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Croatia - Plitvicka Jezera

Thu, 29 Nov 2007 | By burrellian | Views [13026] | Comments [4]

Day 2 in Croatia - What a day ! Caught the bus to Plitvicka Jezera National Park at 8.30. Took 2 hours to get there, met a lovely japanese couple on their honeymoon on the bus. Saw the real Croatia on the way, little old towns, abandoned farms, still ... Read more >

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Croatia - Split

Tue, 4 Dec 2007 | By burrellian | Views [761] | Comments [7]

Caught the 17.45 out of Ljubljana (Slovenia) arriving back in Zagreb (Croatia) around 21.30 last night. The overnight connecting train to Split didn't leave untill just before 11.00pm so had some time to kill. Upon entering the main square I came accross ... Read more >

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Croatia - Zagreb

Fri, 30 Nov 2007 | By burrellian | Views [502] | Comments [6]

Day 1 - Just arrived in Zagreb, have gone straight to an internet cafe to get the address for the Hostel. Only just got the train this morning. Alarm failed me, made it to the station with only 5 mins to get a ticket. Doors were closing as I got ... Read more >

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Two bums in the sun

Fri, 17 Aug 2007 | By vien_and_shaz | Views [638] | Comments [9]

Hi Everybody, we`re still alive and well. Firstly to stop the confusion which happens a lot when both of us are chatting on msn or emailing, when Sharan is writing it will look normal (and with more exclamation marks) and when I`m writing it´ll look ... Read more >

Tags: Beaches & sunshine

Disney-Dubrovnic

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 | By jimandnicadventure | Views [70] | Comments [2]

Sunday 28 th September Dubrovnik As we travelled on our bus from the port to the old city we spoke to a lovely Australian couple, Thelma and Rob, who had been here before. We ... Read more >

Brač

Fri, 3 Nov 2006 | By all_powered_up | Views [773] | Comments [1]

It's only a 45 minute ferry ride, but i cant really enjoy it as it is too cold. Naively i hire a scooter after unbelievably never riding a bike before. Immediately i nearly crash it into a car :) 5 minutes later i think I've mastered it, until i reach ... Read more >

Croatia - Hvar Island

Sun, 9 Dec 2007 | By burrellian | Views [626] | Comments [1]

Day 1 - Caught the 2.30pm ferry from Split to Hvar, landing in a little town called Stari Grad. I rang my friend (Hero) I'd met on the train a few days ago & made my way to where he was another little town called Jelsa. Greeted warmly by his fience ... Read more >

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Croatia - Dubrovnik

Sun, 9 Dec 2007 | By burrellian | Views [445] | Comments [1]

Day 1 - Woke to the sound of rain, ohh well, no big loss, still a bit tired, a good day to update the journal & organise my side trip to Bosnia & hopefully Montanagro, if I have time & weather permits. Looking forward to seeing Marillion ... Read more >

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Dubrovnik

Tue, 7 Nov 2006 | By all_powered_up | Views [866]

Dubrovnik So I'm on the bus when i get asked by two others whether i want to see if we can get an apartment together, two others who happen to be girls.."OK" i say :) It turns out that the bloke next to us on the bus owns an apartment, perfect ... Read more >

Zagreb

Wed, 1 Nov 2006 | By all_powered_up | Views [546]

So I've had a good start to the day so far: the clocks have changed and i didn't remember, i ran for my train with the full load of backpack Bob only to find that I'm an hour early, and i can't buy a direct ticket to Zagreb from any of the stops i have ... Read more >

Hvar

Sun, 5 Nov 2006 | By all_powered_up | Views [452]

Another day trip and another freezing day. i pass up the chance to ride a scooter this time and opt for the bus to take me from Stari Grad port to Hvar town. Hvar being a beautiful little place and i spend hours just wandering around the harbours, and ... Read more >

Plitvice

Wed, 1 Nov 2006 | By all_powered_up | Views [364]

So i change my plans again - I'm missing out the whole of Slovenia (but vowing to come back). I wanted to go to Bled and the mountains there but really it's the wrong time of year (the weather has turned really cold), i cant get a ferry from Venice to ... Read more >

Split

Thu, 2 Nov 2006 | By all_powered_up | Views [360]

