Island-Hop in Croatia by Cameron Wilson

From memory, the curtain of islands sheltering Croatia's Dalmatian coast runs to about 1,400. But who cares about the facts and figures when the water here is clearer than the South Pacific on its best day, and the possibilities for sailing and island-hopping are arguably the best and almost certainly the safest in the world. And because it's Europe, you can swim nude even around the populated islands, because nobody gives a toss. There's surely no harm either in a steady diet of octopus salad and Italian gelato.