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The Zadar Archipelago is one of '5 of the World's Best Spots for Stand-up Paddleboarding'

HeretoTravel.com   Few places in Europe are as wonderful for this activities as this more than a dozen sparsely populated or completely unpopulated little islands near the historic, picturesque Dalmatian-Coast city of Zadar, (four hours south of Dubrovnik), such as Dugi Otok, Ist, and Molat. Paddle the calm waters of the Adriatic Sea, including pristine coves, remote fishing villages, and mysterious sea caves. You can rent paddleboards and book tours with outfitters like ZadarSUP, and some like…

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Dubrovnik cited in 'Using Astrology to Plan Travel this Holiday Season'

fshok.com Still vibrant and popular today, the five-thousand-year-old art of astrology can identify, say, business and romantic opportunities or challenges. And those celestial bodies slinking about the stars can also help pinpoint optimal times and places for travel. And since destinations have their own astro-charts -- which interact with yours -- astrology can even serve as a kind of spiritual travel agent. It can tell you, for example, about places likely to be harmonious or challenging…

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  • Just posted on the Tripatini blog: a pretty decent overview of Croatia and what it has to offer the visitor.
  • My brother has hijacked my Tripatini account to post a question on Ask A Travel Expert about cruising in the eastern Mediterranean.
    Please answer if you can; he's leaving on the cruise in just a week. http://www.tripatini.com/forum/topics/eastern-med-cruise-tours
  • Bloomberg News reports: "Croatian tourism, accounting for about a sixth of the Balkan nation’s economy, will grow around 5 percent this year as Greece’s crisis drives visitors north."
  • Does anyone happen to know who the PR contact is for Croatia Tourist Office?
    Also, for a first timer - what are the must see/do's for Dubrovnik and the Dalmation Coast? Also any funky/quirky/beautiful hotel recommendations?
    I appreciate any advise. Thanks!
  • With all due respect to Mr Steves, I think he's quite a long way behind the times. While his article is well written and very imformative he has missed the point that Eastern Europe has for a long time now been a hot-bed of tourism with most Europeans. Cities like Prague, Warsaw and Budapest have long been a mainstay of the Euro tourist. It is only in the recent past that adventurous North Americans have found the beauty of Eastern Europe.
    So whether the next IT places are in EE or not will be decided by the media but for this traveller, EE has always been my playground and the playground of many many others.
  • Rick Steves says the next IT places are in eastern Europe. Is this an exaggeration or reality? http://www.chicagotribune.com/travel/sc-trav-0323-steves-20100323,0...
  • Hi John Kipper, it is very easily to cross the borders in countries of ex Yugoslavia, sometimes you will stack in the line because of the traffic (especially during weekends in July and August) but everything is very save.
    I used to ride motorcycle and have crossed almost all borders in ex Yugoslavia.
    Hope this will help.
  • Nice story Brendan. Thank you for that. Mljet is hidden gem, 1 of the 8 Croatian national parks, that leaves no one indifferent.
  • Comment by John Kipper just now
    Delete Comment Anybody know if it's possible to cross borders easily among the ex-Yugo republics like from Serbia to Montenegro to Kosovo etc? I'd like to do the region on a motorcycle this summer.
  • Brendan, your article reminds me of when I stayed a week on the island of Zlarin. It was a modest but magical island, sounds like Mljet is like that. But until the full-service internet really kicked in 15 years ago, it was impossible to find out anything about it.
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