Extract from Julian’s Journeys Veliki Slap is 50 metres high and normally comprises 5 or 6 main streams of water that plummet over the Western edge of the Korana gorge. The walkways go to within 25 metres of the foot of the falls, but this is a windy spot and only about half the waterContinue reading “Plitvice Lakes – 4”
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Plitvice Lakes – 3
Extract from Julian’s Journeys Having arrived at Boat Landing 2, we caught the boat across Lake Kozjak. It was lunchtime so we investigated some stalls that were set out around Boat Landing 3, where local women sell a mild yellow home-made cheese called “Skripavac”, in kilogram chunks, though you can have a quarter or halfContinue reading “Plitvice Lakes – 3”
Plitvice Lakes – 2
Extract from Julian’s Journeys The heavy rains of the previous days meant that the streams between the lakes were in full spate and the water was really rushing under some of the wooden walkways between the lakes. It also meant that the waterfalls were spectacular, especially the ones that we came across next, the 10Continue reading “Plitvice Lakes – 2”
Plitvice Lakes – 1
Extract from Julian’s Journeys “Wow, what an amazing place this is” said the New Zealand girl next to me, as she looked down at the patchwork of powder blue pools and small lakes that stretched out before us. My wife and I, who were standing next to her, smiled at each other and nodded inContinue reading “Plitvice Lakes – 1”
Dracula Race, Romania
Vlad Tepes, who signed himself Dracula, was born in the Transylvanian town of Sighisoara in the winter of 1431. The Old Town with its cobbled streets and beautiful buildings is a magnet for tourists during the months of summer. However, on December 21st the town is inundated with visitors for the annual Dracula race thatContinue reading “Dracula Race, Romania”
Macedonia
Travelling into Skopje, from Alexander the Great airport, I was expecting to see refugees walking along the road heading for Serbia. I was told that people were no longer allowed to walk on the roads and along the train tracks as there had been too many accidents in the preceding months. Now, the refugees wereContinue reading “Macedonia”
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