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Archive for March, 2007

Fair Trade

Posted in Croatia (HR), changing times on March 18, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

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 this fair this year it would be “quite” and I think there was two factors that contributed to [...]

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Asphalting the Ancestors on the 8th Rijeka Auto slalom

Posted in Croatia (HR), Sights, Sport, Video on March 16, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

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 there were a bunch of old cars racing so that was all I needed to walk down [...]

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Coasting along

Posted in Croatia (HR), Sights, changing times on March 15, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

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 5:30am and a good cup of coffee we were off taking the state roads that wind around [...]

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The “O” in Opatija

Posted in Croatia (HR), History, Sights, Thoughts on March 10, 2007 | 3 Comments »

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 Triest was handed over to the Italians after WWII) Opatija became the place where the rich and industrialists went for peace and [...]

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Jogging memories

Posted in Croatia (HR), Thoughts on March 9, 2007 | Comments Off

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 ascending hills but it is good exercise and works different muscles then I’m used to when I used to [...]

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Things of earth – Terra

Posted in Croatia (HR), Social Solutions, changing times on March 8, 2007 | Leave a Comment »

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 psychiatrist to help them with the many struggles associated with addiction and staying clean. I’ve just [...]

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Cliff hanger – free-climbing Vela Draga

Posted in Croatia (HR), Sights, Thoughts on March 3, 2007 | 1 Comment »

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 project I’d started the other day or maybe a walk along the seaside or old villages on the outskirts of [...]

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