place that was recommended by you, the viewers, and what a fantastic looking town.
Surrounded by sheer cliffs that tower above this picturesque little town, it has everything from scenic landscape to, a golden sandy beach, loads of restaurants and bars for the perfect end to your day. You cannot ask for more and Omis would make the perfect holiday destination. One place we will definitely be coming back to visit with some sunshine.
Website Link for the AUTO CAMP LISIČINA www.ac-lisicina...
Google map link is here goo.gl/maps/JJ...
In our next video, we take you to one of the most stunning locations in Croatia, the Plitvice Lakes National Park. So please make sure to subscribe and turn on your notifications because you do not want to miss this video.
We do hope you enjoy following our travels through Europe and maybe it's given you some ideas of where you would like to travel yourself.
If you would like to make a small donation you can do using the friends' option via this link www.paypal.me/...
Best Wishes for Happy Travels
Greg & Lou
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[@captcooper5159]

Greg, it is people like you who help everyone have a better holiday. Your videos provide valuable information when planning a trip. I appreciate the effort it takes to create them. Thank you for this, indeed!

[@GregVirgoe]

Thank you for such great feedback hope you have a great trip yourself.

[@HouselessNotHomeless]

Hahaha I love them roads 😂 I wouldn't think twice about them roads in my old van... Thank you for the mention and as for the rubbish you can only do what you can do Good video also I enjoyed that.

[@GregVirgoe]

I’m pleased you liked it mate. I could see us getting stuck and not making it back out. Hope you are keeping well 👍🏼😃

[@Rob.1340]

Thank you. Stay well and safe travels. All the best. 👍🚐😎

[@suepaulbrown9512]

The colour of that sea on a sunny day!

[@GregVirgoe]

The whole coast is very beautiful 🤩

[@roberthardy2013]

Never been there but it looks lovely. The island would be a great place for a VW dealer - “Marco’s Polo’s “ I love wandering around out of the way places just to see what’s what, even single track roads instead of bigger roads - now that’s got me into one or two tight situations but great to look back on! I must admit to being quite jealous of you two - enjoy!

[@tonylee8550]

Croatia has got to be another bucket lister👍

[@GregVirgoe]

It’s worth a visit. We can’t fault it 😃

[@commuterbranchline8132]

I served two tours in Bosnia and even in the aftermath of civil war the beauty of the place was evident. I hope to visit again one day, just need to build my camper first! Lol

[@yodaworks]

what a great bread toasting sequence ...

[@FionaJayneA]

Croatia is definitely somewhere we need to visit! Thank you for this beautiful scenery. Its so calming to watch!

[@GregVirgoe]

We will go back to explore more with better weather as the sea is begging to be swam in 😃👍🏼

[@FionaJayneA]

@@GregVirgoe Yeah that water will be full of little fish and white sands. Ideal for swimming. It reminds me very much of the water around Ibiza and Formentera.

[@prussell7377]

Great video, Croatia looks amazing, stunning scenery, drone shows off the lovely coastlines, looking forward to seeing the next chapter & one of our favourite places as you head north, Slovenia 🇸🇮

[@GregVirgoe]

We stay at the winter Olympic ski jump centre in Slovenia. An amazing place with free services.

[@annemarsden2323]

Brilliant video thank you both 🚐👍🏻

[@GregVirgoe]

Thank you very much 🙏🏼😊

[@snoman1999]

All these You Tubers making artistic shots of their high tech coffee making apparatus and there’s Greg putting a teaspoon of Douwe Egberts finest instant into his mug #keepingitreal👊🏼😆

[@GregVirgoe]

That has made me laugh mate :D thank you

[@anthonypaterson7066]

We love Croatia, Some great squares and eateries inside the walls in Split. Stay safe & enjoy.

[@GregVirgoe]

We’ve had great food in Croatia. There’s a lot of Italian influences

[@katcankan7129]

Agreed Croatia is stunning. Thank you & Lou for showing us around 😊

[@GregVirgoe]

I’m glad you liked it Kat. Best wishes 😊😃

[@katcankan7129]

@@GregVirgoe Thank you. The same to you & Lou 😊💜

[@Gallivantinggriffiths]

some cracking spots there greg..... that coastline is just stunning

[@GregVirgoe]

Thank you Glen, it’s been a really nice surprise for us. Not somewhere we have thought of as a holiday destination but that view has changed.

[@Gallivantinggriffiths]

@@GregVirgoe the first Croatian one it does out of season for 6ths inc ehu for 750 euro!!!

[@adamurban143]

You are living the dream! I've always wanted to make a road trip to Italy and Croatia, hopefully dreams come true soon. Love the video, it's a well done vlog, sir.

