Ah Croatia!!! Even typing the word makes my heart soar... this place was just.pure.magic. Nothing anyone ever told me could ever have prepared me for this glorious place! Actually, I had never really heard much about Croatia, other than the fact that it had been part of the Yugoslavian war 10 or so years back. I had a vague notion that I might be able to see some aftereffects of war, and I had sort of heard that the beaches were nice and tourism cheap. I am so glad I went in with those preconceived... read more