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Into Serbia – from the border to Belgrade

Posted on September 8, 2012 by EllieGee

There is a plain that stretches east from Zagreb to Belgrade (and beyond), we were told. It’s as flat as a pancake. It was true. We rarely choose motorways, but we chose one to cover a chunk of distance eastwards … Continue reading →

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Colourboration – Set in stone

Posted on September 1, 2012 by EllieGee

This time my colourboration with blogger Lynne at Dovegreyreader draws on inspiration from stones. In our travels we come across no end of stones, from pebbly beaches to rocky mountains, from elaborately stone-carved cathedral frontages to the tumbledown ruins of … Continue reading →

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Zaturday in Zagreb

Posted on August 31, 2012 by EllieGee

We couldn’t leave Croatia without visiting its capital, Zagreb. After leaving Samobor we headed to the only handy campsite, just behind the motorway services south west of the city. Luckily, and contrary to what we’d heard, there were transport links … Continue reading →

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Border country

Posted on August 21, 2012 by EllieGee

We were sad to bid farewell to our friends in Ljubljana, but it was time to hit the road once again. We headed south-west and then took a road north up the Vipava valley, not so very far from the … Continue reading →

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Lingering in Ljubljana

Posted on August 17, 2012 by EllieGee

Ljubljana is a city that invites visitors to linger. It’s a small scale city compared to other European capitals, with a population of only 280,000 (the whole country only has two million inhabitants). It’s young at heart while preserving its … Continue reading →

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On a guided tour of Slovenia

Posted on August 12, 2012 by EllieGee

Into Slovenia where our friends in Ljubliana, Peter and Alenka, had asked us to come at around 7pm to allow them to get home from work before we arrived. We didn’t really know how long it would take us to … Continue reading →

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Vineyards and vultures

Posted on August 6, 2012 by EllieGee

Another day another ferry and this time we landed on Krk. Like Rab it’s another of the Kvarner Gulf islands, the biggest one, and a stepping stone to the next island of Cres (pronounced ‘stress’), and thence to the mainland … Continue reading →

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From the lakes to the sea

Posted on July 29, 2012 by EllieGee

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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Stari Most

Posted on July 27, 2012 by EllieGee

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 →

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Into Bosnia and Hercegovina

Posted on July 25, 2012 by EllieGee

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 →

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