Split Sunset

June 3rd 2017
There is a place along the waterfront where people gather during the day. In the small park with the palm trees, near the fishing boats, the old men spend cool mornings to discuss politics, sports, share gossip or tell stories of the days gone by. They talk passionately, voices raising and lowering like the tide, using their hands to emphasize important points. Sometimes during the heat of the aft ... 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

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In July of 2011, we made the decision to leave our comfortable jobs in Northern California to see the world. We weren’t sure where we were going to go or how long we would be gone, but we wanted an adventure and we knew we could find it if we looked carefully enough. We would travel slowly, staying in cities and towns for longer periods than most tourists have time for. Hopefully, it would give us an opportunity to observe local life in a unique way. In June of 2019, we completed our 8th consecutive year of travel. We visited 53 countries on 4 continents and travelled for 2873 straight da... full info

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13th June 2017

Ake Och Emma
Ake Dahllof and Emma Holmbro

An unexpected gem?
Did Croatia come as an unexpected gem for you? I have learned that many of the lesser travelled countries and places are at least as interesting as the ones everybody go to. We loved Romania when we were there a few years ago, we found Iowa very interesting when we were there last year and Poland is one of the best travel destinations in Europe if you ask me. I am happy that speak well of Croatia, because it is yet another not much travelled country. /Ake

13th June 2017

nancic123
Nanci and David Curry

Gems....
Croatia did come as a surprise to us. I don't think we knew much about the country and didn't have much interest in it when we began this trip 6 years ago. Probably true for most Americans, I suppose. We find Croatia gorgeous. I think most people would. I also agree with you about Romania and Poland. I think many Europeans have visited these, but I would suppose not many Americans have these countries in their wish list. I am very thankful we had an opportunity to visit all three, and we hope to go back sometime soon. Thanks for reading and commenting, Ake!

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