Tag Archives: Croatia

Friday Postcard: Split, Croatia

Friday Postcard: Split, Croatia

Posted on 17. Sep, 2010 by .

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This enormous statue sits right outside the Roman city walls of Split. The intimidating dude is Grgur Ninski, a 10th century bishop who opposed the pope and replaced Latin services with ones in the Croatian language, making religion more accesible to the people. For reasons unknown to me, rubbing the old guy’s big toe is [...]

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Journey Around the Balkans: A Round-up

Journey Around the Balkans: A Round-up

Posted on 20. May, 2010 by .

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Over the past six months or so, I have been slowly chronicling my journey through the Western Balkans. Now that I’ve completed my slowly building PR campaign, I thought I would do a round up of the many Balkans related posts I’ve written: 5 Reasons to Visit the Balkans Now Bosnia: The Forgotten City of [...]

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Plitvice National Park: The Land Before Time

Plitvice National Park: The Land Before Time

Posted on 04. May, 2010 by .

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There are so many things I could say about Plitvice Lakes National Park, but none of them do it the justice that this pictures does: Doesn’t it look like some sort of lost world? I half expected to see a dinosaur lumbering out of the bushes at any moment. In actuality, Plitvice is one of [...]

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Dalmatia in Pictures

Dalmatia in Pictures

Posted on 18. Apr, 2010 by .

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There is a reason that Croatia is such a European hot spot, and that reason is the stunning Dalmatia Coast. During my Australian Party Island Hopping Cruise I got to see quite a bit of the golden island which dot this corner of the Adriatic. Here are some of the highlights. The heart of the [...]

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Lessons from a Croatian Party Boat

Lessons from a Croatian Party Boat

Posted on 13. Apr, 2010 by .

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During the long dark English winter, one of my crazy Australian roommates, Ryan, came up with the idea that we should take a cruise in Croatia. I’d never been on a cruise before and didn’t quite fancy the idea. I envisioned huge impersonal boats full of clueless tourists. The Sail Croatia’s website won me over  [...]

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Friday Postcard: Rastoke, Croatia

Friday Postcard: Rastoke, Croatia

Posted on 08. Jan, 2010 by .

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On the bridge in Rastoke, a small Croatian village, stands a saint with a cross. The metal shrine around him is rusting, the colour on the cross is fading, but the flowers at his feet are fresh and bright. Today’s postcard was contributed by Neha of Flying Suitcase. (Do you have a photo you’d like [...]

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Friday Postcard: Bol, Croatia

Friday Postcard: Bol, Croatia

Posted on 23. Oct, 2009 by .

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Long armed Tree, originally uploaded by StephYo. Look familiar? I snapped this shot on Zlatni Rat, a long pinnacle of sand that changes shape with the tides. It had been raining earlier that afternoon so the most famous beach in Croatia was empty. Something about this lone tree, blowing in the wind, standing strong while [...]

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