Category Archives: Croatia
Sarajevo – Zagreb, one last time.
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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Tagged Balkans, Bosnia, Bosnia Herzegovina, Croatia, Europe, Street photography
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Zagreb people watching
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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Tagged Croatia, Europe, Mitteleuropa, People watching, Tram, Zagreb
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Nuns
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
Sunset in Zadar
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
Honey, scenic roads and wrong turns: A brief guide to driving in the Balkans
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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Tagged Balkans, Bosnia, Bosnia Hercegovina, Cars, Croatia, Europe, Google maps, Mountains, Overtaking, Road Trip, Sarajevo, Zagreb
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