Dalmatia
21 Mar 2013 | Lukovo Šugarje, Dalmatia, Hrvatska
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On my way south, I meet a milkman who tells me that five years ago he had 300 cows, now he has only 50, because of new laws to comply with the European Union. And as soon as Croatia will enter the EU he won't be allowed to work at all. Businessmen don't like local production, they can't make any money on transport. Then I am taken on the emergency lane of the highway by two guys who explain me they can't wait for Croatia to enter the EU, so the laws for smoking marijuana will be softened (for now there is no difference between a smoker and a dealer). I finally make it in-extremis to Lukovo Šugarje, a small village where lives Maja with her dog Sola.
In that Area, there are two kinds of wind: the Jugo which is warm and wet, and blows from south up to 150km/h; and the Bura which is very cold and dry, it comes from the mountains (North-East) and can be as fast as 250km/h. When I arrive the Jugo is blowing, when I leave it's the turn of the Bura.
So Maja was a typical city girl (as she says ;) ) who decided to lowered down a little, to live in a simpler way. She moved to her parents country-house next to the sea, and try now to grow her own food and make the stuff she needs. You can read more on her blog. So we break the time in walking along the sea or in the montains, taking care of the plants and the garden, and taking care of Sola which is high maintenance ;) .