Blogs from Zagreb, Central Croatia, Croatia, Europe - page 17

Last night was the worst nights sleep I have had since we began travelling. It was around two in the morning before I dropped off. Around quarter past five we were abruptly woken by a group of men arriving at the hostel. With it being such a minute place, our beds were right by the front door. Not only did they talk loudly for ages but they left the door wide open until it was freezing inside. At one point Rob Sshhed them and one man just laughed. Eventually things quietened down and we thought we would get a few hours sleep at the very least. A man got into the bunk at the end of mine; I call him a man but a wild boar may be a more accurate description. Rob drifted back to ... read more

Luckily we were here before the football! Unfortunately we would have to recomend Zagreb even though their football team sucks! It was the longest train throughout Europe, spanning a whole six hours! It also went pretty close to our next stop of Lubalubajuba (Ljubljana) half way there. Adam stood and marvelled at cake shop windows for about 75% of the time we were there!! And got a little over excited about ice cream! This is true but to be fair it was actually about 80% of the time and im not afraid to admit that! We went to this amazing ice-cream and cake shop where the idea was to stand in the shop and eat cake!!! We took our time but we were there only about 20mins but about 3 guys woofed down two cakes each ... read more

I forgot to mention that me and Jer checked out London Bridge, and contrary to popular belief it is in fact not falling down. We also met a pigeon man who had seeds and put them in your hands and you get pigeons all over your arms and stuff, it was actually really gross. I forget what we did the next day, we went to Tower Bridge and on the way we were like 5 feet away from Dustin Hoffman who was there doing a movie. We also went to the Wembly soccer stadium but couldnt get in on a tour that day :( Met up with sarah and her relatives, she was pretty happy to see me and all her relatives are pretty nice, we went to the beach and jer departed on his way ... read more

(Read this article on RoadJunky, at http://www.roadjunky.com/article/1804/sleazy-american-businessmen-in-zagreb) At 3 a.m, the topless hooker and the cocaine freak snuck off to a bedroom, leaving me alone with the old, Israeli bazillionaire and a box of hazelnut chocolates. I had an important choice to make. It was my first night in Zagreb and I was staying at a hostel down the road from the Dolac Market. After a long travel day I was in the mood for a drink, so I ordered an Ozujsko at one of the terraces along Tkalciceva Ulica and watched the people go by. Halfway through my beer, I noticed two American men standing outside the terrace, debating whether or not to come in for a drink. As soon as I heard them speak, I shouted out “English!” Not hearing my language for two ... read more

A big HELLO to all of you!! Well finally found some time and a cheap computer to write a brief update of our adventures for you! ***EXCITING NEWS*** First things first, I must let you all in on the gosip!........ Five days after I met Luke in Italy, he proposed to me, overlooking the Tuscan Hills! So YAY...we are now engaged....and the ring he chose from Turin even fits perfectly! ***MUM and TOM IN AFRICA*** Since my final African entry, lots has happened. My parents came and experienced a snippet of African life for a week.... *watched Lukes football competition *saw me and Juliet in action in the health clinic, *met Geofry and his family (Mum even made a beautiful quilt for him) *Made a fuel-saving stove in a very remote community and got really dirty! ... read more