Once Raym and I were up we started heading off on foot in what we hoped was the direction of the car hire depot to collect our car - hoping to grab a cab enroute. Croatian street names are not only difficult to pronounce but hard to follow on a map! But thankfully after a shop assistant assured us we were in the right direction and only about 15 minutes away we found it! Soon after we are driving our 4 door Renault Megane back to the apartment to pack up and col...

Apartment is lovely - two levels- very comfortable.Raym and I were up fairly early and went off for a wander around downtown Zagreb. Didn't come with preconceived high expectations but it wasn't long before we realised we were going to love this city! So much character and atmosphere!Soon were back waking up Adam, all got ready and wandered off to Petar Preradovic Square and one of the many open air cafes for breakfast. Sensational! Still so much to catch up on f...

Alarm set for 5.15am - organised check out before 6am then quick breakfast before Arabian Adventures pick up for our airport transfer. Our Emirates flight to Rome wasn't until 9.10 so plenty of time for coffee and a wander before boarding. We had completed our check in online but baggage drop was a little interesting. The young and evidently inexperienced check in consultant who had no idea where Croatia is, processed our luggage through to Zagreb. I questioned...

After a much needed almost 10 hour sleep (haven't experienced that in a long time!) we hit the foyer planning to see the concierge to book a "hop on hop off" bus tour before having breaky.At 220 Dirham per person (exchange rate about 3.3) we knew we weren't going to get value as we only had about 4 hours or so before we had to be back for our Desert Safari. Fortunately the concierge suggested the alternative of a private vehicle with our own driver at 100 Dirham ...

After all those hours of planning, departure day is finally here!! Woo hoo!!A 6am flight sounds ridiculously early but with online check in we were only required 90 minutes prior - barely enough time for a coffee which was fortunate with virtually nothing open!Emirates and the A380 were great - amazing seats (thanks to Sue!!), meals good and movies even better.Flying in to a totally new city is always tinged with excitement and anticipation and Dubai was no diffe...