South African man proves power of love at first sight

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ZAGREB (AFP) - A South African businessman who fell in love at first sight with a Croatian beauty has travelled half way round the world in search of the woman of his dreams -- although he has never said a word to her.

Johannesburg real estate dealer Keith van der Spuy spotted the mysterious woman, with her partner, on a boat during a summer holiday in southern Croatia, the Jutarnji List newspaper reported on Friday.

He saw the woman once again, in a nightclub but failed to approach her.

The lovelorn businessman returned home to South Africa, only to leave again for Croatia a few weeks later, with two diamonds in his pocket, to trace down the haunting blonde -- so far without success.

"I walked Split all over, waiting for days for ferries and catamarans in order to see her, but all in vain," said van der Spuy, who has even placed an ad in a local paper to catch the women's attention.

"She does not have to accept any relationship. I will give her the diamonds only to cherish her beauty. She can even use them for an engagement ring with her boyfriend," said the South African, who flies home on October 23.