[@GregVirgoe]

I’m a firm believer that whatever you want you can achieve with hard work and perseverance. Good luck 😉

[@rogerjob2780]

Thanks guys 😎🍷🚍⚓️🇬🇧

[@GregVirgoe]

You’re welcome 👍🏼😃

[@sircaptainchaos2388]

spot on you 2 some lovely places nice to see them

[@GregVirgoe]

Glad you liked it 👍🏼😊

[@ianofsjkartwork]

That is one beautiful country Greg........awesome drone footage and well put together vlog..........stay safe........thanks for sharing

[@GregVirgoe]

Thank you very much. Nice to hear you liked the video 👍🏼😃

[@gdreading9088]

A really nice video, we both enjoyed it.

[@GregVirgoe]

Thank you for watching

[@paulrixon1644]

Another well made video! Brilliant I can’t wait to get going again.

[@GregVirgoe]

It’s a great place to visit, plus it doesn’t count towards your 90days either 👍🏼🤩

[@paulrixon1644]

Greg, Thanks for that. Wife and me dipped out last year as the promised date of July for the delivery of our new van didn’t happen until Mid. November. So for the first time in about 10 years we had to stay home!

[@Lou_Sylw_Bulgarian_Rescue_Dogs]

Nice one Greg. Another very informative vlog for people considering Croatia in the off-season. Having just toured Croatia throughout December and January ourselves, we can vouch for everything you said about wild camping with a van in the off-season. We felt completely at ease and never had any problems with the police at all. Its also one hell of a beautiful country to visit!👍

[@GregVirgoe]

You guys really made the most of the many beaches on your travels even at this time of year. Happy travels to you both 👍🏼😃

[@Lou_Sylw_Bulgarian_Rescue_Dogs]

@@GregVirgoe We got very lucky with the weather to be honest. We did have a couple of grey days but for the majority of time, it was around 17°c and clear. Coming from the North of England, thats summer weather 😅 All the best. Look forward to your take on Plitvicka next! 👍

[@ronbooth1382]

What a beautiful place Greg and fantastic drone footage. I bet Lou wasn't happy cos' she missed breakfast that day!! See you very soon, Love to Lou

[@GregVirgoe]

I was up about 6am for sunrise and she normally lies in till much later. you snooze 🛌 you lose 🤣

[@ronbooth1382]

@@GregVirgoe Ah poor Lou - but very true !

[@stuartdunkerton2490]

Thank you guys have been watching you from the van build days so in formative we have a little VW T 2 camper At the moment which we have restored over the past few years and are hoping to tour the UK this year After which we are hoping to do our own build look forward to your next film .stu

[@GregVirgoe]

Thank you very much for following our channel from build to tour videos. It’s really appreciated 👍🏼😃

[@gallivantinggalantes]

Hi both, a great video and what fantastic scenery and the beautiful blue sea. Thank you for taking us with you x

[@GregVirgoe]

I’m pleased you liked it. Thank you for a lovely comment. 👍🏼😃

[@nickhoward9343]

We really enjoyed your episode looking forward to the next one guys

[@GregVirgoe]

Thank you Nick. Glad you liked it👍🏼

[@gordonbryson2986]

Greatvlog again Greg it's years since we were in Dubrovnik (then named) and we stayed in curricula twenty odd years ago so you have put it back on out things to visit list this year many thanks again stay safe and well from bonnie Scotland

[@GregVirgoe]

I’m glad it’s given you some good for thought. Hope you have a great time.

[@georgehiggins6796]

Higgywiggy, Great videos, make shore you visit Pula with its Roman arena it’s stunning.

[@arthurkettle3010]

Excellent video Greg....Croatia is such a beautiful country and you captured it well 👍

[@GregVirgoe]

I really appreciate your feedback. Thank you 😊

[@vanman_bavaria]

I'm not a local, just some German tourist who has been in Ctoatia somewhere between 40 and 50 times. Actually you were pretty lucky with the weather on Korcula, the weather you had in Omis in more typical for November. There is a reason why Croatia is not a winter destination like southern Spain or Portugal. You can be lucky, but usually between middle of September and beginning of October the weather changes from sunny and hot to cloundy/rainy/miserable. My favorite time of the year for Croatia is May and early June. July/August it is too hot and too crowded with tourists.

[@GregVirgoe]

Considering how late in the year it was we have been really lucky. Most of the time still in T shirt with the odd day of rain. 👍🏼😃

[@dutchglobetrotter6464]

Great episode Greg, thanks!

[@GregVirgoe]

Really glad you enjoyed it 😃

[@WanderbusAdventures]

Quite fancy the idea of off season in Croatia, off season anywhere really 😊. Thanks for sharing.

