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Train from Venice to Zagreb – flight from Zagreb to Dubrovnik – Dubrovnik to Montenegro by bus……

Am I reading this schedule correctly? Does this bus only run on certain days of the week? If so, which days?  Or am I reading it wrong – is there a bus that I can take from Portoroz to Rovinj on any day in May?

There is daily bus that runs from Portorož to Rovinj (starts in Koper and drives to Porec, Rovinj and Pula.

The company that runs this bus is FILS d.o.o.

The journey from Portorož to Rovinj lasts 1hr and 44 minutes .

The distance from Portorož to Rovinj is 94 km.

The ticket price from Portorož to Rovinj is 11,00 EUR.

Departure from Portorož: 18:23

Arrival in Rovinj 20:07

Info from ap-ljubljana.si

WOW! good news – new ferry route from Venice to Dubrovnik and Greece might be introduced:
https://www.find-croatia.com/ferry-from-dubrovnik-to-greece/
I’ll keep my fingers crossed for this to go ahead 

he, he , if this actually goes ahead 

Meanwhile, Marco Polo is being publicised as a tourist attraction because it is rare to see a ship “parked” on the island.

That’s a joke.
Not even funny joke.
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I noticed British Airways flights to Dubrovnik are pretty cheap at the moment.
You can fly to Dubrovnik from London for ?50 one way ( November and December)
Not christmas of course  :

he, hee,heeee, why don’t you go in croatia before christmas and come back for turkey in londresssss ?!?!

Croatia Responds to UK Foreign Office Warning

Breaking Travel News is reporting that Croatia is fighting back at a warning by the UK’s Foreign Office that tourists visiting the country should be aware of threats from organized crime.

The Croatian government has claimed the judgment, along with an article by the BBC, was both deliberately malicious and timed to coincide with the start of its main tourist season.

Whole article is here: http://www.travelagentcentral.com/croatia/croatia-responds-uk-foreign-office-warning-14625

Developer Orco posts a 390 mln euro loss in 2008

PRAGUE, April 8 (Reuters) – Developer Orco Property Group (ORCO.PA) (ORCOsp.PR) posted a net loss of 390.6 million euros ($515.2 million) for 2008 due to a drop in asset value, the firm said late on Tuesday.

http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssFinancialServicesAndRealEstateNews/idUSL86657620090408

We are two ladies from South Africa that would like to travel in Croatia by camper.  Is it safe? 
Is it relatively cheap?

Hi ladies, yes, it is safe.
Is it cheap?
Depends.
Try to camp in small campsites and out of the main tourist season (15.07-15.08)

And today’s news is :

The 830 tour operators active in the nine months of 2008 have managed to bring some 1.88 million foreign visitors to Croatia. The visitors in questions accounted for 13.3 million overnight stays, down 2.6 percent year-on-year in the number of arrivals and 2.9 percent less overnight stays, announced the State Statistics Bureau.

Please, could you tell me the timetable and duration of a bus from Dubrovnik to Orebic?

Departure from Dubrovnik to Orebic at 14.15 and 15.00.
Arrival 2 and 1/2 hrs later.

Shame, I’ve never been there 
I know it is sandy island, not sure about camping, but it must be some campsites there 

You have 11 days to travel. Maybe the best is to leave Istria for another time.
For your bus from Plitvice to Split, Zadar or Sibenik , my suggestion is to take any but that goes south towards the coast and then change as suited. This is not to difficult, lot of buses are passing Plitvice, just stay nead the road and wave to bus to stop. If you don’t wave they will not stop. And dont’ travel by nigt always start during morning to have more time to choose your bus.

Any more news about this flight cancellation? Thx  ???

Yes, more bad news about Wizz Air Zagreb flights, something is definitely wrong. Look at this :

WizzAir Low-Cost Airline Suddenly Cancels Zagreb ? London Flight, Leaving Passengers Stranded at Zagreb Airport

Zagreb, April 13 (CP) ? The Hungarian-Bulgarian low-cost airline WizzAir has totally let its passengers down by suddenly cancelling its Zagreb to London flight and leaving the passengers to their own devices on Friday.

The ordeal the 150 passengers of the Zagreb Friday afternoon flight to London began after the flight was initially postponed for Saturday at 8 o?clock in the morning, but in the end the actual flight took place 3 p.m., nearly 24 hours after it should have taken off.

WizzAir officials made no attempt to contact the stranded passengers and the company did not even offer to pay for their hotel accommodation, as according to WizzAir rules, passengers have such rights once the flight is delayed by more than seven hours.

Some 120 passengers managed to find accommodation with friends and relatives, but some 30 were stranded at the airport and slept on the floor in the cold vestibule, including several elderly people and families with young children.

Although the Zagreb Pleso airport officials did all they could to ease the troubles of the tricked WizzAir passengers, they were unable to do much, as when they tried to contact the WizzAir office in Budapest no one answered the phone.

