I submitted this short article to the Telegraph Travel section on 30 May 2017 and it was published in the papers on 3 June 2017. Events of that day meant that I didn't remember it again until much later. Sadly, I still cannot find a copy of the original. My first published piece in a major newspaper and I have nothing to show for it except the e-mail from the Editor letting me know that my letter was picked to win the main prize.
The Adriatic
Reading
about the Kempinski Palace Portoroz in last week’s Travel section reminded me
of our beautiful weekend in the town and nearby Piran. We stayed in humbler Maygut
hotel up the hill and the shortcut took us to the main road by the Kempinski.
The promenade takes you all the way to Piran.
I remember
the sea shimmering like a thousand little diamonds and the large orange orb
that was the sun sinking in the background. Below us the town of Piran was
slowly lighting up. We had climbed up to the battlement, intrigued by its
outline from the edge of the town and were rewarded by the beautiful sunset.
Across the bay Croatia was having a party. We could hear the beat of the music
and imagined beautiful bodies, cocktails in hand, lounging on yachts.
Over
where we were, we made a slow descent to the town with its inviting plates of
fried octopus. A little later, replete with food and wine, we retraced our
steps to Portoroz.
It was a magical day.
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