Background: The lands that today comprise Croatia were part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire until the close of World War I. In 1918, the Croats, Serbs, and Slovenes formed a kingdom known after 1929 as Yugoslavia. Following World War II, Yugoslavia became a federal independent Communist state under the strong hand of Marshal TITO. Although Croatia declared its independence from Yugoslavia in 1991, it took four years of sporadic, but often bitter, fighting before occupying Serb armies were mostly cleared from Croatian lands. Under UN supervision, the last Serb-held enclave in eastern Slavonia was returned to Croatia in 1998.
July 25th 2008Europe » Croatia » Dalmatia » Hvar Greetings from the beautiful island of Hvar! Croatia is one of the most breathtaking places I have ever been. Quaint cities, huge mountain ranges, beautiful islands, national parks galour...this place ... [full story]
May 7th 2008Europe » Croatia » Dalmatia » Hvar Everyone seemed to have a bit more spring in their step due to a quiet night. A short time after breakfast everyone was up on deck sweltering in the roasting sun. We were relieved when we pulled into ... 38 photos[full story]
June 26th 2008Europe » Croatia » Dalmatia » Hvar Trace and I have been reunited at last! One whole week apart and I was suffering severe withdrawal. And no better place to reunite than the portside town of Split, Croatia. Coming directly from chilly ... [full story]
June 22nd 2008Europe » Croatia » Dalmatia » Hvar Sunday 22nd June: Today I went Sea Kayaking with 3 others to another island off Hvar called Marinkovac. Our first stop after an hour of paddling across the main channel was a little cove where we snor ... 19 photos[full story]
June 20th 2008Europe » Croatia » Dalmatia » Hvar Friday 20th June: This morning I took a catamaran (at effing 6am!) from Korcula Island to Hvar Island and spent the afternoon on the beach. Chatted to Maria from Sweden for a while at a bar called Hul ... 18 photos[full story]
June 21st 2008Europe » Croatia » Dalmatia » Hvar In the last week I have been to:
Montenegro: The Bay of Kotor, Budva
Croatia: Split, Hvar, countless perfect tiny uninhabited islands off the coast
I have purchased:
A new memory card
Rather sh ... [full story]
May 1st 2008Europe » Croatia » Dalmatia » Hvar Dobra Utero (Good morning) from Vbroska on the island of Hvar
Fortunate for us, we have been able to find some more internet connection relatively quickly compared to our previous island hideaways. ... 34 photos[full story]
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