{"id":18,"date":"2014-05-05T18:25:59","date_gmt":"2014-05-05T18:25:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vmd.hr\/eng\/?page_id=18"},"modified":"2021-06-15T11:33:11","modified_gmt":"2021-06-15T09:33:11","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/vmd.hr\/eng\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"ABOUT US"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>IN A FEW WORDS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re a Croatian-based TO, organizing <strong>active holiday &amp; cultural trips in Croatia and the Balkans<\/strong> (Slovenia, Bosnia &amp; Herzegovina, Montenegro, Macedonia, Kosovo &amp; Albania).<\/p>\n<p>Operating from Zagreb (capital), we organize thematic adventures for individuals &amp; groups. Our trips are based on:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>HIKING<\/li>\n<li>CYCLING &amp; MTB-ing<\/li>\n<li>MULTY-ACTIVITY (hiking, cycling, watersports, rock-climbing)<\/li>\n<li>DISCOVERY (culture &amp; gastronomy)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>We have also set up the basis for good-quality <strong>birdwatching trips<\/strong> \u2013 strong partners and amazing natural heritage are already here and we&#8217;re hoping to initiate and contribute to more infrastructural projects in the near future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Elements of each adventure theme can be incorporated in every type of trip, according to the extent of the trip idea and\/or request.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the moment, we have partnerships with some of the most important ACTIVE HOLIDAY TO&#8217;s around Europe such as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Wikinger Reisen, Germany<\/li><li>Exodus Travel, UK<\/li><li>Allibert, France<\/li><li>SNP Natuureizen, Netherlands<\/li><li>Arcatour, Switzerland<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In recent years we have accomplished:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Travelife Engaged<\/strong> status with a <em>Travelife Sustainability Manager<\/em> onboard (Edo Vricic)<\/li><li><strong>ATTA membership and active involvement<\/strong><\/li><li>Partnerships on the <strong>VIA DINARICA project <\/strong>(<em>Outside magazine reward for BEST NEW TRAIL in 2014<\/em>)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>We strive to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Create a true and in-depth adventure, <strong>bringing you closer to where and who you really are<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Convey \u201eThe Story\u201c<\/strong> of local people and wildlife<\/li><li>Contribute to and initiate projects that will help <strong>bring back life<\/strong> (people, animals and plants) to socially, habitat-wise or for other reasons endangered areas<\/li><li>Have fun exploring together with you<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>VMD Adventure Team:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Laura Popovac \u2013 CEO &amp; Program manager <\/strong>&nbsp;\/ Over 10 years of developing, leading and managing adventure, cultural and business trips in VMD. Main coordinator for MICE activities \/ Former active member (&amp; director) of the mountaineering section of club \u201eVELEBIT\u201c, Zagreb. In the last few years, a proud mother and active businesswoman, steering the VMD team, both in ideas as well as office functionality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Edo Vri\u010di\u0107 \u2013 Program manager &amp; Marketing coordinator<\/strong> \/ Almost 10 years of leading trips and developing adventures &amp; cultural encounters. The main coordinator for marketing activities and quality standards in the VMD team \/ Edo is a passionate caver and hiker, an active member of the Speleological section of the Mountaineering club Velebit.&nbsp; Often spends his free time exploring the wild terrain of the Dinaric mountains, above and underground. Enjoys people and sharing ideas and knowledge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In love with nature and traditional life in all its forms, VMD team members invite you for an ADVENTURE IN CROATIA! Feel free to contact us&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Quotes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAll journeys have secret destinations of which the traveler is unaware.\u201d Martin Buber<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IN A FEW WORDS We&#8217;re a Croatian-based TO, organizing active holiday &amp; cultural trips in Croatia and the Balkans (Slovenia, Bosnia &amp; Herzegovina, Montenegro, Macedonia, Kosovo &amp; Albania). Operating from Zagreb (capital), we organize thematic adventures for individuals &amp; groups. Our trips are based on: HIKING CYCLING &amp; MTB-ing MULTY-ACTIVITY (hiking, cycling, watersports, rock-climbing) DISCOVERY (culture &amp; gastronomy) We have also set up the basis for good-quality birdwatching trips \u2013 strong partners and amazing natural heritage are already here and we&#8217;re hoping to initiate and contribute to more infrastructural projects in the near future. Elements of each adventure theme can be incorporated in every type of trip, according to the extent of the trip idea and\/or request. At the moment, we have partnerships with some of the most important ACTIVE HOLIDAY TO&#8217;s around Europe such as: Wikinger Reisen, Germany Exodus Travel, UK Allibert, France SNP Natuureizen, Netherlands Arcatour, Switzerland In recent years we have accomplished: Travelife Engaged status with a Travelife Sustainability Manager onboard (Edo Vricic) ATTA membership and active involvement Partnerships on the VIA DINARICA project (Outside magazine reward for BEST NEW TRAIL in 2014) We strive to: Create a true and in-depth adventure, bringing you closer to where and who you really are Convey \u201eThe Story\u201c of local people and wildlife Contribute to and initiate projects that will help bring back life (people, animals and plants) to socially, habitat-wise or for other reasons endangered areas Have fun exploring together with you VMD Adventure Team: Laura Popovac \u2013 CEO &amp; Program manager &nbsp;\/ Over 10 years of developing, leading and managing adventure, cultural and business trips in VMD. Main coordinator for MICE activities \/ Former active member (&amp; director) of the mountaineering section of club \u201eVELEBIT\u201c, Zagreb. In the last few years, a proud mother and active businesswoman, steering the VMD team, both in ideas as well as office functionality. Edo Vri\u010di\u0107 \u2013 Program manager &amp; Marketing coordinator \/ Almost 10 years of leading trips and developing adventures &amp; cultural encounters. The main coordinator for marketing activities and quality standards in the VMD team \/ Edo is a passionate caver and hiker, an active member of the Speleological section of the Mountaineering club Velebit.&nbsp; Often spends his free time exploring the wild terrain of the Dinaric mountains, above and underground. Enjoys people and sharing ideas and knowledge. In love with nature and traditional life in all its forms, VMD team members invite you for an ADVENTURE IN CROATIA! Feel free to contact us&#8230; Quotes: \u201cAll journeys have secret destinations of which the traveler is unaware.\u201d Martin Buber<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":6,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vmd.hr\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vmd.hr\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vmd.hr\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vmd.hr\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vmd.hr\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/vmd.hr\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1809,"href":"https:\/\/vmd.hr\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18\/revisions\/1809"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vmd.hr\/eng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}