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My Croatian Journey Begins

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March 30th 2010
My Croatian journey is off to a fantastic start. I did, however, have to return to the hostel to get a pen that works to complete that opening sentence so hopefully that is not a bad omen. It's Tuesday evening and my stay in Zagreb is coming to a close. I will catch a train tomorrow down the Dalmatian coast to Split. This is a very appropriate time and place for me to begin this journal as I find ... 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