Blogs from Croatia, Europe - page 181

Dubrovnik October 1st London, Gatwick was easy and efficient. We didn't have to officially arrive in the country but were able to go through another security check into the transit area of the airport. Here Judy lost a small pair of scissors that were in the medical pouch that she had moved from check in to hand luggage before leaving Mexico.(due to still not feeling well) They had already been through 2 American Airline checks without being found - ridiculous isn't it? Arrival in Dubrovnik was also a breeze. Officials took a quick look at our passports and we quickly moved to where our luggage was already waiting before going through the doors and seeing Peter and Rachel immediately! From the airport we drove along the coast to our new home. We could already see that ... 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

We'd been looking forward to coming to Dubrovnik for a while now to chill out - had planned to enjoy the sun, take a dip in the ocean, and Luke had his heart set on spending some quality time with the barman at the swim-up-bar at our hotel. Unfortunately, someone forgot to inform mother nature!! Bitch!! The first few days started pretty crappy, continuous rain and grey skies, but then cleared in the afternoon - so we shouldn't complain too much. We visited the charming town of Dubrovnik (into the old city) every evening for dinner - the food at our hotel is ridiculously overpriced - and even found the waiter who served Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas (according to a pic in a Croatian mag!!) Today was the first day of nothing but sunshine - ... read more

The main reason we’d started in Zadar was to make it nice and easy to head up to Plitvice Lakes National Park. From when we first started planning our trip to Croatia this was one place we were both really excited to see. The pictures explain it the best but its draw card is the fact that there are 16 turquoise lakes which are all linked by waterfalls and cascades etc. Pretty amazing to see. Now before I go on, there’s something that needs explaining….over the two weeks we were in Croatia Adam and I decided that generally I tend to curse god and shake my fist at the sky far too often to be healthy and that bad things are going to happen as a result. Sometimes Adam tends to walk at a distance in ... read more

There are many difficulties while traveling. Most are not the difficult to deal with. They are minor things like, Will I find a place to sleep? Will this bus/train be full? Will I get pickpocketed in this city? See, terribly minor things that are truly not life or death...But let me enlighten you on the truly life or death question you ask yourself every day..... Will this bathroom have Toilet Paper? Now I do not know about you, but when I walk into a bathroom, I have never truly looked for toilet paper. I just always assumed it would be there. Assumed that when it was needed it was free of charge. Maybe you have as well (I got a suspicion the ladies who are reading this might have a different view then me.). Well unfortunately ... read more