Top Tips for a Croatian trip:

- Advance planning is usually not required for accomodations in Croatia. In well-visited areas, it is usually not difficult to find accomodations in a private guesthouse, called a pension, which is hundreds of kuna less expensive than even moderately-priced hotels. However, private owners may charge more for a stay of less than 4 nights.

- Croatian coastlines are uniformly rocky, not sandy. Bring your watershoes along with your sunscreen.

- While Croatia is a safe, stable democracy today, remote areas of the country along former front lines of the war of independence remain uncleared of landmines. No foreign tourist has ever died due to a landmine in Croatia, but be sure that you are able to recognize landmine warning signs; the standard sign says “PAZI MINE!” with a skull and crossbones.