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 19th 2008Europe » Croatia » Dalmatia » Zadar Photos to come later - have a look at links or wikipedia for pictures.
Our final excursion in Romania was recommended to us, the . Having no idea what to expect (the word "mud" was never used!), we ... [full story]
July 1st 2008Europe » Croatia » Dalmatia » Zadar Being my last night in Croatia, I’ve decided to jot down a few of my general observations as my day was rather uneventful, quiet, and solitary.
Croatia, particularly Zadar, is a café society ... 50 photos[full story]
May 20th 2008Europe » Croatia » Dalmatia » Zadar Our 30 day rain-free streak was broken on Saturday as it started to spot as we stepped onto the boat in Zadar. Intermitent rain during the day turned to heavy rain overnight. The patter of rain on the ... [full story]
May 16th 2008Europe » Croatia » Dalmatia » Zadar The physical scars of war are not evident as we stroll around the traffic-free marble streets of Zadar's old town. Zadar has changed hands many times since it was first settled by Illystrians in the 9 ... 1 photos[full story]
May 15th 2008Europe » Croatia » Dalmatia » Zadar We left Zagreb on the 06:50 train and thought we would miss our connection to Zadar because we arrived at Knin 25 minutes late, however the train was waiting for us and so we arrived in Zadar as plann ... 1 photos[full story]
May 10th 2008Europe » Croatia » Dalmatia » Zadar Well hello Blogettes. It is with a heavy heart that I am writing my blog this morning. It is the morning of the 10th of May and we are sitting inside the Astra Yachting section of Marina Dalmajica and ... 23 photos[full story]
April 5th 2008Europe » Croatia » Dalmatia » Zadar Hello Everyone,
Just a very quick hello to say we are now on the boat, had a long but enjoyable bus trip yesterday and arrived late last night. Spent the night on the boat and the day going into ... [full story]
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