The Croatian link in my chain of Twin Towns was Rijeka but I'd not had time to make any contacts in advance.
Instead Igor from VC Ljubljana rang ahead to Daniel of the Vespa Club in Rijeka to try and find someone who could help me.
Ive (Ivan) - a young tattoo artist from the club - volunteered to guide me. Cool and calm, we had everything sorted with the local newspaper and the council within a few hours without any stress at all. In fact it was the best official reception yet with a slide show about the city's twinning relationships and gifts that included a CD complation of Rijekas punk bands from the 70s.
I was so buoyed by this success that I even got inked!
It's a long way to my next stop in Cetinje, Montenegro which required a stop off near Split, a chance meeting with their Vespa Club and a night with a hearty and hilarious sea captain...
Instead Igor from VC Ljubljana rang ahead to Daniel of the Vespa Club in Rijeka to try and find someone who could help me.
Ive (Ivan) - a young tattoo artist from the club - volunteered to guide me. Cool and calm, we had everything sorted with the local newspaper and the council within a few hours without any stress at all. In fact it was the best official reception yet with a slide show about the city's twinning relationships and gifts that included a CD complation of Rijekas punk bands from the 70s.
I was so buoyed by this success that I even got inked!
It's a long way to my next stop in Cetinje, Montenegro which required a stop off near Split, a chance meeting with their Vespa Club and a night with a hearty and hilarious sea captain...
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