Croatia - Karen Torme Olson

Detailed maps throughout

Exact prices, directions, opening hours, and other practical information

Candid reviews of hotels and restaurants, plus sights, shopping, and nightlife

Itineraries, walking tours, and trip–planning ideas

Insider tips from local expert authors

Dr. Karen Torm Olson
and her daughter–in–law Sanja Bazuli5 Olson have spent every summer and holiday since 2003 traveling Croatia as a writer–translator team to gather information for
Frommer’s Croatia . Karen is a photographer, freelance travel writer, and former
Chicago Tribune
editor. She has a doctorate in administration, is a member of the Society of American Travel Writers, and holds a day job as a school counselor, fencing coach, and literary magazine advisor. She lives in a Chicago suburb with her husband, Randy Weissman, their son, Drew, and three large shelter dogs.

Sanja Bažulic Olson
was born in Denmark but was reared and educated in Croatia, where she has lived for most of her life. She holds a master’s degree in agricultural engineering from Zagreb University, and since 2003 Sanja has lived in Uganda, Washington, D.C., Kabul, Afghanistan, and Pristina, Kosovo, with her husband, Greg, who works in micro development for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).