With his death in 1980, his legacy of a united country disintegrated resulting in the conflict that was the war against the Serb-occupied area of Western Slovenia. With peace restored in the 1990`s the Country entered its present peaceful state and is even hopeful of being admitted to the EU, but Brussels has made it clear that Croatia must give full co-operation with the UN war crimes tribunal and facilitate the refugee return process. In the meantime, tourism is driving the economy and Croatia is once again seen as a desirable, albeit adventurous, destination.
We visited the Dalmation Coast mid-way between Split and Dubrovnik at a resort called Makarska. Hemmed in by the Mountains to the east and the Adriatic sea to the west, it really is a sun-trap with its own micro climate, and even in October when we went the termperature was in the mid to upper 70`s during the day, with clear blue skies. I can thoroughly recommend the excursion by traditional-style boat to the offshore Islands of Hvar and Brac. |