[@GregVirgoe]

It was very quiet wherever we went. Nice if you like your own company. Shortage of places to eat out or have an evening drink. But minor drawback for such a beautiful country.

[@weekendovanie6593]

Do not forget to visit Trogir oldquater. Should be somewhere between Split and Zadar. Enjoy :)

[@anfieldroadlayoutintheloft5204]

goodr vid on your trip in the van keep up the good vids thanks lee

[@GregVirgoe]

Thank you for your continued support of our channel. Really appreciated 👍🏼😃

[@ciaranokelly3693]

Another great video Greg and Lou. I have been told by a higher power than me that we shall be heading that way next year. 👍

[@GregVirgoe]

I guarantee you’ll enjoy it 👍🏼😃

[@remyllebeau77]

I would love to visit there sometime.

[@GregVirgoe]

It’s a wonderful place, highly recommend it 👍🏼😊

[@noelgregdavis8235]

Good vlog greg the sound was a 100% keep them coming

[@GregVirgoe]

Was it better this time, I bumped up the vlogs by 5dB. Still learning the new pro software it’s a lot different to my old one

[@noelgregdavis8235]

@@GregVirgoe ye greg it was a hell of a lot better

[@GregVirgoe]

@@noelgregdavis8235 do you listen in headphones 🎧 or on tv or smart device?

[@mickwhitney922]

Thats s nice site and you doing a review of the place reminds me of wish you were here back in the day 😀 😄 ps that's a complement 😉😊😊😊

[@GregVirgoe]

Are you saying I look like Judith Chalmers 🤣🤣🤣 that made me laugh. Thanks mate 🙏🏼

[@mickwhitney922]

@@GregVirgoe well with a wig maybe. But I couldn't remember her name so well done 👏 👍

[@antoniomonteiro6008]

From what I've seen on photos and videos in the past, Croatia is definitely a beautiful country I'd like to visit. And that old walled town! How many times on holiday 🤔 your waiting for someone to get out of your shot when taking a photo of a scenery 😀 😄

[@GregVirgoe]

it is very unusual not to see anyone at all, quite strange :D

[@mmwaashumslowww7167]

Beautiful place and I was amazed how deserted the town was on the Saturday afternoon. Lucky you didn't get reported for anti social behaviour whispering in the alley to be heard. 😗

[@GregVirgoe]

I was trying my best not to disturb anybody in hibernation 😂👍🏼

[@pbsalyid5323]

Nice 👍

[@GregVirgoe]

Thank you

[@DJRogEurotour]

Beautiful drone shots once again Greg, then I was about to comment, then all those plastic bottles, Shame...

[@GregVirgoe]

I know it is a real shame we did want to spend some time on that beach but with the mess it wasn't nice

[@Raul689]

Hi Greg. Just wandering how do you cope with the hot summer nights giving that you have no windows near the bed. Thanks!

[@GregVirgoe]

Because we don’t have windows we don’t get any solar gain at that end of the van so it stays a lot cooler during the day. Then directly over the bed we have a Maxxfan which we can put on very low supplying cool air over the bed in the hot nights. We have camped in 38°C daytime temps and the vans has stayed 10° cooler inside. We keep reflective blinds on the cab to also cut down any solar gain.

[@Raul689]

I was expecting to get really hot but now it makes sense. Thanks a lot Greg! Looking forward to your next adventure

[@antbarton6763]

Yet again another fantastic video, glad to see you got the drone Gregg 😊 which did you go for? Keep up the great work and I look forward to the next 1. Oh and when will you be doing this other van you talked about converting? Cheers

[@ianemery7785]

Another great video from Greg and Lou, we’re really enjoying following your journey as Croatia looks fantastic and certainly somewhere we’ll aim for. Can you please give me an idea of how much sightseeing is possible for someone with limited mobility, I’m OK for 300-400 yards at a time but slopes really find me out. Appreciate any comments 👍

[@GregVirgoe]

Some of the hills are a challenge. The walk down from the cemetery to the town was steep. Are you able to take advantage of disabled parking. There were spaces in the town you could use. 👍🏼😃

[@ianemery7785]

@@GregVirgoe Thanks for taking the time to reply. I do have a blue badge, although I don’t know the legality of using a UK badge since Brexit, also we are in a 7mtr A class so both width and length can be a challenge for parking. I guess a lot of our sightseeing will be from the motorhome seats much like being in the Alps which is fine but some towns are just too enticing to miss! Looking forward to watching some more of your adventures, and thanks again.

[@GregVirgoe]

@@ianemery7785 then perhaps a mobility scooter in your garage for those longer excursions 👍🏼😃

[@ianemery7785]

@@GregVirgoe Yes, I do carry a small buggy but, getting older, I’m trying to keep some joints working, haha.🥴

[@_theskitnica]

nice video 😊

[@jeronomosp]

Looks amazing! Have you had a swim or is the look of the water the best bit at present??

