The Great Croatian Roadtrip

Part of the reason I enjoy traveling is to experience new cultures and new ways of doing things. For example, renting cars. We were informed by an utterly impolite attendent at National Car Rental in Split that renting a car involves purchasing the car and then getting a refund once you return it. We said, "let me see if I understand this - you are going to charge $10,000 USD on my credit card which you promise to refund once I bring the car back?" Her response was, "yes, welcome to Croatia." And for four days I was the owner of a grossly underpowered Nissan Econocar... but hey, at least we're traveling.