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This is a national trait. Somebody more knowledgable (and more interested in the subject) than me could probably write volumes about the Croatian National Football Team (yeah, I do mean soccer!) and their adventures in never actually ending on the very top. There are many instances of this in Croatia, it’s just that the sports […]
Read More Croatians, underachievers par excellanceAs I’ve mentioned, ever since I got back from my GUFF trip to Australia and New Zealand, a part of my brain has been thinking about all the possible destinations I will be trying to get Australian and NZ GUFF delegates to visit. Predictably, Croatia is first on my list. Not only because I know […]
Read More Fantastic Zagreb 2013Got a really interesting email today from the young Austrian author whom I have already mentioned on this blog. It is a great initiative by a German publisher who is planning an anthology of 80 SF stories from around the world. I would love to see Australian authors as well as non-English speaking European featured […]
Read More Around the world in 80 storiesI have met many wonderful people in Australia. With some I spent more time than with others, and often it had much to do with luck. Thus, I met Sue Ann Barber in Melbourne and got to see her and hang out with her later in Sydney and in Canberra. Some, on the other hand, […]
Read More Gillian’s report on Conflux 9Australian volunteer-run SF conventions surprised me with their numbers. Some 350 members at a con is considered a good turnout and the con is counted as large. In Croatia, SFeraKon attracts a thousand people and other are not far behind. Furthermore, smaller Croatian cons consider themselves unworthy of a guest of honour. Australians, on the […]
Read More 2012 Aurealis Awards