A camping enthusiast, who has honed survival skills since childhood, took his dog and his camera into the forest during a blizzard for a special excursion: they headed for an abandoned village and an underground stone bunker that had the potential to be their shelter for the night.
Croatia-born Martin Lukavski, 36, headed to northwestern Croatia last summer after hearing about a village that was abandoned in the 1980s when its younger inhabitants left for the surrounding cities and the older generations eventually passed away. A blizzard was predicted that day, which is exactly what Martin was waiting for.
“Ideal weather for a new challenge,” he told The Epoch Times. “I spent a night in a cave located very close to the abandoned houses. I did some research around the village and found a beautiful stone shelter in good condition. The idea immediately dawned on me that I must spend at least one winter night there, so I did.”…