[@GregVirgoe]

It was a bit chilly 🥶 and choppy some times. 🤣

[@ad-van-ture]

Nice to see your continued travels🤙is croatia a good option for getting out of the shengen zone/free camping any good?ATB Shane👍

[@GregVirgoe]

Please check out this video as well there are great places to visit 👍🏼😃 kzbin.info/www/bejne/gaOTZ2OmgZV6gqc

[@stradaview2000]

Shout out to you, Greg, for yor informational, entertaining, and calming vids. Who was the source for the background ambient guitar tracks?

[@GregVirgoe]

I use Epidemic sounds for my music. It’s a subscription service that allows me to use them without copyright issues. 👍🏼😃

[@stradaview2000]

@@GregVirgoe - thanks! Will check them out.

[@ciaranoconnor6783]

Great video. Are you allowed to post credits for the music , you have played some great tunes

[@GregVirgoe]

I use a subscription service by Epidemic Sounds. I pay them an annual fee so I can use the music without any copyright issues. There are over 35,000 tracks to chose from. I glad you like my choices 👍🏼

[@WanderingWheelie]

10:30 into the Vlog made us laugh it certainly is dead in a graveyard Greg!

[@GregVirgoe]

I’m so glad you noticed. Thank you for leaving a comment. Yay 😃

[@paulwooldridge903]

Great vlog as usual. Besides using common sense, how do you know if it's okay to fly your drone in any given area? Cheers

[@GregVirgoe]

You can use Drone assist in the uk to give you safe fly zones. There are restrictions on flying distance when you take your test. That’s the best way forward. 😊

[@paulwooldridge903]

@@GregVirgoe Thank you

[@martincraven4202]

That took me back to our visit to the island. When we eventually get Ralph finished we will be heading to Croatia and Omis looks amazing. Do you have a route of the whole trip anywhere mate?

[@GregVirgoe]

Yes we want to go back to Omis for a proper holiday and spend a bit more time exploring. Sorry I don’t have a map. We normally make up these trips as we go along. 😃👍🏼

[@Skunkola]

Nice ty

[@GregVirgoe]

You’re welcome ☺️

[@Wayne-ks9gd]

Hi Greg, when you have visited some of the hot country's what's it been like living in the van, has it been uncomfortable for you both with the heat ?

[@GregVirgoe]

We have stayed in temp’s as high as 38°C and inside the van has been nearly 10° cooler. The good insulation acts like a cool box keeping the transmission of heat out. The best thing you can do is have external reflective blinds for the windows as solar gain is the biggest heat source in vehicles.

[@siajnesdunk]

That's really beautiful. Did you get an opportunity to go swimming in the Adriatic Sea? It should often be almost 20C even in November, one of the locals once told me.

[@GregVirgoe]

I really wanted to, and regret that I didn’t but most days it was quite choppy with the weather.

[@Sch3ll3]

White panel van with two roof windows and solar panels on the roof and dark tinted windows on the side?

[@GregVirgoe]

Yes I know 🤣 but it’s not a big square box with caravan windows and loads of graphics.

[@Sch3ll3]

@@GregVirgoe Hope you don't get this wrong... I love your channel and your videos are really grat, but I just don't think your van is icognito...

[@GregVirgoe]

@@Sch3ll3 I know don’t panic 😱

[@laughingboyblue3201]

Hi Greg, great vlog as usual. We’re hoping to get down there next September with our dog on board. How dog friendly are the beaches there and are there many restrictions ? Cheers

[@GregVirgoe]

I did not see any signs on the ones we visited. That may not be the case in Omis as it’s very much a tourist beach.

[@tomprentice6935]

⚔️💪🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿😎(stroke)

[@nbc902]

How much were these accommodations?

[@GregVirgoe]

All the links you need are in the video description 😃 www.lavanda-camping.com/en/price-list-camping

[@stansnape3634]

Cant find your latest blogs why ....................................

[@GregVirgoe]

This is our latest vlog 🤔 If you are subscribed then select all videos on the bell options. Also in setting make sure notifications are turned on in your app. You can always click on your subscription tab and scroll down until you find our videos. Or just head to our page and you see all the videos there. So many ways 😃

[@osvetniknemilosrdni671]

In Croatia, you can camp wherever you want ... especially outside the city, nobody cares, not even the police! Just do not light a fire, in the open or in the woods. Then the penalty can be very high, especially in summer.

[@GregVirgoe]

In any country we need to respect the surrounding and leave no trace fir the benefit of everyone else 😊

[@johnsutton2527]

I bet it was a bit scary going through that village with no one about.