In today’s episode, Kyle breaks down his latest trip abroad, throughout Croatia. You’ll hear about the nightmare story of the Hungarian/Croatian joint railroads partnership, thoughts on the capital city of Zagreb, and then the excursion down the coast to the more beautiful parts of Croatia. If you’re planning any trip to Eastern Europe anytime soon, […]
Small Cities, Small Dreams (Thoughts on Zagreb)
I spent the last few weeks in Croatia, and during that time, I managed to hit up the capital city of Zagreb. Which is quite small, quaint, and charming for a capital city in Europe. I’m used to the hustle and bustle and craziness of Kiev now, but Zagreb reminded me quite a bit of […]
Happy Belated 4th of July from a Village by the Sea
Photo taken in Zadar, Croatia Greetings and happy 4th of July, my little troublies. I’m writing this to you from a little village by the sea, the actual village that is very, very close to where Selo Oils is actually produced (there’ll be more about Selo in the near future, big announcement). The family and […]
Greetings from Zagreb, and Pictures from Rastoke, Croatia
I’ve been here for the last couple days on this Eastern European trip I’ve taken with my parents and grandma. Very cute, small, quaint town for a capital city. That said, it’s an incredibly quiet place unless you’re in the very, very heart of town. (We’re staying 5 minutes or so outside of it). The […]
Brief Thoughts on (Eastern) European Train Travel
Yesterday I got stuck, with my poor parents and grandma, on a train that lost AC and with only two windows that would open. Average temp inside was 90+. I’ll never complain about air travel again… Supposed to be 5.5 hours ended up being nearly 7. The train driver stopped for a beer. Wish I […]
The Dropped Wallet Scam In Europe
Just a reminder that once in a while…there’s some bad people in the world. I was walking home on my street last night. A man in front of me dropped a wad of US dollars. I stupidly picked it up and handed it back. The oldest scam in the book. A “cop” showed up a […]