We are in Croatia now, in the middle of a 73‑day European trip. We came in by train to Zagreb, and are working our way down the coast — Plitvice, Zadar and Split, then the islands of Hvar and Korčula, finishing at Dubrovnik.
Quick Stats:
Capital: Zagreb
Currency: Euro (EUR)
Area: 56,594 km²
Population: 3,850,000 (2025)
Day 35 — Stone faces and a welcome schnapps
We started the morning with coffee and the leftover pizza. Hugo had a work meeting, and once that was finished we packed up and got back on the road. Back on the road and heading south. Along the way we [...]
Day 34 — Missing passports and music from the sea
We moved through our usual morning routine—coffee, a makeshift breakfast and packing—faster than normal, and were on the road just after 09:00. Fifteen minutes later, Hugo asked, “Did you see the passports after we lugged them around the park with [...]
Days 32–33 — Planning for disaster, finding waterfalls
We got up at 07:00, made coffee and packed our bags. Before leaving Zagreb, we walked to a bakery near the cathedral and bought a few different kinds of burek for breakfast. We deliberately chose the slower Bolt option, thinking [...]
Days 29–31 — Trams, tunnels and another foreign cinema
Our ÖBB ticket from Ljubljana to Zagreb was valid for the whole day rather than for one specific train. That sounded flexible, but without seat reservations—and without being completely certain which trains it covered—it mostly made us nervous. There appeared [...]