2009 Croatia & Slovenia: Food & Wine

July 9th, 2009 CC Posted in Croatia, Slovenia No Comments »


Mar, 2009

Each region in Croatia has their own distinct characters of food and wine, which depend from their geology features as well as its historical colonial influences.

Eating out at Croatia is a different experience starting from ordering. On the menu, every item is broken down from appertizers to main entrees to sides, and each item has their price. So if you want a main entree of a steak, you’ll get just a piece of meat, and if you’d like some side dishes to accompany the meat, you’ll have to order from the side dish section of the menu. As a result, the bill can add up quite significantly. Cover charge is also applied on each bill.

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2009 Croatia & Slovenia: Hotels

July 6th, 2009 CC Posted in Croatia, Slovenia No Comments »


Mar, 2009

Besides enjoying the hotels, I made one confirmation in this trip. For Gate 1 tour customers, you never have to worry about packing your own hair dryer. A huge relief for us light packers with uncontrollable hair.

I am quite content with the hotel selections the tour company provided given the budget of the tour. For the trip, we had 1 night in four star hotel, one night in a five star hotel and the rest are all 3 stars but some still provide pool services and fulfilling breakfast selections. I cannot comment on the comfort of beddings or furniture styles as everyone has their own standards, but it’s survice to say that I had a good trip with Gate 1.

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2009 Croatia & Slovenia: Ljubljana

July 3rd, 2009 CC Posted in Slovenia No Comments »


Mar, 2009

Pronounced as “lu-blee-ana”, Ljubljana is a neat city of Slovenia. Compared to Zagreb, it is less industrial and yet neat and cozy in its own way.

On our way to Ljubljana

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2009 Croatia & Slovenia: Bled Castle & Bled

June 30th, 2009 CC Posted in Slovenia No Comments »

Mar, 2009

Castle Bled

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2009 Croatia & Slovenia: Itinerary

May 8th, 2009 CC Posted in Croatia, Slovenia 2 Comments »

Mar, 2009

Croatia & Slovenia itinerary

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