TRAVEL DIARY: CROATIA

Croatia achieves the incredible feat of weaving it's history and architecture into the landscape of daily life, and it does so beautifully. It is a majestic-feeling country that really blew me away--there were so many places to see and things to do, all within a relatively small area. We did a bit of a grand tour of the country, visiting Dubrovnik, Hvar, Split and the Plitvice Lakes National Park. Both Dubrovnik and Split are ancient, stunning cities built within the confines of enormous walls. Hvar was my absolute favorite--it is an island close to Split, where you can board a ferry to get to the island. Summer is peak season in Hvar, which is a bit like the Hamptons of Croatia.

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