Osijek, Croatia

30 A brush with the law and the woods of fear Pittomaco to Donji Miholjac Distance 125km   Best bit: watching the sun set on the castle at Donji Worst bit: seeing a poor squashed hedgehog Animals: lots of birds with odd colours that I didnt ...

A remarkably, unexpectedly lovely town. Stayed with one of the coolest guys I've ever known - whom I met at the AIESEC conference the week before: Igor Brkc. (Okay, so he's missing a few vowels. That's the way it is in those parts.)

The next morning I set off, and soon crossed the border to Croatia. My first impression of the country was that it was on fire, as there seemed to be stubble-burning nearly every direction I looked. My route took me away from the river, and soon I was on a ...

... then to dinner with her cousin. Caught trams which is easy! Yesterday we travelled by bus from Zagreb to Rosa's cousin in Osijek in the east of Croatia near the Bosnian border. We are having a great time. Yesterday we ate constantly from 4:30 until 10pm! ...