Although WizzAir has been known for similar gaffes in the past with passengers waiting for their flight to take off for hours or even being informed at the airport that their flight has been delayed by 24 hours, this has been the worst in the nearly two-year history of the company?s flights between Zagreb and London.

There are rumours that such little attention is being paid to passengers on this particular route, as WizzAir is gradually phasing out the London-Zagreb-London route in a bid to employ its planes elsewhere, as it is not happy with the bookings that are below 70 percent per flight.

According to the booking availability the flights are to terminate on September 13, 2008.

Although contacted and quizzed on the issue, WizzAir officials have not confirmed the termination, but claimed the six-month schedule has as yet not been updated.

Source : http://www.croatiapress.com/20080412-451.php

Hello,

I need information about a ferry that departs Dubrovnik on 13 June 2008 to go to Korcula, then from Korcula to Drvenik on Sunday 15 June 2008 .

How far in advance do we need to book and what is the cost for a car, 2 adults and 2 children aged 7 & 10 .
Thank you

Helen

No advance booking  for Korcula-Drvenik ferry.
First come first served.
Cost and timing is here https://www.korculainfo.com/ferries/drvenik-korcula-ferry.htm
No Dubrovnik-Korcula ferry on 13.06.08.
The first one is following day:
DUBROVNIK 14.06.2008 08:30 SOBRA (MLJET) 14.06.2008 10:25
SOBRA (MLJET) 14.06.2008 10:40 KOR?ULA 14.06.2008 12:40
If this is not good for you drive to Korcula – 2.5 hrs and take ferry Orebic-Korcula
https://www.korculainfo.com/ferries/orebic-korcula-ferry.htm
Again, no advance bookings. But no problem, there is always places.

I cannot understand your summer schedule on the website.
I want to travel on July 1st from Split to Rijeka on the ferry. Is there a Ferry leaving Split on July st to Rijeka? If so, what times and how much for a person? 
Tuff

No ferries on that day.
The earliest is this schedule:
SPLIT 03.07.2008 20:00 RIJEKA 04.07.2008 07:00

We are travelling from Orebic to Dubrovnik airport on Sunday15th June – public transport.
We have to be at the airport for 17.00.
Do you have any useful information on the best way to travel
Many thanks JO

Take bus from Orebic to Dubrovnik that goes early in the morning.
Change bus in Dubrovnik and take one for the Airport.
But ticket in advance to avoid disapointments.

Bus from Venice to Trieste and then bus to Rijeka and Opatija. Not difficult.

Take any bus from Dubrovnik to Split and change there for Plitvice.
Direct bus from Dubrovnik to Plivice goes through Split anyway.
Timetable is here  ignore the date, May will be the same one):

Hey everyone, this summer I will be going on holiday to Pula. Now I have a friend that lives in Beli Manastir, I know that’s very far away, but is it possible to travel from Pula to Beli Manastir in 1 day?

Shure you can do it in one day.
Take bus to Rijeka and then to Zagreb, from Zagreb take bus to Osijek or Beli Manastir.
Osijek is near Beli Manastir.
Don’t rely on trains, they are nos as frequent as buses.

Which are the cheapest available flights from London to Zagreb?

Hard to say – depend of dates you intend to fly…What are your dates?

Is WizzAir the cheapest option?

Sometimes WizzAir is actually NOT the cheapest one 
Back in November I flew to Zagreb by Croatia Airlines as their flights were much cheaper than WizzAir’s.
And they fly from Heathrow as opposed to Luton.
I prefer Heathrow, takes only 1/2 hour. For Luton, it takes me 1 1/2 

How do you know what families have rooms to let? 

Choose your island and then check what is advertised as available for that island on internet.
You can use travel directory here: https://www.find-croatia.com/directory/ for listings .
Also use google to search for particular island.

And what are the prices per day, weekly, and monthly?

Depending of island. Some are cheaper then others.
Prices are usually quoted per night.
Hovewer, if you find something that ou like, try to negotiate price for longer stay.

Zagreb has sent a demarche to Rome over a postal stamp depicting Rijeka.

Under the picture of the Croatian coastal city, a caption reads ?The eastern land that used to be Italian.?  :

The Croatian Interior and European Integration Ministry has sent a letter of protest to Italy stating that they had learned in October of the preparations for issuing the stamp and had immediately informed Italy that the content was unacceptable.

Italy stated that it would not issue the stamp following receipt of the protest letter, according to a statement from the Croatian Ministry.

The protest note states that Croatia is surprised by the issue of the stamp, adding that the move was inappropriate and goes against the spirit of good neighborly relations and friendship.

The Italian Foreign Ministry was asked to once again inform the Italian government of Croatia?s views and to undertake adequate measures to prevent further distribution of the stamp. 

Here is the stamp , I must say it is nice stamp 

Sorry mate, no way I can make it to Dubrovnik  :'(

im going to dubrovnik on 17th september,and plan to  rent a car there for a week.would it be cheaper if i rent it in another city,or less touristic?is it recommendable to reserve the car by internet before or just there ill find better prices?
best price seen is sixt,any cheap?
thanks for the information!!

