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Croatia, officially the Republic of Croatia (Croatian: Republika Hrvatska) is a country at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, on the Adriatic Sea. It borders Slovenia to the northwest, Hungary to the northeast, Serbia to the east, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Montenegro to the southeast, sharing a maritime border with Italy. Its capital, Zagreb, forms one of the country’s primary … Continue reading →

Bosnia and Herzegovina, often known informally as Bosnia, is a country in Southeastern Europe, located within the Balkan Peninsula. Sarajevo is the capital and largest city. Bosnia and Herzegovina is an almost landlocked country – it has a narrow coast at the Adriatic Sea, about 20kms long … Continue reading →

Albania, officially the Republic of Albania, is a country in Southeast Europe on the Adriatic and Ionian Sea within the Mediterranean Sea. It shares land borders with Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, North Macedonia to the east, Greece to the south and a maritime border with Italy to the west. Geographically, the country displays varied climatic, geological, hydrological and morphological conditions, defined in an … Continue reading →

Montenegro (Montenegrin) is a country in Southeastern Europe on the Adriatic Sea. It borders Bosnia and Herzegovina to the north; Serbia and Kosovo to the east, Albania to the south and Croatia to the west. Montenegro has an area of 13,812 square kilometres and a population of 620,079 (2011 census). Its capital is  Podgorica and Cetinje is designated … Continue reading →

The Yugoslav Wars were a series of separate but related ethnic conflicts, wars of independence and insurgencies fought in the former Yugoslavia from 1991 to 2001, which led to the breakup of the Yugoslav state. Its constituent republics declared independence, despite unresolved tensions between ethnic minorities in the new … Continue reading →

Montenegro Central and Coast March 27-29, 2019. Another country and this one with some differences. First it is a country I had rarely heard of. Part of the former Yugoslavia, it occupies the far south just above Albania and Macedonia. … Continue reading →

Another country and this one with some differences. First it is a country I had almost never heard of. Part of the former Yugoslavia, it occupies the far south just above Albania and Macedonia. It was an independent country from … Continue reading →

Bosnia and Herzegovina – Federation Herzegovina (Mostar, Tomislavgrad) March 25, 26, 2019 Kravice Falls. The Trebizat River braids through several bushy islands to form a long amphitheatre of waterfalls 120m long. It drops 26-28m and forms limestone travertine. Below the … Continue reading →

Mercury is a chemical element with symbol Hg and atomic number 80. It is commonly known as quicksilver and was formerly named hydrargyrum. A heavy, silvery d-block element, mercury is the only metallic element that is liquid at standard conditions for temperature and pressure; the only other element that is liquid under these conditions … Continue reading →

Slovenia – Western March 18-. 2019 OBSERVATIONS ON SLOVENIA (a welcome change from Italy) 1. Everyone speaks good English. 2. The drivers are courteous, patient and have none of the bad habits of Italian drivers. 3. All gas in Slovenia … Continue reading →