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A delightful two days in Zagreb, Croatia…

October 15, 2014 By in Croatia, Photography, Tourism, Travel, Zagreb Tags: , , , , , , , Leave a comment

Looking back, this is worth a read. It’s one of our most popular travel blogs.

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Dolac Dolac (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Sadly, this morning we must say goodbye to Zagreb and drive to Venice, Italy. Last night Marilyn commented:

I really like it here in Zagreb and definitely want to come back and see more of Croatia next time.

We have had a wonderful two days, breaking our journey en route from Hungary to Italy. The centre of Zagreb is a delightful city, full of happy people, street life in cafes, good shops and many, many trams.

We stayed in a quaint boutique hotel in the city centre, adjacent to steps up the higher level historical city. The historical old town is really interesting, with many excellent museums and famous buildings.

Major attractions in the upper town include Ban Jelacic Square, Kaptol, Dolac, Tkalciceva, the Bloody Bridge, Radiceva, the Stone Gate, Opaticka, St. Mark’s Square, and Catherine’s Square.

We found an excellent…

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Four Wonderful Days in Sapa Vietnam

October 2, 2014 By in Photography, Tourism, Travel, Vietnam Tags: , , , , Leave a comment

Looking back over some of my most popular blogs, I think this is worth a read. It’s one of our most popular travel blog.

Slow Travel in Distant Places

A Vietnamese girl riding a water buffalo. A Vietnamese girl riding a water buffalo. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Black hmong women sapa vietnam 1999 Black hmong women sapa vietnam 1999 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Red Zao woman with shaved forehead; SaPa, Vietnam Red Zao woman with shaved forehead; SaPa, Vietnam (Photo credit: Lon&Queta)

At 7.30PM our driver picked us up at our Hanoi hotel to go to go to the train station. We were taking the night train to Sapa which left at 9.00PM. We didn’t know what to expect and received the unexpected!

The journey from Hanoi to Sapa was approximately eight hours. Unable to get a private compartment, we settled on a shared sleeper compartment with two other people. We were fortunate to be sharing with a charming couple from Geneva, with whom we swapped many travel tales. We all settled into our bunks and tried to get some sleep. Alf found it easy but Marilyn found it impossible. She tried walking up and down the corridor, when she was shocked…

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