Our first day in Zagreb is a great day. Starts off at minus 1, then climbs to around 10 by midday with glorious sunshine all day. So we head up to Sljeme, the top of the Medvednica mountain. The walk is about 15k round trip. We start at 150 metres above sea level and climb to 1050 metres above sea level. The views at the top are great. There is a hut/cafe where we feed our hunger from the climb. We order some hearty soup and finished with a sour cherry strudel. B...

I can sleep in this morning as the bus does not leave till 12.30pm. Had a great stay in Mostar, very likeable little town. The bus trip to Dubrovnik travels along the coast, and the views are superb. We hug the side of the cliff which plunges straight into the vivid blue ocean. Unfortunately the bus drivers think they are racing car drivers, so there was no obeying any of the speed limits, and the corners were taken fairly fast. Least we arrived alive. The borde...

It was a long day in the bus, About 8 hours in total. Had to take one bus to Zagreb, then another to Split. The first bus was 40 minutes late, so this only gave me 5 minutes to connect to the next bus. made it with 2 minutes to spare. I hate it when this happens, causes me to get anxious. At least i didnt miss the bus. Arrived into Split at 6.30pm and walked to my apartment, about 30 minutes. Settled in ok and started planning on what to see and do. Lovely balmy ...

14th Its only a 5 minute walk to the bus station form my accommodation. The bus departs on time to Plitvice with only 8 people on board. At $13 each person i dont know how they will make any money on this 200k trip, especially when we have to pass through 2 toll booths. Anyway the bus ride is good and i arrive at the Plitvice National Park gate 1 at 1pm. Its a short walk to my accommodation which looks like i am the only guest. I am shown to my room by the lady...

11th Just my luck, its a nice looking day in Belgrade, yes the day i am leaving. Not to worry. The train trip from Belgrade is not a highlight. The train is old, but comfortable. From Belgrade to the border it is slow going. I guess it must be due to the bad condition of the tracks, as it is one rough ride in parts. We never get above 80kph, most of the time we are lucky to go 50kph. We arrive at the Croatian border and the train stops for passport checks. This t...