Map of Slovenia with neighbors noted When Tito died in 1980, Slovenian dissatisfaction with the Serb-dominated government deepened. In 1987 Yugoslavia’s new de facto leader, Serbia’s Slobodan Miloševic, resolved to put an end to any talk of independence. Slovenia rebelled...
The map for reference. Leaving Zagreb I snapped a couple shots of mundane parts of the city and surrounding area on our way to Opatija. Signs of the earthquake on outlying buildings Plastered facades suffered Lunch stop statue We...
Map of northern part of the tour. Next points of interest: Zagreb, Opatija, and Ljubljana, Slovenia From the bus on our way to Zagreb in the upper north part of Croatia. Ubiquitous McDonalds. There are few, if any mosques in...
Sarajevo’s history…The short version: Ruled at various periods, first by the Roman Empire and with its fall, the area became autonomous until 1463 when the Ottomans took over. When that empire fell, the region was given to Austria/Hungary which angered...
Area map: notice the small Adriatic Sea access strips for B/H and Slovenia . Leaving Dubrovnik, on the way to Mostar, in less than an hour we cross the tiny access to the sea for Bosnia/Herzegovina (B/H) with the two...
Old Town, Dubrovnik, Croatia viewed from the Imperial Fort Of course, there is no Yugoslavia today. The red scare and communist president Josip Broz Tito (1892–1980) were big news in the 50’s and 60’s. But...
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