Hey there fellow travelers, Mark here with Waltersworld and today we're in the back alleys of Dubrovnik, Croatia for the don'ts of visiting Dubrovnik
Now the first don't I have for you is don't expect to have very much time away from lots of other people
Because there's so many tourists that come here, especially when the cruise ships are in from like 9 to 5, that it's just insane
That's why I'm on these back alleys here filming on Dubrovnik because everywhere else you go there's just hordes and hordes and hordes and hordes and hordes of tourists
So don't expect to have any free time or free space or to find your own little back alleys because it's tough to do
Okay. So that's the first don't I have. The second don't I have for you is don't forget to bring good walking shoes when you are here
The pavement here is extremely slick when it gets wet. Even, I mean, especially if you're on Straderum, like the main pedestrian street in the middle
Man, I walked, I put my foot in the little like side ditch thing and my foot got a little wet and I almost wiped out
when it gets wet here it can be extremely slick and extremely dangerous so do be careful also i
recommend having good walking shoes especially when you're going to walk the walls because you
have to walk the walls when you're here the views are fantastic but you want to have good shoes
also if you don't have good like if you have problems your knees or ankles or stuff like that
i would be careful with doing the wall walk because there's lots of uneven steps and stuff
like that so don't forget some good walking shoes and not hiking shoes but good walking shoes
for walking around town because it can get pretty slick when it's wet
And even if it not wet you want to have some good stability Now our third don is for you cruise ship people I a cruise ship person here as well It okay The third don is don think you can get by on euros alone
Look, Kuna is the currency in Croatia. And here in Dubrovnik, there's, I mean, a lot of places will take euros and a lot of
places take credit cards. It's not really a big issue. However, if you're going to take the bus, like if you want to take the bus back from
the center to the cruise terminal, or if you want to walk on the walls, they only take Kuna
Okay. So you're gonna need to get some money here. There's some exchange houses and there's ATMs. So you can do that
It's not a real big problem, but you do need to have some cuna It's not it's not just like oh they'll take euros cuz we go through there
I know a crib and you can pay with US dollars pretty much anywhere. Nobody cares here
There will be a few places. They're like nope cuna only. Thank you. So do watch out for that
So get a few extra cuna there from the ATM now My next don't for you is you're gonna go out to the island of the little crew if you're gonna head out there
It's a really really windy day and like choppy seas maybe wait for another day because it can be a bit tummy troubling when you're going out there
So if there is bad weather and you wanted to go to like the beach over there and things like that, just realize there's beaches here near the city you can go to, which you're easy to get to
and they're nice. But I will say don't forget to bring some like water socks or like water shoes
because there's a lot of stones on the beach here. So that can be a bit uncomfortable. So I recommend
you know, don't just go to the beach, maybe rent one of the chairs and stuff like that. So you're
a bit more comfortable. Now my next don't for you is don't skip going to the museums and the churches when you are here. A lot
of people I seen might have been going around you just wander the city I mean it is gorgeous to see what the architecture outside and things like that get the dubrovnik card go into the little museums like the maritime museum and stuff like that you know go into the you know the the franciscan monastery is really cool to
check out it's beautiful inside with the courtyard and stuff like that and then you go to the
franciscan the franciscan monastery is really cool you go in there and the dominican monastery they're
on two opposite sides of the old town really nice to go in and see go inside the cathedral there's a
a lot of nice things because the thing is I've seen a lot of tourists. They just wander around sit down and drink and
eat and don't worry, don't worry, you'll eat and drink very well here. Okay, but make sure you do take the time to visit
some of the sites, you know, yes, don't forget to walk the walls and stuff like that. But just make sure you go out and
check out some of these little tiny museums and the and the churches here because they are really beautiful. Another thing
kind of going back to walk it around the town. Don't be scared to go hiking up those side streets, because you walk down
the main the main street, you know, Stradham or Prasa, however you want to they call it a couple
different things, you'll see, you know, stairways going up, okay. And you're thinking, man, that's a
lot of steps. Well, the farther you get away from that main street there, the cheaper the restaurants
get and they're really good here too. So you go up higher, you can save money and get a great meal
And like one side, if you go to the side away from the water, that seems to have a lot of restaurants. If you come to the side, that's more towards the water going up the hills, that seems
to have more apartments and hotel kind of things out there. So so that's nice
Another thing is don't worry about your hotel accommodation so much. I mean, in high season, June, July, August
Yes you should But outside of that you know there so many people that rent out rooms and stuff You shouldn have a problem with finding something even a few days before or a week before Just in high seas you might want to check out for that And my last doubt is the cruise ship people Don
think your cruise ship is going to wait for you. Okay, if your crew says be back by six, you should
be back by like 530 so you can check in. Because you'll see videos online of people going, no, my
ship is left. So make sure you do get back from that. So those
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Thank you