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BackpackingNovember 2, 2007April 4, 2008

Dubrovnik

The bus ride to Dubrovnik was beautiful. Definitely an interesting ride south. As you wind along the coast the roads are intense. At several points we noted vehicles (a car, a large truck etc.) down on the rocks-cliff side. Little bit of a hairy drive, but then again - I'm glad I was not in the f…

BackpackingOctober 25, 2007October 1, 2012

Split, an Island, and a taste of Dubrovnik

The bus I caught from the waterfalls ended up being a regional slow-moving one. Its route took it down rural roads and through small villages. The up side of which was an exceptional view of the Croatian countryside.…

BackpackingOctober 25, 2007May 5, 2010

Croatia: Zagreb & the Lakes and Waterfalls of Plitvicjka Jezera

While beautiful, Croatia is still lacking a decent internet system. At least as far as I could tell. The connections that I did find were slow and the internet cafes were exceedingly expensive. As a result, it's been…

BackpackingOctober 18, 2007April 4, 2008

Zagreb

I arrived at 11:00 PM at the bus station. Everything was quiet. I knew that the tram stopped at 11:30 and that my hostel was located somewhere in the heart of downtown. Following my directions, I found an ATM at the bu…

BackpackingOctober 8, 2007April 13, 2011

Castles, Lakes, Oktoberfest & Fall

All right, I finally figured out what a Czech Kruna is worth, managed to get some food, and have some semblance of an idea what I'm doing. That said, back to it: Luckily Oktoberfest ended at 11 pm as I mentioned in t…

BackpackingOctober 8, 2007May 4, 2010

Oktoberfest @ Munich – Day 1

Woke up bright and early Friday morning to meet Amber. We connected without any problem and then both made our way to the U.S. consulate so she could apply for a replacement passport. After a long bit in line we connected with our ride, a cool carpool service that they have in Germany. Cost us …