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Read Part 1 May 24, 2016 - Our time in Zagreb had ended in now it was time to drive to the famous Plitvice Lakes National Park, this massive forest reserve located in central Croatia, and on our way to the Adriatic coast.  Guys, it really doesn't matter if you are a nature lover or not, this place is a must when visiting Croatia.  There walkways and hiking trails for all tastes and difficult levels. The idea was to spend the day in Plitvice and then drive down to Zadar to see the famous sunsets in this coastal city.  There is no way to get lost, at least that was what we thought, but unfortunately because nor-days we are so used to follow technology instead of our instincts, we ended up arriving a bit later than expected - thanks Google Maps.  Anyway, we drove down E65 and then we were supposed to follow #1 all the way to the park, but instead we made a detour and took #23 and #42.   Truthfully it was actually nice since we had to drive thru these li...

Finally the trip to the country I've been planning to visit in a long time happened, and I must say only Australia has been in my hit list longer than Croatia, and surprisingly 3 friends tagged along. Everyone knows how difficult is to plan a trip with more than one person, luckily this was more or less a dictatorial voyage, because only after the trip was planned was when my friends decided to come.  14 days in Croatia and 4 days in Istanbul was my schedule. Although compared to Canada, Croatia seems small, it is important to narrow your trip according to your interests and time available.  Some people like to travel in a fast pace, others super relaxed, and I guess I'm more or less in between.  In 14 days I knew I wanted to visit Zagreb, Zadar, Dubrovnik and some Island in the middle of the Adriatic Sea. As usual I used TripAdvisor, Lonely Planet, Reddit and other online publications to do my research, just keeping in mind what is good for someone might not be so ...