I wish we had had more time to enjoy Sarajevo. To be honest I don't even feel like crossing it off my 'list of cities visited' because spending 2 hours in the Old Town and sleeping in a hotel room overnight really doesn't warrant that right. Although we had an included walking tour it felt a little rushed and most of the group, including myself, seemed more interested in keeping dry and warm than listening to Dino, our local guide explain the history of his coun...

Yesterday we travelled south to Split through the hinterlands and along the Dalmatian Coast. Small country towns would appear briefly between the trees, a reminder that civilisation was still present even out here. Many of the homes we passed had manicured vegetable gardens which I know my dad would kill for. He has a garden, but lets just say that I am a little confused as to what is considered to be a 'plant' and what is a 'weed' - don't tell him I said that b...

So we are six days into our travels and I have a feeling that sleeping in has already become a thing of the past. Our wake up call this morning was at 6.30am - yep you read it correctly! Oh, sorry I was meant to write - 6.30 for the rest of the group and at least an hour earlier for me as I like to dawdle. Yes some things never change! It was a cool 9°c this morning as we departed Ljubljana and travelled towards Postojna - a sleepy village located about 55km ou...