{"id":4680,"date":"2020-05-07T11:56:42","date_gmt":"2020-05-07T15:56:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/?page_id=4680"},"modified":"2020-05-14T15:36:09","modified_gmt":"2020-05-14T19:36:09","slug":"croatia-learning-home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/croatia-learning-home","title":{"rendered":"Croatia: Learning at Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Get creative<\/strong><br \/>\nOrganize your art supplies and get to crafting. Consider painting the gorgeous <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wallsofdubrovnik.com\/history\/\">city walls of Dubrovnik<\/a>, learning the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=4qKyGKYU9nw\">kolo (a Croatian folk dance)<\/a>, or baking and decorating <a href=\"https:\/\/www.licitar.hr\/en\/about-licitars-1\">licitar hearts<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p><em>Need more inspiration? Check out these <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inyourpocket.com\/zagreb\/a-virtual-walk-through-croatian-museums_77627f\">virtual tours<\/a> of Zagreb\u2019s museums and these <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=MccNQRMiiV4\">drone views<\/a> of Plitvice lakes. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Pick a film or show<\/strong><br \/>\nWatch a movie or TV show that relates to your destination. Some ideas for Croatia include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi (2017) \u2013 <em>Watch out for the scenes on planet Cantonica<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Mama Mia 2 (2018) \u2013 <em>Although the film takes place on the Greek Island of Skopelos, it was filmed in Vis, Croatia!<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Game of Thrones (2011-2019) \u2013 <em>Look for King\u2019s Landing, Meereen, the House of the Undying, and more <\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Study some history<\/strong><br \/>\nDive deep into the history of specific sites you\u2019ll visit on tour. Study the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/templates\/story\/story.php?storyId=19148459\">breakup of Yugoslavia<\/a>, ancient Roman emperors who ruled from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.livius.org\/articles\/people\/illyrians\/dalmatia\/\">Dalmatia<\/a>, or the legacy of Tito. Then, tour some of Split\u2019s ancient history and modern marvels with this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=g4sw6Zasv4U\">video<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Choose a book<\/strong><br \/>\nRead and discuss a book that takes place in your destination or describes the local culture. Pick from titles like:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Running Away to Home<\/em> by Jennifer Wilson<\/li>\n<li><em>The Hotel Tito<\/em> by Ivana Bodro\u017ei\u0107<\/li>\n<li><em>Under a Croatian Sun<\/em> by Anthony Stancomb<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Fill up your plate<\/strong><br \/>\nArrange a potluck and encourage your friends to bring a traditional dish from your destination. Know a chef? Hold a virtual <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=cdgtBpcLNJ4\">cooking class<\/a> with your travel group, or support a local restaurant that offers delivery\/take-out of your destination\u2019s cuisine. Try fritule (Croatian mini doughnuts), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.croatiaweek.com\/croatian-recipes-dalmatinska-pasticada\/\">pa\u0161ticada<\/a> (beef stew), or <a href=\"https:\/\/honestcooking.com\/learn-how-to-make-traditional-croatian-baked-strukli\/\">zagorski \u0161trukli<\/a> (a sweet or salty pastry).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Learn the language<\/strong><br \/>\nCall up a friend or set up a group video chat and practice your language skills. It helps to make flashcards with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Pb6NLBQjY8U\">common sayings <\/a>to use on the phone or throughout your travels (think about ordering at restaurants, buying souvenirs, and chatting with locals).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Did you know?<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/visitsplit.com\/en\/448\/diocletian-palace\">Diocletian\u2019s Palace<\/a> in the city of Split was built in the 4th century AD. The palace is made up of two identical levels, and the bottom level was designed to flood every high tide and give Diocletian an escape route!<\/p>\n<p><em>Bonus fact: Egg whites were used to create the walls and ceilings of the palace!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Get creative Organize your art supplies and get to crafting. Consider painting the gorgeous city walls of Dubrovnik, learning the kolo (a Croatian folk dance), or baking and decorating licitar hearts! Need more inspiration? Check out these virtual tours of Zagreb\u2019s museums and these drone views of Plitvice lakes. Pick a film or show Watch <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/croatia-learning-home\">Read More &#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4681,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4680","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4680","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4680"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4680\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4743,"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4680\/revisions\/4743"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4681"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4680"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}