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4 Foreword<br />
Producing a guide to Dubrovnik in <strong>the</strong> <strong>of</strong>f-season didn’t seem<br />
like such a good idea at <strong>the</strong> outset. Isn’t this <strong>the</strong> time <strong>of</strong> year<br />
when half <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> hotels close down, <strong>the</strong> locals stay at home<br />
to recover <strong>the</strong>ir tourist-frazzled nerves, a cold wind whistles<br />
through a deserted Old Town and tumbleweeds roll down<br />
an empty Stradun?<br />
In fact we didn’t have as much trouble filling our pages as<br />
we thought. Winter in <strong>the</strong> sou<strong>the</strong>rn Adriatic is chock-full<br />
<strong>of</strong> intriguing events, with centre stage occupied by <strong>the</strong><br />
pageantry <strong>of</strong> St Blaise’s Day on February 3 and <strong>the</strong> pre-<br />
Lenten carnival later that month. Both <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>se festivals are<br />
au<strong>the</strong>ntic folk affairs, celebrated by locals for at least <strong>the</strong><br />
last one thousand years – <strong>the</strong>y’re certainly very different<br />
from <strong>the</strong> tourist-oriented entertainments that take place in<br />
town over <strong>the</strong> summer.<br />
It’s also frequently forgotten that Dubrovnik is a university<br />
city hosting a year-round population <strong>of</strong> hormonally-fuelled<br />
young humans – few <strong>of</strong> whom have much to worry about<br />
save for which café to lounge around in and where to begin<br />
<strong>the</strong> weekend campaign <strong>of</strong> partying. And with traditionally<br />
mild winter wea<strong>the</strong>r usually followed by <strong>the</strong> onset <strong>of</strong> an early<br />
spring, <strong>the</strong> city’s social life remains a vibrant, vivacious and<br />
largely outdoor affair whatever <strong>the</strong> time <strong>of</strong> year.<br />
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Cover: Duje Klarić, Lighthouse<br />
Ploča. One <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> participants <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
photo competition.<br />
Editorial<br />
Editor Višnja Arambašić<br />
Contributors Nataly Anderson,<br />
Jonathan Kawaguchi, Frank Jelinčić,<br />
Tocher Mitchell, Jonathan Bousfield<br />
Assistant Editor Kristina Kovač<br />
Researcher Anita Piplović, Blanka Valić<br />
Layout & Design Ivana Novak,<br />
Kornelia Kovačević, Gordan<br />
Karabogdan<br />
Photos DIY Pocket team, Dubrovnik-<br />
Neretva County Tourist Board,<br />
Marko Ercegović, Eugen Miljan, Marin<br />
Šperanda, Krešimir Žanetić, Adriatic<br />
Photo Service, Kojan koral<br />
Sales & Circulation<br />
General Manager Višnja Arambašić<br />
Sales & Circulation Manager<br />
Kristijan Vukičević<br />
zagreb@inyourpocket.com<br />
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publishing new guides in <strong>the</strong> Ne<strong>the</strong>rlands (Den<br />
Bosch), in Austria (Vienna), in Croatia (Brač and<br />
Senj), in Slovenia (Celje), in Serbia (Niš) and in<br />
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