18 July 2010 The following morning we were back on the coach and heading for Germany however we were stopping off on the way to do a White Water Rafting optional excursion. We met the rafting crew and got kitted up with wetsuit, jacket, helmet and boots before we were taken through the basics of […]
Hopfgarten (Austrian Tyrol)
July 28, 2010 by
16-17 July 2010 It was a sombre drive to Hopfgarten after Mauthausen, fortunately the Austrian scenery provided a superb distraction; we were heading for a famous skiing and outdoors orientated area. In Hopfgarten we stayed at another Contiki owned enterprise. I tend to get the impression that Contiki make their money from optional excursions and […]
Mauthausen Concentration Camp (Austria)
July 22, 2010 by
16 July 2010 We visited a concentration camp to experience the dark side of European history, no trip to Europe is complete without such a visit where one can attempt to gain an understanding of the atrocities committed and the hardships people have experienced at the hands of others. Why is it that people are […]
Vienna (Austria)
July 22, 2010 by
14 – 15 July 2010 On arrival in Vienna we had time to have a brief meal and quick walk of the inner city streets before we met up as a group and headed to the Mozart & Strauss concert (Optional excursion). The Mozart & Strauss concert lasted a little under two hours and everyone […]
Ljubljana & Lake Bled (Slovenia)
July 21, 2010 by
13 – 14 July 2010 We had one night in a hostel in Ljubljana (Austria), essentially another stopover to break up the driving hours. Ljubljana’s university is making its way onto the European university scene, the town has a good ‘university’ feel to it despite us being there during the holiday season [pe2-gallery class=”alignright” ] […]
Split & Zadar (Croatia)
July 19, 2010 by
12 July 2010 From Dubrovnik it was going to be quite a long drive with the main destination being Ljubljiana in Slovenia. On the way we made a stop in Split (Croatia) where I saw Dioceletian’s Palace, well known for its marble floors. In Split I enjoyed walking around the markets, posing for photos on […]
Dubrovnik (Croatia)
July 13, 2010 by
10 – 12 July 2010 Having left Albania and passed through Montenegro we successfully made our way to Dubrovnik (Ragusa of Dalmatia) in Croatia. We had two nights booked in this famous walled city; shame the food in our hostel was so bad. The night we arrived we were fortunate to have some festival taking […]
Montenegro
July 12, 2010 by
10 July 2010 Again we had another 7am breakfast with a 7.45am departure (Contiki is full of late nights and long days, it’s about hardening the fu*k up!). We were leaving Albania for Dubrovnik in Croatia, on the way we would pass through Montenegro. On the drive up the Adriatic coast we were the recipients […]
Albania (Tirana)
July 12, 2010 by
09 July 2010 That morning we departed Preveza at 7.45am, we were heading into the Albanian unknown; into the Eastern Block. To think that it was only as recent as 1991 that Albania started letting foreigners into the country, we were about to fulfil the ‘Adventurer’ part of our European Adventurer Contiki tour. When we […]
Travelling up Greece (Preveza)
July 12, 2010 by
08 July 2010 I’ve coped pretty well with the long distances we have to travel on the coach; a full day of travelling broken up only by brief service stops is not uncommon. The day we left Mykonos was certainly a long day but with all the good company and my trusty laptop to keep […]
