pSo we’ve all been there, you’ve read the guide books and done everything you think you could to prepare for your trip overseas. Then you arrive on your spectacular holiday and realize you should have brought your sweater, some sunscreen, extra cash… you get the idea.
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We combed our network of adventure travel operators and asked them for their expert opinions on Croatia. Below are a couple tips to keep you traveling safe in Croatia and help you prepare for your vacation (and hopefully avoid the ‘oh no!’ moment).?/p
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pKorcula, Croatia, Photo by [vacation2], Flickr.como:p //p
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pbspan1.span span/span/span/span/bbThink twice about renting abr /br /
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pThe Balkan drivers definitely don’t take their time when they’re on thebr /br /
road and driving yourself might end up being more of a rollercoaster than abr /br /
scenic drive. The bus system works well as does the train system, plus you’ll bebr /br /
able to meet some local friends by taking public transport!o:p //p
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pspanspanb2./bspanb /bspan/span/span/span/spanspanbBring waterbr /br /
shoes./b/span/p
pspanb/bMaggie Soladay fromspan?/spanua rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://salaamgarage.com/ title=blocked::http://salaamgarage.com/Salaam Garage/a/uspan?/spancomments, “I wish I had known that the coastbr /br /
was rocky and that most beautiful water for swimming is hard to get to becausebr /br /
if you jump in you can’t get back out because sea urchins patrol the whole rockybr /br /
stinging coast.? I wish I would have brought water shoes, I would have worn thembr /br /
every day.”o:p //span/p
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pbspanspan3.span span/span/span/span/span/bspanbSunscreen is abr /br /
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divspanOur own Christy McCarthy fromspan?/spanua rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://worldnomads.com/ title=blocked::http://worldnomads.com/WorldNomads.com/a/uspan?/spancomments, “The sun can be very strong, sobr /br /
don’t underestimate the cloud cover – put on a sunscreen with a high SPF andbr /br /
don’t totally bake yourself.”o:p //span/div
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pspano:p //spanbspanspan4.span span/span/span/span/span/bbSave Money, Don’tbr /br /
Travel in Summer./b/p
pOur friends atspan?/spanua rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://lp.com/ title=blocked::http://lp.com/Lonely Planet/a/uspan?/spanadvise: Croatia is more expensive in thebr /br /
summer than it is from September to May. Accommodation, boat fares, car rentalbr /br /
and anything else relating to tourism skyrockets in summer, reaching a peak inbr /br /
July and August.bspano:p //span/b/p
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divbspano:p //span/bbspanspan5.span span/span/span/span/spanShake, Rattle br /br /
Roll./b/div
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pa rel=nofollow target=_blank href=http://www.croatiatraveller.com/southern_dalmatia/Dubrovnik/dubrovnik_index.htm title=blocked::http://www.croatiatraveller.com/southern_dalmatia/Dubrovnik/dubrovnik_index.htmuDubrovni/uk/aspan?/spanis in an earthquake zone and gets shaken upbr /br /
every so often. Buildings in the Old Town look old and crumbly but in fact thebr /br /
city government has been rigorous in implementing modern reinforcementbr /br /
techniques to stabilize the ancient structures so don’t worry too much but bebr /br /
prepared if you feel some tremors.spano:p //span/p
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h4What did you learn in Croatia and wish you knew before you went?? Leave us a comment…/h4
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