Do you have your passport? If not, please visit the U.S. State Department’s website for information on getting a passport.

Here’s the site: http://travel.state.gov/content/passports/english.html

And a link.

 

Wondering about the weather?

Here are a few sites:

Current Weather Online for southern Europe.

Rick Steves’ Weather in Europe. Be sure to check the cities!

Here’s a good site for both Italy and Croatia at Gate 1 Travel.

 

What about money and exchange rates?

Italy and Croatia are both part of the European Union, but only Italy uses the Euro while Croatia uses the Kuna.

Here’s a converter to try:  XE Currency Converter

Images of euros:

And here are Croatian kuna:

From wikipedia: “The word “kuna” means “marten” in Croatian since it is based on the use of marten pelts as units of value in medieval trading.” Here’s a man with a kuna and a kuna in the wild: