Where in the world is Alice

I'm currently in Bosnia-Herzegovina eating ice cream. I'm here for less than an hour. Just a rest stop on our way to Dubrovnik.

The view from the restaurant is beautiful, so I thought I'd send some postcards.


Location: Komarna Komarna

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  1. gibberishOctober 30, 2015 at 4:16 PM

    Hi Alice, hope you arrived home safe and sound. It was a pleasure meeting you on this trip, hope our paths cross again some time. I told you I'd check out your blog!

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    1. Alice OdenaNovember 1, 2015 at 3:12 AM

      Likewise...it was a pleasure meeting you and thank you for checking my blog out. Arrived home safe and started to write about the whole trip. I just published my blog about Opatija.

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