griffco

Nancy Griffith-Zahner

50 / Female

Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada

About griffco

Budding Member | Member since 15th Mar 06

Citizenship: Canada
Marital Status: Married
Occupation: High school French teacher
About griffco:

Traveling is a passion which borders on an obsession. My three men and I embarked on international trip #7 this past August, and I'm heading out to Bordeaux this summer... alone! (gulp!)

Hobbies:

Traveling, playing guitar and piano, gardening, reading, anything to do with French culture, hanging out with my boys

Favourite places:

With our friends, wherever they may live. Special places include Hoisdorf, Sartrouville, and Lecco.

Activity : photos (8) forum (9) guide (0) blog (11) diary (0) trips (0)

Latest Blog Entry

We Won't Be Fooled Again

Posted by griffco | 23rd August 2006

The bus ride from Trogir to Dubrovnik wasn't so great due to the heat, but the memory of that paled in comparison with the shock awaiting us when we tried to get to the hostel we had booked.

Way back in June, I googled "hostels dubrovnik" and went to one of the hostel booking sites. The first hostel mentioned was "Dubrovnik Youth Services", and I booked a four bed family room with private bathroom. The hostel was to include a reception and information desk, scooter rental, laundry facilities, etc.

When we arrived in Dubrovnik, we found out that "Dubrovnik Youth Service" had put us in a private apartment, which we didn't want, and the apartment itself was absolutely filthy. Cobwebs in the corners, walls covered with grime (and when we tried to clean them, the paint came off), tiles held up with tape in the bathroom, a huge hole in the wall filled with mold by the toilet, a dripping toilet tank that was mounted 8 feet up (so it dripped on you during inopportune moments), a stove

Continued | Europe 2006