Blogs from Zagreb, Central Croatia, Croatia, Europe - page 20

Bok. The previous pages have pictures now!! Travel update: So I flew from Hamburg and have found myself once again in Zagreb. I have been hanging out here and also, of course, watching soccer. Today we will go to Zvon's hometown of Krizevci for a BBQ with some friends, to watch the Round of 16, and to feed the parrots. A few stories: Last I wrote it was in Hamburg just before heading off to the Fan Fest for the much anticipated Argentina Holland match together with the posse. After purchasing an official World Cup pillow, we made it to the Fan Fest just before the match. I have been to Fan Fest's in 6 cities now but this one was unique in that their food stalls were organized by country. For each country within the ... read more

It is now 6.25 am in Zagreb Buzzbackpacker. btw the website of this nice little hostel is http://www.buzzbackpackers.com/index_en.html. Internet is free and no time limit i suppose, but was always hogged by this angmoh guy. I received my backpack from the ever-so-trustworthy Air France folks (or should i give credit to the lost-and-found folks at Zagreb Airport ?), they delivered it to our doorstep at 10.30 pm last night. I had to return them the receipt and hence did not make any copy of it. Anyway the baggage was delayed for 10.5 hours, so probably cant claim insurance for that. We are going to the Plitvice Lake this morning, 2.5 hr of journey on bus....... read more

I have arrived safely in Croatia (about a month ago now…I have been quite lazy updating) …though getting here was a bit tougher than I had imagined. First of all getting out of India was a NIGHTMARE! My flight was scheduled to leave at like 2:30 in the morning, and I had been told to allow plenty of time to get through security, so I figure 2 1/2 to 3 hours would be plenty. Anyway I left about 3 1/2 hours before my flight was scheduled to depart, and of course the hotel car breaks down not even a quarter of the way to the airport. So after they send a new car to come and get me, I arrive at the airport and notice there is a big crowd in front of the terminal. I ... read more

Im going to combine these three stops into one entry since all were very short and theres nothing too exciting to tell. Skola is a little village in the Carpathian mountains in Western Ukraine, I was staying with the family Marjana, a girl I met in Lviv. It was really nice, but a very short visit. I was only passing through Budapest, but met up with with Anna, a nice girl I randomly met on the train last time I was in Budapest. She speaks something like 7 languages. Only spent half a day wandering in Zagreb before catching the train to Split. You really notice the Italian influence after the short trip from Budapest into Croatia - everyone sitting outside in the cafes, sipping cappucinos in their designer sunglasses.... read more

I started planning this adventure six months in advance when I had an invite to stay (free) in a multi-million dollar private ski resort in Eastern Switzerland. This was my first passport cuz Canada, Mexico, and the Eastern Caribbean Islands did not require a passport for citizens of the USA then. This one week in Hrvaska was to finally meet my direct relatives (separated by three generations and language). I took a bus from Zurich to Zagreb, and was met by a direct relative (Ljiljana) that spoke English. We walked around Zagreb for a hour or two taking in the sites. Then Ljiljana drove me to our family farm, outside of Zagreb, at Rakov Potok. I received a warm welcome from my relatives at the family farm. Commentary: In the dark days of the 1990s very ... read more