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Sat 07 Jul 2008Dalmation dreams come true
A trip to Dubrovnik in Croatia is an elegant feast for the senses in a stunning coastline setting, writes Gary Quinn
I'VE HAD A lot of firsts in Dubrovnik: my first lobster, my first outdoor cinema and my first visit to a nudist beach, all but one of which I've returned to ever since. I first arrived in this former Venetian stronghold almost 10 years ago on a former Irish Ferries ship that had found itself swapping the Dublin-Holyhead route for the long and lazy journey through the hundreds of islands that dot the Croatian coastline. Since then, many thousands of Irish have done likewise and Dubrovnik is firmly established on the Irish travel map.
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