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Croatia's (Not So) Secret History

August 21, 2006 at 7:35 AM | 0 Comments

One of the problems with the fact that formerly war-torn countries are the new hotness is that they were, you know, war-torn. What a bummer, right? As David Farley points out in the Boston Globe today, most tourists either don't know, or skillfully ignore history when they visit places like Dubrovnik, in Croatia. Dubrovnik is more popular than ever, but most visitors remain focused on the wine and seafood.

As the search for far-flung, "undiscovered" destinations continues, the issue of history will become more prevalent, and one that will be harder to avoid. Dubrovnik may have been reconstructed beautifully after it was shelled by the Serbs, but Belgrade--next on everyone's hot list--is a dirtier and plainer, since it was more extensively pancaked during the 90s. Still, could learning about a little history during travel be any worse than another article cataloguing the nightclubs in one of these cities called "Life After Wartime"?

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