I continue my bus journey from Plitvice to Split, arriving very late and tired and proceeding to get completely lost in the rabbit warren of streets in the castle complex of Split. i have a rubbish map supplied by the LBP guide book, no where is open ... Read more >

Buzz Backpackers in Zagreb, Croatia

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 | By devinashley | Views [190]

Croatia really wasnt that interesting!  We arrived in the afternoon and by evening we had seen everything that we thought was relevant.  As this has happened before on this trip once, maybe twice, the next day we looked for a movie theater.  I think ... Read more >

Croatia

Fri, 27 Feb 2009 | By seanandkate | Views [157]

Croatia is one of those must-see places that one hears about in passing conversation or through the pages of a magazine but it truly is a must-see.  Our stay was well worth the stop off.  Even though we were stuck there whilst the first snow storm ... Read more >

A short return to Zadar, Croatia

Wed, 30 Jul 2008 | By maria_brett | Views [148]

Wanting to escape a poor Prague summer, Brett and I headed for the pristine waters of Zadar, Croatia for 10 days.   Zadar is my home away from home but this time it was even better as my parents and cousin Klaudia were going to be there ... Read more >

Croatian Cruising

Mon, 27 Aug 2007 | By worker | Views [1220] | Comments [2]

At the beginning of this trip I had stared down death in the form of Peter Elliott and Pamps. Fortunately for me, Pete had been struck down with a flu and I escaped with a few minor injuries, but pretty in tact. I was not planning to fare so well ... Read more >

Tags: Beaches & sunshine

Roadtrip with the Oldies through Central Europe

Tue, 22 May 2007 | By maria_brett | Views [1142]

We've just returned from a breathless yet wonderful two weeks with Sue, David and Sue. Before they touched down we asked ourselves "how the hell do we show them our life here in the Czech Republic in just fours days?" It was a whistlestop ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

Kisha Pada

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 | By sestak_family | Views [551]

The rain is falling and falling and falling! Soon we will have to build an ark to float away in. The ground has turned into a big sponge and mud oozes out as you squelch along. We need a 4WD to navigate our driveway (now outabounds). The rain is ... Read more >

Europe on 2000 carbs a day!

Fri, 3 Oct 2008 | By sestak_family | Views [442]

Ah Rovinj, Rovinj, Rovinj… What a wonderful, romantic, relaxed, beautiful, friendly and absolutely gorgeous town! As if you haven’t already guessed we have totally fallen in love with Rovinj. We are already planning how and when we can return.... Read more >

Summer Holiday - Sidetracked

Mon, 15 Aug 2005 | By rlgpeu | Views [532]

[15 August 05 - 21 August 05]   Croatia - Rab Otok (Island)    Cousins of mine asked if i would like to accompany them for a two week caravaning trip on Rab Island in Croatia. The whole of Croatia, having once been part of Hungary (its route to the ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

Lickety Split

Fri, 17 Oct 2008 | By sestak_family | Views [313]

We were greeted in Braç by the welcoming arms of not one, not two but three St Kilda families! The Bodycombs, the Nankovic’s and the Foulis-Lanes were all settled into Duboka Bay in a sumptious villa on the south side of the island near Milna. We quickly ... Read more >

24 hours on a boat

Thu, 30 Oct 2008 | By sestak_family | Views [284]

The drive into Dubrovnik from Split was very spectacular and of course enhanced by the discovery of a great supermarket! Isn’t it weird how life can revolve around a good cup of tea and familiar pantry products? We made our way ... Read more >

Jack Frost

Mon, 15 Dec 2008 | By sestak_family | Views [218]

Nov 21, 2008 Jack Frost came to visit 3 days ago and we think it might be here to stay! As soon as the sun goes down it drops to below 0º and when we get up in the morning there is a frosty carpet over everything. If we leave the washing ... Read more >

Croatia

Sun, 21 Jun 2009 | By ang_and_abe | Views [132]

Dubrovnik   After leaving Croatia we caught a flight to London and stayed overnight with my old school friend Rachel, and then caught another flight the following day to Dubrovnik in Croatia – it was the fastest way of getting from ... Read more >


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the Croatian coast just north of Dubrovnik

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