Tuesday, May 30, 2006
Croatia
Many people shared stories of Croatia with me when they learned I was headed there. They all can be categorized within three main themes:
1) the food is amazing - fresh seafood, cheap
2) the scenery is stunning
3) go while you can, it's being spoiled by tourists
Of the three, I can confirm that No. 3 is most definitely a reality; tourists arrive by the busloads, filling a small World Heritage Site where 7000 people reside to what seems maximum capacity. There is seafood, yes, although not cheap. In my mind, Croatia is working to become a world-class travel destination - at least in the case of Dubrovnik - but still has a bit of work to do. That said, theme number two is definitely accurate, made all the more poignant by small craters in the ground caused by shell explosions only a few years ago.
1) the food is amazing - fresh seafood, cheap
2) the scenery is stunning
3) go while you can, it's being spoiled by tourists
Of the three, I can confirm that No. 3 is most definitely a reality; tourists arrive by the busloads, filling a small World Heritage Site where 7000 people reside to what seems maximum capacity. There is seafood, yes, although not cheap. In my mind, Croatia is working to become a world-class travel destination - at least in the case of Dubrovnik - but still has a bit of work to do. That said, theme number two is definitely accurate, made all the more poignant by small craters in the ground caused by shell explosions only a few years ago.
# posted by Daniel @ 11:56 AM 
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