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Hi from Zagreb!
Waving to my hometown, as I passed from warm (Gran Canaria) to cold (Budapest), and heading to warmer latitudes again.
My body somehow undergoes those changes fine, besides my sinuses struggling (I had a runny nose, thanks for asking!), and my brain taking a usual “Where the hell am I?” quiz (post-flight confusion that I named travel fogginess).
Speaking of hard questions, I joined my friend on a pub quiz the other night. I was lucky to be able to contribute a few answers, not ending up as a complete idiot.
Because of my guide on how to survive train jumping accidents, I knew the Spanish place of the latest crash was Adamuz, and thanks to my frequent visits to Switzerland, I knew that the melting Valais cheese specialty was raclette, not fondue (sorry, I can’t find the photo of raclette now). See, you can learn great general knowledge by reading Pipeaway! 😉
As much as I travel the world, I always feel I don’t know enough about it. That’s why group quizzes are nice (and fun!) places to blend in, with any knowledge level. Plus, even the next-to-last team wins (and sadly, we were not that bad – we got to the middle of the ranking board!).
Well, back to not knowing where you are, before heading to Southern Croatia, I took a mental excursion to Southern Thailand, where the five-tiered Ton Chong Fa waterfall was not the only set of cascades I chased.
The waterfalls are part of the Khao Lak-Lam Ru National Park, which means the same ticket covers one less-popular coastal hiking attraction, too. If you need a mental break, join the Hat Lek Nature Trail to Small Sandy Beach in the latest Pipeaway Walks video, where I come face-to-face with tropical jungle, Andaman waves, and a water monitor lizard.
Those who plan to visit this area should consider staying at The Anda Mani Khaolak Beachfront Villas – you can read all about this boutique adults-only 10-room property in my new hotel review. If you like places that bring silence, you’ll love The Anda Mani.
Hotels, hotels… In the last nine years, I spent numerous nights in beds I could not call my own. If we exclude some working seasons as a waiter and a bellboy, I mostly visited hotels as a guest (whether a tourist or a critic/reviewer).
Now, this next adventure I am embarking on brings me back to the hotel industry, undertaking the greatest challenge so far. I’ll write about it in some future newsletters, once I settle down.
As I’m heading toward Dalmatia, I’m not just commuting to a new job, but to a new ‘home’ as well. I’ll be living in a hotel without guests for a couple of months. And, before your mind rushes to some urbex adventure, I can say: no, it’s nothing close to the abandoned Hotel Belvedere Dubrovnik!
Let’s see how the guestless hotel experience goes! Maybe the Anda Mani’s silence will have a worthy opponent.
Have a quiet week,
Ivan Kralj
Pipeaway.com
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