Plitvice

Plitvice Lakes National Park

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August 30th 2010
My last stop in the Balkans before flying off to Germany was a national park located between Zadar and Zagreb. The trip there from Split was a bit strenuous, especially considering that I had an early morning flight to catch out of Zagreb the next day. This in combination with the fact that the bus from Split arrived there late meant that I only had a total of four hours to explore a park that s ... read more

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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