Croatia – Tisno Day 9 (Defected Day 5)

Started off the day by getting brunch at Carmen’s (yea, it’s a great restaurant). Apparently the dog at the restaurant is not Carmen (its actually named after the grandmother, Carmella). Details can be found here:

http://food.johnmatienzo.com/2021/08/09/loca-villa/

After, made our way back to our tent. We talked to the guys in charge of the tent and mobile apartments, and they said they had a mobile apartment available for the last two days of the festival for 200 euros. We obviously took it (and yea, it was fully air conditioned :)).

We then headed to the beach behind the beach stage. Didn’t get into the water, but thought it was chill (although didn’t really dig the set).

After, took a nap in our new mobile apartment (which they called it a “hostel style” sleeping arrangement).

After, chilled in the patio of our apartment, drinking wine, and ate dinner (got the Smokey burger again). We also met up with our American friends, and took some poloroid photos.

Around 9pm, headed to the beach stage and checked out Lovebirds. Totally digged his set and songs he produced (it’s like a deeper disco sound).

After, headed to the main stage and saw Carl Craig, Honey Dijon and Luke Solomon. Really liked Carl Craig (he played a good range of house music, except progressive. He played deep house, disco house, tech house, and some techno). Didn’t really enjoy Honey Dijon. For Luke Solomon, mainly a techno set, which I also enjoyed.

Croatia – Tisno Day 6 (Defected Day 2)

Started the day by leaving the festival grounds to get brunch at a place called Carmen. Details can be found here:

http://food.johnmatienzo.com/2021/08/07/carmen/

Then spent the first part of the day chilling in the water near the beach stage of defected (between 2pm to 6pm). Water was great, chatted with some people from the US, and the music was great.

Then we chilled at the Olive Grove stage for a bit, where a more deeper type of music was played by a DJ named Sef Kombo. It was a really great set.

Then we got dinner (got a burger). Burger was good, but waited almost 15 minutes for it.

Then went to the beach stage for a bit (no notable DJs).

After, went to the main defected stage (also no notable DJs).

Lastly, we took a (200 Kuna) taxi to Barbella at 1am, then left at 4am using an Uber (about 100 Kuna). Nearly lost my phone (dropped it on the floor of the Uber, a d the Uber driver was closing the door on me! Ugh).

PS. We created a drink mixing White wine and Red Bull, which White toro

PSS. Sneaking alcohol was possible. Got Ballantine’s whisky and wine, and snuck it in by throwing it over the fence.