28th February 2005, 10:02 PM
I lived in Croatia during the war and was never in any real danger. Sure there are some places that haven't been totally cleared of landmines, but we're not talking about random fields in Central Park. :) I've been all over Croatia but never once saw a landmine field. You'd have to go out of your way to find danger like that, and to tell you the truth living in Croatia during a war is a hundred times safer than living in any major U.S. city right now. And that's not an exagerration. Compare murder numbers in even Denver with civilian casualties in Croatia while I lived there and there would be no comparison.
That having been said, there's nothing all that interesting about Croatia other than the gorgeous coastal regions. Their culture is boring and their artistic endeavors leave much to be desired IMO. But man... some of the best vacation spots in the world. I lived fifteen minutes from Optajia, which is also my mom's home town:
![[Image: jpeg%20velika%20(750,550).jpg]](http://www.croatia.hr/photo/slikeBaza/17f30124-cccf-4f16-b1d0-b170ca03ed71/jpeg%20velika%20(750,550).jpg)
![[Image: jpeg%20velika%20(750,550).jpg]](http://www.croatia.hr/photo/slikeBaza/5297bc1e-aadf-416f-96ce-488dba7a9485/jpeg%20velika%20(750,550).jpg)
![[Image: jpeg%20velika%20(750,550).jpg]](http://www.croatia.hr/photo/slikeBaza/36e56f00-2104-4864-923a-6daef026951e/jpeg%20velika%20(750,550).jpg)
![[Image: jpeg%20velika%20(750,550).jpg]](http://www.croatia.hr/photo/slikeBaza/d0304746-60d3-4458-94f6-a61820ba2ec2/jpeg%20velika%20(750,550).jpg)
![[Image: jpeg%20velika%20(750,550).jpg]](http://www.croatia.hr/photo/slikeBaza/6dee974b-1076-4efa-a63e-4fe7c96be6b4/jpeg%20velika%20(750,550).jpg)
![[Image: jpeg%20velika%20(750,550).jpg]](http://www.croatia.hr/photo/slikeBaza/92d22dd2-af33-4d55-ab78-df30afdb6354/jpeg%20velika%20(750,550).jpg)
![[Image: jpeg%20velika%20(750,550).jpg]](http://www.croatia.hr/photo/slikeBaza/1b7ac345-a657-4658-84ca-27f1bdd443fe/jpeg%20velika%20(750,550).jpg)
![[Image: opatija2.jpg]](http://www.volkinnood.org/istrie/foto/opatija2.jpg)
Gorgeous place. And that's not even the nicest town there. So yeah, Croatia is a very nice place to visit. But I'd suggest seeing Barcelona and Vienna first if you're visiting Europe. :D
That having been said, there's nothing all that interesting about Croatia other than the gorgeous coastal regions. Their culture is boring and their artistic endeavors leave much to be desired IMO. But man... some of the best vacation spots in the world. I lived fifteen minutes from Optajia, which is also my mom's home town:
![[Image: jpeg%20velika%20(750,550).jpg]](http://www.croatia.hr/photo/slikeBaza/17f30124-cccf-4f16-b1d0-b170ca03ed71/jpeg%20velika%20(750,550).jpg)
![[Image: jpeg%20velika%20(750,550).jpg]](http://www.croatia.hr/photo/slikeBaza/5297bc1e-aadf-416f-96ce-488dba7a9485/jpeg%20velika%20(750,550).jpg)
![[Image: jpeg%20velika%20(750,550).jpg]](http://www.croatia.hr/photo/slikeBaza/36e56f00-2104-4864-923a-6daef026951e/jpeg%20velika%20(750,550).jpg)
![[Image: jpeg%20velika%20(750,550).jpg]](http://www.croatia.hr/photo/slikeBaza/d0304746-60d3-4458-94f6-a61820ba2ec2/jpeg%20velika%20(750,550).jpg)
![[Image: jpeg%20velika%20(750,550).jpg]](http://www.croatia.hr/photo/slikeBaza/6dee974b-1076-4efa-a63e-4fe7c96be6b4/jpeg%20velika%20(750,550).jpg)
![[Image: jpeg%20velika%20(750,550).jpg]](http://www.croatia.hr/photo/slikeBaza/92d22dd2-af33-4d55-ab78-df30afdb6354/jpeg%20velika%20(750,550).jpg)
![[Image: jpeg%20velika%20(750,550).jpg]](http://www.croatia.hr/photo/slikeBaza/1b7ac345-a657-4658-84ca-27f1bdd443fe/jpeg%20velika%20(750,550).jpg)
![[Image: opatija2.jpg]](http://www.volkinnood.org/istrie/foto/opatija2.jpg)
Gorgeous place. And that's not even the nicest town there. So yeah, Croatia is a very nice place to visit. But I'd suggest seeing Barcelona and Vienna first if you're visiting Europe. :D