Blogs from Croatia, Europe - page 210

I've Croatized my name; I am Bradimir. I saw the word "Croatized" and laughed my head off. I figured I must use it in writing and in practice. It is done. I am Bradimir. I'll have to add the pictures later. And I'll have to type fast, as Internet access is expensive! So sorry if I left anything out or spell something wrong or offend entire races of people leading to war. Quick travel update: At the moment, I'm in a hostel in Dubrovnik. I am thinking of doing Korcula, Hvar, then Split but I might squeeze Mljet inbetween here and Korcula because yesterday I walked for 12 hours so needless to say I saw a lot. I read about whitewater rafting near Split that I might have to do. And I might see some beauty ... read more

Where to begin? I put some some pictures on the last 2 entries which were previously text-only, so in total there are three with new pics! "Quick" travel update: I finished my stay in Turkey at the tree house in Olympos and made my way to Antalya for my flight in the middle of the night (3:30am) on the 15th. I even got to explore Antalya proper for the day before (the 14th) flying out to Stuttgart, Germany. Landing in the morning, I was met by Allie (friend from UBC, living on and off in Stuttgart) at the airport and hung out with her the entire day and evening until my flight in the morning (the 16th) to Croatia where I was met by Zeljka, another friend from Vancouver (who is actually from Croatia). At the ... read more

14th of May was Danka (Danica)´s daughter, Marija (Maria)´s 21st birthday. Danka invited us to lunch, and we decided not to go to Mljet island since we had been to the Lopud island, and was scorched until our noses were literally burnt. All islands look almost the same anyway, we have seen the most beautiful island Korcula, so that is enough for us. Danka is a good cook, she made 2 cakes for the occasion and they taste really nice. We sat down for lunch and coffee and talked about almost everything. She is the most wonderful host i have ever met, really warm and kind, she treats us just as if we are her daughters. She cooked for us, made us coffee and even washed our clothes, free of charge. Marija is a young, tall ... read more

We were scheduled to have two concerts in Rijeka back to back. After we had set up for the first concert and had everything ready we were told the church had failed to really do anything in preparation for the concert other than opening the building for us. So we had no interpreter and other than the people we invited it didn’t seem like anyone would show up. Since we had already set up and about 15 people showed up we went ahead and had a ‘taste’ of the concert as a preview of what to expect the next evening and invited them to come to that concert. The next night we had a concert in a building right in the middle of the city. We had a pretty good turn out. There were about 5 ... read more

We booked a full-day guided excursion to neighbouring Montenegro for Friday (12 May). We had wanted to go To Mostar (Bosnia & Hecegovina) but had missed the excursion 3 times in Split, Korcula island and now Dubrovnik (talk about being suay, we are really very unlucky to have missed Mostar 3 times in a row). So the next best option for us to experience some other place than Croatia is, Montenegro. The excursion cost a whopping 53 Euro each, not including lunch, but as we wont visit Montenegro on its own, this is the best opportunity to go and visit it. Well, the coach was full of silver-haired european pensioners/retirees and we are the only Asians. The excursion set off from Dubrovnik and drove up the mountain, we drove through 25 hairpins (1 hairpin is 1 ... read more