The benefits of using DM in Croatia no longer seem to apply. In fact, every time I have seen someone attempt to use DM for a purchase (mostly on the Adriatic coast near Crikvenica) they have received an unfriendly reception, as if DM are an unpleasant reminder of the days of hyperinflation of the old Croatian dinar.
It seems that virtually every town in Croatia holds a Maskare parade (which seems to be the Croatian equivalent of Mardi Gras) some week in January or February, each competing to be wilder than the rest.
