Bol 038

Bol, Brac and Hvar

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October 6th 2010
This morning we drove into Makarska and caught a chartered boat called Calypso to the Islands of Hvar and Brac. Luckily, the weather had changed and it is very warm and the water was calm. We were both very worried about getting sea sick. The boat was beautiful and full of people from many different countries. It's funny; after hearing so many different languages, we didn't recognize when someone ... read more

Europe » Croatia » Dalmatia

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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