As far as I know, it makes no difference in price.

I have heard about Budva and Bar, but couldn?t find them on the map… ?Muchas gracias!

Budva and Bar are towns in Montenegro, not Croatia, check map of Montenegro you will find them there

I dont beleive it will be finished so soon

yeah you’r right  i was only joking 

I like  webmaster cat https://www.korculainfo.com/gallery/animals/mosho-the-webmaster1
[img width=533 height=400]https://www.korculainfo.com/gallery/var/resizes/animals/mosho-the-webmaster1.jpeg?m=1303251719[/img]

Wow , 4 ferries a day to Hvar  ???  ???  as opposed to 1 ferry a week to other islands  :
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perhaps http://www.cro-lesbians.com is good staring point  ???
written in croatian 

You can always take taxi if restaurants are not on the walking distance 

I am considering visiting Lastovo. Which village would be the best to stay in?

I would choose Zaklopatica : http://www.lastovotravel.com/zaklopatica/ , Pasadur : http://www.lastovotravel.com/pasadur/ or Skrivena Luka : http://www.lastovotravel.com/skrivena-luka/

Is the island very mountainous? Is it easy to cycle around?

Well, Lastovo is not VERY mountainous but if you go in summer, it is hot for cycling during the sunny days

Any other suggestion?

Consider new ferry catamaran transport link from Dubronik via Mljet and Korcula to Lastovo which will be introduced for the first time in Summer 2007 : https://www.korculainfo.com/ferries/catamaran-dubrovnik-mljet-korcula-lastovo.htm

Is Lastovo worth the trouble with transport?

Yes it is 

Of course people will let you stay, John!

Look here, what happened in my garden last summer :
https://www.korculainfo.com/blog/index.php/more-lodgers-at-our-house-scouts-from-belgium/

😮  😮  😮 WOW!

If you want to go straight from Dubrovnik to Hvar, consider taking bus to Split, get off at Drvenik and take ferry to Sucuraj on Hvar. From Sucuraj, take bus to Hvar town.

Did anybody see this film?

Nope. I checked youtube, nothing available. Shame.

Why they made DVD which nobody watch?  :

This is not a joke – this is tasteless crap.
Shame  :(” title=”>:(” class=”bbcode_smiley” />
Ignorant advertisers. :-[

Thanks for the photo.
It doesn’t look too bad actually.

Mali Zdrelac chanell between Ugljan and Pasman is pretty, pretty narrow , look at the peljar map :

If I was sailing there I would regularly hit that lighthouse 

Oh my god, I remember once, I was travelling from Split to Pula by bus to visit my brother  ( he was doing his army/navy training in Pula at Mozil baracs)

It took me ages to arrive.
The best bit of the whole journey was that stretch of bus ride from Rijeka to Pula – I think I took some kind of local bus service – it stopped at every village in Istria  :
I thought I will never arrive. But I did and had great time there.
Good luck to you!

The British frigate HMS Cornwall, which left Great Britain for a seven-month journey of the Mediterranean and the Persian Gulf last month, sailed into the port of Lora in the southern city of Split on Wednesday.

At the news conference, the voluntary fire brigade from Supetar on the island of Brac will be presented with equipment worth 180,000 kuna. The donation, initiated by the London Fire Brigade, was given by the Dutch company Holmarto.

I heard these guys are going to do rowing race with Vela Luka rowing club.

Is it true?  ???

Yes, it is true.

They will row against Vela Luka rowing club this afternoon .

WOW!
Do you know the result of the race?
I hope local guys are going to beat them this time 

According to the economic freedom indeks for 2007 published by the Heritage Foundation and the Wall Street Journal, the Croatian economy is 55 percent free, which places it into the category of “mostly non-free economies ” and its general assessment is below average.

I am not surprised by this at all. You need van full of paperwork to do somekind of business in Croatia.
Depressing

I would suggest Vegeta by Podravka :

Vegeta ? the most famous Croatian brand

Yes, Vegeta is good thing.
I would also conisder to buy some dried fruit, something like dried figs or grapes.

I buy croatian olive oil to bring it to my friends in UK.

Travelling from Split to Sarajevo :

Are there any trains that go from Split to Sarajevo?
I checked trains timetables, but I get results for Split to Zagreb route only.

Thank you for any suggestion

Hi Dales, welcome to our new forum!

No, there are no direct trains that run between Split and Sarajevo.

You can travel by bus to Sarajevo, or if you preffer to take a train, go to Ploce and take train to Sarajevo from there.

I would suggest you to completely ignore trains, and just usebus from Split to Sarajevo.

Look at this video:

Croatian travel agency / Hrvatska putni?ka agencija
We are a reliable partner who creates a unique travelling impression with knowledge and experience thus bringing the world to Croatia and Croatia to the world.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwPjHVxIehU

Generals are trying hard  :