Croatia Trip 2024 – Day 11

Today was our last day of this trip, and whilst we have had a wonderful time, we are all glad to be heading home.  Today we visited a small town called Trogir, which was filled with small alleyways and quaint shops. I think that I was able to enjoy the town more today because I […]

Croatia Trip 2024 – Day 10

Kornati national park: We started our day by traversing the sea, bearing witness to Kornati national park. There were 2 pit stops displaying vastly different environments. One barren of human settlements while the other brimmed with life. Despite it being promoted as an area that is untouched, the barren island has become a hotspot for […]

Croatia Trip 2024 – Day 9

Today we travelled from our hotel in Punat, on the island of Krk, to our new hotel further south in the town of Biograd na Moru. We prepared for the bus journey to be long and tedious, so Miss Holland was kind enough to come up with a game for everyone – numberplate bingo (each […]

Croatia Trip 2024 – Day 8

Yesterday we went to Park Učka. We took the coach to get to the top and the roads where very curvy and the view was spectacular looking over Rijeka. We hiked around the park and the trail was roughly 6.5km long and there was an elevation change of 400m. The park was very beautiful with […]

Croatia Trip 2024 – Day 7

Today we visited Slovenia. The tour began with us taking a small train into the extensive cave system of Postojna where we examined the stalagmites and stalactites which have formed over millions of years. Our guide introduced us to the olms which are one of the few species which can live in the complete dark […]

Croatia Trip 2024 – Day 6

Today was genuinely such a brilliant experience, I’ve always been a fan of aquariums and aquatic life, and so being given the opportunity to visit one on the trip was a great privilege, there are obviously ethical considerations when visiting a place holding animals in tanks, for our own amusement. However the location that we […]