Here are my thoughts on my week long tour in the former Yugoslavia. Overall, I really enjoyed this trip, and can highly recommend it as travel destination. The Good There were lots of Aussies on the tour, and a special mention goes to Narelle, Al and Renee from Brisbane, who I met before the tour started. Lovely people, and we…
Our tour guide, Osman – nicknamed Ocky – had some endearing turns of phrase. My seat buddy Renee and I cackled with glee over how delightful Ocky’s English was (and he had excellent English, by the way). I’ve listed them below, but it’s probably a case of you had to be there to appreciate how lovely it was, particularly with…
I’m sitting in a cafè in the old Port of Dubrovnik, sipping my cappuccino. Now that I have a few minutes – it’s been a packed schedule – thought I’d update you on the journey so far. The tour Our tour guide is Osman, nicknamed Ocky, and he is very good. His English is excellent, although he uses some interesting…
I took a tour to Lake Bled today, and was rewarded by stunning scenery. Our driver/guide Taja (pronounced Tie-yah) was very chatty and happy to answer any and all questions about Slovenia, its culture and way of life. Here’s what I discovered: 1. Slovenia was once part of Yugoslavia, along with Bosnia, Serbia, Croatia, Montenegro, Macedonia. All are part of…
I walked around 10 kilometers today because I wanted to visit the zoo. I’m not normally a zoo goer, but I intend visiting the Singapore Zoo when I’m in Singapore next month, so thought what the heck?! Anyway, I’ll get to my zoobservations later in this post. First though, are my general impressions of Ljubljana. The people The people of…
There is something both terrifyingly alien, yet comfortingly familiar, about landing in a new country. I don’t know about you, but my senses work overtime to try and work out the new environment, and how I – as essentially a fly-by-nighter – coalesce with it. Sometimes the landscape – both natural and built – echoes my own: trees, gardens, buildings,…
In a few short weeks, I’ll be jetting off to Europe. Again. Tough job, I know, but someone has to do it! Cruising the Mediterranean for three weeks last year gave me a taste of where I wanted to spend more time. For those of you who followed my travels last year, you will remember that I just loved the…