Porec, Croatia - A Mediterranean holiday steeped in history 08
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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 fede... [read more]
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 fede... [read more] Blog: Porec, Croatia - A Mediterranean holiday steeped in history
Date: August 15th 2006
Porec, Croatia A Mediterranean holiday steeped in history Situated on the western edge of the Istrian peninsular, Poreč (pronounced Por-ech) is one of Croatia’s more popular tourist destinations. That said it’s still not as popular as it should be. Even though the Balkan wars ended in 1995, the stigma of conflict still exists. Croatia, to a lot of people, is the same part ... read more
Date: August 15th 2006
Porec, Croatia A Mediterranean holiday steeped in history Situated on the western edge of the Istrian peninsular, Poreč (pronounced Por-ech) is one of Croatia’s more popular tourist destinations. That said it’s still not as popular as it should be. Even though the Balkan wars ended in 1995, the stigma of conflict still exists. Croatia, to a lot of people, is the same part ... read more
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My aim is to visit at least 100 countries before I'm incapable of travel anymore. (Current count is 85!). Unlike a lot of fellow travellers, I tend to only dip my feet into a country, quite often only staying a day or two before heading off somewhere else.
Country numbers 54 and 55 were my first trips alone - something I never thought I'd do.
2006
Riga, Latvia
Krakow, Poland
Tallinn, Estonia
Bratislava, Slovakia
Porec, Croatia
Bled, Slovenia
Venice Italy
Vilnius, Lithuania
Dusseldorf, Germany
2007
Budapest, Hungary
Stockholm, Sweden
Moscow, Rus... full info
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