2009-08-30 11:00
I am currently working on securing partners for the first ever photo tour that will take me all along the XYZone coast including Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Montenegro. Times and detail wi… Read More
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2009-08-26 11:50
Now either way you want to interpret that title you’d be correct, it is both rocky in landscape and as a meaning for this place. Otok Rab, like it’s neighboring island Krk it has… Read More
2009-01-12 09:48
Arguably one of the brightest contributions since Tesla, turning the photo magazine world to a slower sensible speed, just enough to look and enjoy the things that make our world what we ru… Read More
2009-01-03 14:45
This little hilltop hamlet situated 500 meters above sea level overlooks the Kvarner bay as a neat little gem. Unlike the much larger and populated town of Kastav this is almost bare and des… Read More
2008-12-23 11:53
This hinterland of the Kvarner is the highlands of Rijeka. This foreboding and captivating area is the birthplace of warriors. I have friends who have served in the Croatian war of Independe… Read More
2008-10-12 10:53
Since this is a longer article and many pics I have made it into a Adobe (TM) book. This is just a sample copy, if you would like to reprint or reproduce any text or images in this book jus… Read More
2008-05-23 21:51
I got to say that the web really has not hit this part of the world yet, at least not much more then in theory. If you live around here you know what I mean, like getting a visit card from s… Read More
2008-05-18 13:49
I ran into an odd thing, off my planed walk-around, in that I had never investigated the monstrous ROG factory building that looks like a jail on the river side and a hardcore soviet type fa… Read More
2008-05-11 16:27
Collision Kolizej
Glancing Back Forward
Previously I addressed this subject in my article Save Kolizej. I wrote passionately after one of my first visits to the Kolizej site that reflects o… Read More
2008-05-11 15:00
Today I let me freinds persuade me to go for a walk with them, they said “you can take pictures”, so I went. What they did not tell me was that they were planing to walk a good p… Read More
2007-06-16 20:32
Well, I am still here and I am releasing a little free e-book of some of the pictures I’ve taken on the Slovenia and Croatia coast, this blog is hard to post big pictures so this is o… Read More
2007-05-11 12:16
Yes, my camera finally came to the end of its little shutter-life. At about four years and nearly then 10,200 pictures it has lived a full and well deserved footnote in my blog that has been… Read More
2007-03-18 17:35
Today I visited the Zagreb construction fair; I went to this same fair last year as well so I was curious to compare the two as well as progress in general.
If there was one word to describe… Read More
2007-03-16 10:03
Today I found out that there was an auto slalom event happening in Prilok, a small area on the outskirts of Rijeka. I finally decided to go down there and see what is was like, I heard ther… Read More
2007-03-15 19:17
Well the morning came way too soon for me today as I had agreed to accompany a friend on a trip to Crkvinica, a small town about an hour drive south of Rijeka.
After stumbling out of bed at… Read More
2007-03-10 20:02
Opatija, truly a gem in the jewel-studded Adriatic coast. With the city of Rijeka being the main port of Croatia (and previously a main port and shipping artery in the former Yugoslavia once… Read More
2007-03-09 19:52
This morning I woke up before 7:00 and went for a jog with another volunteer friend around the small allays and hill roads around where we stay near Rijeka. It adds a new level of difficulty… Read More
2007-03-08 20:10
Today I went for the second time to a club run by a local NGO for drug users and those who are current users and those rehabilitated to come and talk and relax and or see the on hand psychia… Read More
2007-03-03 19:45
I just got back from having my life flash before my eyes – twice in one day!
It all began like many an ordinary weekend day off and my mind started planning to finish some carpentry pr… Read More
2007-02-21 08:55
Sorry for not blogging much but I’ve just moved to a new place near Rijeka (Croatia) and do not get much time online for now. Things are good, I have a place overlooking the Adriatic s… Read More
2007-02-11 18:06
On the eve of my departure from this wonderful experience which has been Slovenia I find myself asking just one question. Does this really have to end?
The answer unfortunately is yes; all… Read More
2007-02-11 08:27
Those who follow my blog know I’ve ranted at times trying to champion the causes and find solutions for historical or social problems I’ve seen here in Slovenia be they old build… Read More
2007-02-07 19:29
The other day I was in town and had heard that the castle lift had been completed so I went to take a look at it.
To be honest I was both disappointed and not surprised at what I saw. I&rsqu&hell…Read More
2007-02-05 23:09
Here is something new I will add to this blog of pictures that I take that are not necessarily taken to illustrate my writings or city experiences but more for fun and a candid look into lif… Read More
2007-01-31 09:34
Today I ventured into ‘Carniola country’ the Northern Slovenian city of Maribor. I’ve been here before but this was the first time with this blog in mind and I think the la… Read More
2007-01-25 18:08
Well it finally happened. It was inevitable yet it seemed that it might not happen. Christmas came and went, New Years, first 10, then 20 days of the year, it seemed the whole month would pa… Read More
2007-01-20 17:08
Ok, it has been kind of a slow week and I do not have anything profound to post right now as I was a few days visiting in Austria (that is not a Zone nation) so I will not write about that t… Read More
2007-01-15 17:34
Well, it has officially happened and the Slovenian Tolar (or SIT as it is often referred too) is officially retired from every shopping till and wallet in this country as of today.
Today a f… Read More
2007-01-14 20:12
Well, I’ve been reading and keeping up on different Croatian blogs and just came upon a great news story that the old Hotel Lav (Lion) has been renovated (at $150 million no less) by t… Read More
2007-01-10 17:07
Today I was walking down the street on the outskirts of Ljubljana this unusual sight caught my eye. At first glance it looks like your average urban garden plot complete with high voltage li… Read More
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