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Who are we? Adrian and Ellie and a big red campervan.
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Where are we going? Ask us tomorrow or the next day.
Where have we been, and what have we done? That’s what this blog’s about.
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Monthly Archives: July 2012
From the lakes to the sea
Back in Croatia and time to see one of the country’s major must-see sights – Plitvice National Park. On the way from the border crossing to Plitvice we passed through Slunj, where the Korana and Slunjčica rivers meet and the … Continue reading
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Final Bosnian steps
After saying goodbye to Mostar, we had a little look at the village we’d been camped in. Apart from hosting half a dozen campsites, Blagaj is home to a Tekija, or Dervish monastery. Closely related to the Bektashi Muslims, whose … Continue reading
Stari Most
It took around two and a half hours to drive to Mostar from Visoko, with Nathan and Anna following us in Ginny. All the while we couldn’t help but see the many hills of Bosnia that look like pyramids. Mostar … Continue reading
Everything they teach us about ancient history is wrong
According, that is, to Dr Semir Osmanagic. Dr O was the discoverer of the Bosnian Pyramids in early 2005, a valley containing at least four pyramids, two sets of underground labyrinths and a temple. I say “at least”, because it’s … Continue reading
Sarajevo
Sarajevo. It’s a city whose name resonates through the history of the 20th century. Gavrilo Princip shot Archduke Franz Ferdinand here, the straw which broke the camel’s back and started World War I. Less than twenty years ago, it was … Continue reading
Into Bosnia and Hercegovina
It seems like for the last couple of weeks we have been on holiday from our journey, relaxing with friends and enjoying the coast and rivers of Croatia. We are going to embark upon more of this shortly, so in … Continue reading
Posted in By Country - Bosnia, Food stuff, Personal stuff, Travel stuff
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From new friends to old
Some very good friends of ours, Louis and Ana, together with their kids, Reg and Romi, have been spending every summer for years back in Ana’s homeland of Croatia. They’ve been telling us how wonderful it is, but until this … Continue reading
Kidnapped to Karlovac – or messing about on the river
As we have been travelling up the coast the last few days we have been trying to decide what to do next, we have more islands to visit, more waterfalls to see, and we have longstanding friends to hook up … Continue reading
Pa – Pa – Pa – Pa
Heading north from Nin brought us to the end of Dalmatia. For the last month, we’ve been in just one region of Croatia – and it’s been beautiful. As we started to turn the dog-leg that’d bring us into the … Continue reading
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Zadar and Nin
As we crossed the bridge from Murter back to the mainland and drove the few kilometres north along the coast to the city of Zadar, our hearts felt strangely empty after parting from our new friends. We found the large … Continue reading
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Wherever the road goes... 