Dominican Monastery, Dubrovnik

September 4th 2016
First cab off the rank this morning is the Rector's Palace in the Old Town. I'd always thought a rector was a religious figure, but apparently not so, or at least not here in Dubrovnik. The Rector was effectively the town's governor during the 450 years of the Republic of Ragusa. Barbie says she read that they changed the Rector every month to avoid corruption, and the new Rector was decided by a ... 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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Dave and Issy Sheehan

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Former TravelPod Member: the.sheehan Joined: June 22nd, 2015 We live in Melbourne, Australia, with our three offspring Scott, Emma and Troy, Coco the dog, and cats Sidney and Chilli. As at 2015 our offspring have all left school and should, in theory at least, be capable of fending for themselves, so as long as they don't kill each other or burn the house down, we can now happily trip off into the sunset. Issy was born in Malta. She came to Australia with her family when she was four, and as at early 2015 she's never been back. I was born in London to Australian parents who met ... full info

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