While the official name of
Macedonia in the United Nations is the Former Yugoslavian Republic of Macedonia,
more than 135 countries have recognized it as the Republic of Macedonia, and that's the correct name.
Little more than 15 years ago,
the 900-year-old city of Dubrovnik was being shelled by Yugoslavian troops during the Croatian War of Independence-- a
fact you will find almost impossible to believe today as you stroll the idyllic harbor and old town in the company of thousands of other cruise ship passengers.