Just got back from a week long trip to Croatia (Actually called Hrvatska by Croatians). Flew from Manchester T1 to Dubrovnik with Easyjet, we had a bit of a delay before departure due to weather and got a cockpit visit. Captain Phil and First Officer were very friendly and informative, the main audience was kids but they were more than welcoming to me and a mate.
The flight back was from Split. Outside the airport there were really nice views and the airport looked really modern. Inside looked really modern aswell but as soon as we got through security there were people sat on the floor if there was space, it was absolutely rammed and very hot. I was sweating at half nine at night in there. No smoking area, two tiny cafes selling very expensive fun sized cans of beer, not much fun. Plus the flight was half an hour late.
On arrival at Manchester we had to wait on the plane 30 mins for a bus to take us back to T1. Once in there immigration was a farce as it often seems to be.
Also had a trip from Dubrovnik to Mostar in Bosnia by bus, it involved 6 border crossings one of which was far too exciting, lasted an hour and included us all getting kicked off the bus while they did a full search. The driver was shaking when he got back in and we didn't have a clue what was going on. He did tell us what happened but I guess that would be even more off topic. Ha ha. Mostar was beautiful, very interesting and worth the effort.
