Raj: Scammed/not scammed ... fined ... trip to hospital... this summarised today. It was supposed to be a relaxing start to the day - a sleep in with plenty of time to pack and make some calls home, then take a relatively short (3 hour) drive across the border into Slovenia and arrive in Lake Bled with free time to spend doing fun stuff in the afternoon. Not to be. Episode #1: Having had our cards scammed 3 times so far, I check our financial transaction deta...

Vikki: The last couple of days in Zagreb have been great. Starting with a drive up the country through many small narrow country roads - one lane wide with varying wild life on the roads including cows, donkeys and a turtle of all things, then arriving in Croatia's capital and biggest city Zagreb which is surprisingly untouristy and quiet. We've wandered the city streets, with many beautiful buildings and lots of monuments with horses, checked out the local marke...

Raj: We had a fantastic day today at Brela Beach, renowned as one of Croatia's best beaches, and it didn't disappoint. Although only 60km from our apartment, it was a frustrating start as the journey took 2 hours in standstill traffic plus another long while to find a park. A majestic setting awaited when we arrived at the beach. Loads of people and not much space had us walking around a bit until we could find a small spot with a little shade, before we were...

Vikki: We are now in the middle of Croatia on the coast near Split, famous for its beaches. We are staying just out of the city about a 15 minute drive in. It was our longest drive to date to get here, and while we used the toll roads, it was slow going at times with traffic accidents bringing everything to standstill. Lots of cars on the roads heading south given we are smack in the middle of holiday season. The drive down was long but scenic, green and hilly wi...

Vikki: Today we spent the day in the Kamenjak Nature Reserve, the southern most tip of the Istrian Peninsula. Long dusty gravel roads lead to lots of isolated coastal hideaways, mostly stone beaches with great swimming and diving. While there are lots of people, because there are so many separate areas its not over crowded. We started at the southern most tip, an area known as Safari Bar. With a bit of creative outdoor entertainment for the kids (check out the ph...