Category Archives: Croatia

Sarajevo – Zagreb, one last time.

Posted on 19/11/2015 by awtytravels

How much more can you write about the Balkans? Well, in fact a lot. You can say, for example, that you finally managed to find a Sarajevo Rose and, whilst you were standing there thinking “Somebody died here” a group … Continue reading →

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Zagreb people watching

Posted on 11/09/2015 by awtytravels

Sometimes, the places we least think about are those that leave the deepest impression, and this was the case with Zagreb. Of our errands through the Balkans, the Croatian capital was the only place I thought about as a stopover and … Continue reading →

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Nuns

Posted on 09/09/2015 by awtytravels

The group of nuns emerged from Zagreb’s Cathedral and immediately stopped in the piazza, gesticulating feverishly as they spoke with each other in a deluge of fast-paced Croatian. Initially they didn’t seem to notice the man approaching them. A backpacker, … Continue reading →

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Sunset in Zadar

Posted on 03/09/2015 by awtytravels

We rolled down from the mountains, through caves and gorges, towards the sea, as if driven by an invisible force. Zadar was our goal, an old Venetian town built on a small peninsula, a natural battleship moored in a landscape … Continue reading →

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Honey, scenic roads and wrong turns: A brief guide to driving in the Balkans

Posted on 20/08/2015 by awtytravels

The road is a perfect combination of smooth tarmac, beautifully designed hairpin bends and quick straights that seem to say “Come on, get loose on that accelerator”. A bit of traffic is coming the other way – trucks, mostly, and the … Continue reading →

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