I pulled my hood over my head and huddled inside my sweatshirt for warmth as the train rolled through misty Ljubljana. I dozed off to the sight of colourful cathedrals and castle turrets peeking out of the fog-covered hills as the sun fought to break through the clouds. A late night prior to departure ensured that I slept straight through to my destination point of Rijeka, Croatia. But when I opened my eyes a mere two and a half hours later, I was quite disoriented. In just two and a half hours my surroundings had drastically changed, from 18° to 30°, from misty to glaringly sunny, from mountains to sea level, from pine trees to palms, and from reminders of Austria to reminders of Italy. The western coast of Croatia, and in particular the northwest, has
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