Truns out James Joyce was wrong about Istria
Sometimes you just have to get away from everything! Idyllic fishing villages, glittering water and secluded bays – for those who seek relaxation Istria has always been a dream destination. Frist the Romans arrived some time later Austrians and Venetians came. Most recently even Hollywood stars discovered the heart shaped peninsula as the new place to be. I, too, took a trip. JamesJoyce , the famous Irish writer, was wrong. Istria is not, as he described in his letters home, “a back-of-God-speed place – a naval Siberia” or a “long boring place wedged into the Adriatic, peopled by ignorant Slavs who wear red caps and colossal breeches”. Having experienced it myself, it’s quite the opposite: With its picturesque vineyards, avenues flanked by cypresses and beaches that run on for kilometres, the region has become one of the most popular destinations. I travel to the southern tip of the peninsula to Medulin , to take some time off from my hectic life, the constant ringin...