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Arriving to Split! Where the cocktails are cheap.

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An eight hour train trip from Zagreb to Split marked my first bout of motion sickness. The track was so windy, and I guess made worse because I had been staring at a laptop for a good five hours.  I was relieved to arrive in Split to stand on ground that wasn't rocking from side to side and Jess and I were both so excited for our sailing trip to begin the next day.  We discovered Split was a cool little seaside town, marked by Roman influence.  We grabbed our gear and exited the  train station. It was only when we began navigating the route to our hostel that I suddenly realised I was short of one thing, my leather jacket.   Now, this leather jacket is very important to me. Stand by for the massive segue:  I bought the jacket during an eight day Turkey tour in 2010, which included Anzac Day in Gallipoli. The tour was with my sister,  her husband, and my mate Ange,  I remember we'd had a massive night in Kusadasi prior to this frivolous purchase.  An Aussie-Turkish guy