Lorry and Dan

Croatia Trip - Day 1 (06.09.10)

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October 2nd 2010
Why not? On September 6, 2010 we left JFK airport for a self-guided bike tour of Croatia. The trip has been years in the dreaming stage and most of the past 9 months in the planning stage. People asked "Why Croatia?" We used to say "why not?" but now we say “Because it is so special.” In reality, we wanted to ride in a country with a temperate climate that had not become generic. We tho ... read more

Europe » Croatia » Istria

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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