Around 120 years before our Yugos were introduced to the world, and more than 150 years before an entrepreneur from California named his revolutionary electric car, on a stormy night, full of thunder and lightning, in a tiny Croatian village called Smiljan, a boy named Nikola Tesla was born. This greatest mind of the 19th, […]
Dear adventurers, Sunny days are here and with them, we entered the second challenging tourist season! Last year, our YUGOs learnt how to survive in the “new normal” and we’re proud to announce they became experienced professionals: Our company, AB TRAVEL, the owner of YUGOcar Adventure, received the Safe Travels in Croatia certificate issued […]
Even though we like to promote Croatia as a healthy and fit country with Mediterranean lifestyle and meals including olive oil and organic products, the truth is – Croatians have a sweet tooth. Our home cooked meals are not complete without a dessert, and that dessert has to be a real calorie bomb (that’s why […]
Every decent Zagreb travel blog has to have food related posts, answering two most important traveler’s questions: where to eat in Zagreb and what to eat in Zagreb. Being a local, we are amazed at how many excellent restaurants we have in our city with the gastro scene blooming for the last couple of years. […]
If you ever got an email containing the list of “72 places to see before you die” or “43 hidden gems of the world”, you must have noticed (and wondered how to pronounce) Plitvice Lakes National Park in Croatia. After only a 2 hours drive from Zagreb, you can enter a magical place of turquoise […]
If you asked anyone from Croatia what is the most common topic we like to discuss while drinking our 3-hours-long coffee, the answer would be – politics. It seems that we always have some kind of elections coming up accompanied by countless café arguments whom to vote for and who should end up behind bars. […]
Imagine this movie plot: During the biggest virus pandemic in the last 100 years, in a small European country, the worst case scenario happened – all bars closed for the first time in history! People were shocked, wondering around empty streets finding only doors with hanging “CLOSED” signs. What to do? Where to go? WhatsApp […]
The first Covid-19 patient in Croatia was registered in the city of Zagreb on February 25th 2020. It was a young gentleman who, as a real Croat, enjoyed a good UEFA Champions League football match (yes, yes – we know, it’s soccer in some countries) between Atalanta and Valencia in Milan, and, as many others, […]
As you already know, tourism has been hit hard with the current pandemic. Luckily, virus can’t be transmitted to our YUGOs – they are safe and sound in the garage following #stayathome instructions! Regarding confirmed reservations; all tours booked in 2020 can receive a full refund or change dates for 2021 free of charge! In […]
Drive, explore, reconnect, experience Croatia and feel Slovenia in an old VW camper van after taking a joy ride in our Yugo! All of our Balkan Campers & Yugo enthusiasts will get a special back-to-the-80’s gift! https://balkancampers.com/ […]