Despite being the fourth biggest city in the country, I would wager that not many of you have ever heard of Osijek. Aside from being the club that I took to the Croatian championship on Football Manager (http://penguinorchestra.wordpress.com/2012/02/08/the-sad-lonely-world-of-a-croatian-football-manager/), it is also home to the largest city in Slavonia, the birthplace of Jelena Dokic (Aussie tennis player … Continue reading »
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An Illustrated History of Slavic Misery: Zagreb
Amongst former Yugo-towns, Zagreb has got a pretty decent reputation. Whilst certainly not grabbing the headlines and tour buses as much as Dubrovnik or Split, it has definitely formed a reputation of being a great Central European city, leaning towards the west as opposed to the east. Croatia has been this way for much of … Continue reading »
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The A-Z of the Weekends EE Football.
Yes, Slovenia, you are in Eastern Europe in my head. Not much happened in Albania this weekend, with reigning champions Skenderbeu winning 2-1 away at Kastrioti to extend their lead to 4 points with a game in hand. Skenderbeu are unbeaten after 10 games, and I hereby predict they will win the league by at least 15 … Continue reading »
Rakija is my kryptonite, cevapcici is my spinach.
07-04-2012 – Kranj, Slovenia Aw, back to the travel blog is it? The more things change, the more they stay the same. It’s been 5 days and I couldn’t possibly document every single thing that has happened. I certainly couldn’t document all the people I have met and I’m very sorry to anyone I don’t … Continue reading »
