Category Archives: Art & Culture stuff

Across Wallachia

Posted on September 15, 2012 by AdrianC

Romania. We really didn’t have the first clue what to expect from the country. Think about the Ceașescus, the 1989 revolution, and the orphanages and aid convoys in the aftermath. But it’s been a part of the EU for the … Continue reading →

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Circles around (former-)Yugoslavia

Posted on September 14, 2012 by EllieGee

Another chapter of the trip closes … we have been zigzagging our way around the countries of Former Yugoslavia since April. There’s only one country we didn’t get to and not everyone agrees that it is a country – Kosovo. … Continue reading →

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Through the Iron Gates

Posted on September 11, 2012 by EllieGee

And so it came time gradually to leave Serbia. We had chosen to return to the Danube to follow its course around 130km eastwards towards and along the famous Iron Gates gorge or Đerdap canyon as it’s known on the … Continue reading →

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Uvac Canyon and back to the Danube

Posted on September 10, 2012 by EllieGee

After the struggles with the fuel pipe on leaving Belgrade, it was a relief to be in such a peaceful welcoming spot as Radomir Lukovič’s campsite on the family farm near the tiny village of Radijeviči at the start of … Continue reading →

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Belgrade and beyond

Posted on September 9, 2012 by EllieGee

After the prettiness of Ljubljana and the refurbished refinement of old Zagreb, Belgrade is care-worn and world-weary. Dirty, hectic, blisteringly hot, but with the vibe of a great city waiting to emerge and face another day too. Would we have … Continue reading →

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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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The Lonjsko Rangers

Posted on September 3, 2012 by AdrianC

South-East of Zagreb, stretching right up to the border with Bosnia, lies an area of wetland following the banks of the River Sava. The Lonjsko Polje (which just means “Field of Lonja” – one of the villages in the area) … 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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Palaces, castles… but no wine

Posted on August 29, 2012 by AdrianC

The crossing back into Croatia was straightforward, without any of the disputed identity problems we had coming back in after Bosnia – and we gently bimbled through a very pleasant landscape of gentle hills and woods. Eventually, we arrived at … Continue reading →

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