Guiding light

En route to Prague

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June 25th 2009
We spent three rainy days in the safe but noisy harbour of Rab waiting for the storm, which packed winds of 35-40 knots gusting to 60 knots, to pass. From Rab we sailed north to Krk and on to Cres in brisk, cool winds and while these northern towns are interesting they do not have the extensive historical remains that we found on the Dalmation coast in Trogir, Dubrovnik, and Zadar, etc. The wea ... read more

Europe » Croatia » Central Croatia » Zagreb

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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 feder... ... read more