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A TASTE OF CROATIA
AND SLOVENIA
Teodora Antunovich of Croatia Times Travel, talks about the joys of hosting “A Taste of Croatia & Slovenia”,
Croatia Times Travel’s signature hosted small-group tour and cruise.
In August I had the pleasure of hosting a Split, followed by a one-week small ship cruise as we strolled the streets sampling domestic
lovely small group of New Zealanders on our finishing in Dubrovnik. honey and brandy and enjoying delicacies in
“A Taste of Croatia & Slovenia” Tour & Cruise, the town square.
marketed by helloworld. We designed a truly Our journey kicked off in Zagreb with a guided
authentic itinerary showcasing the best of walking tour by our wonderful Tour Director, Our visit to Slovenia was special. Staying in
Croatia and Slovenia. Vanja. A true-born local, Vanja enthralled the centre of Ljubljana placed us in the heart
us with the best parts of the city. The short of local culture with its infectiously lively
Croatia Times Travel is a New Zealand-owned funicular ride joining the lower and upper town atmosphere. Our hotel led into the main square
and -operated company with a Croatian was delightful, but exploring the Baroque- of the city and the famous Dragon Bridge
heritage. We are truly passionate about Croatia era city centre with its Austro-Hungarian connecting to the medieval Old Town. Vibrant
and its surrounding destinations, sharing these architecture was as much of a highlight colours, music, market stalls, and a friendly
with our customers and crafting extraordinary as Vanja’s stories. We spent the following mix of locals and tourists were right outside
experiences for their travels.
afternoon in the Hrvatasko Zagorje region our door. A quiet evening at a picturesque bar
The three-week experience combined a two- exploring Varaždin, famous for its 14th-century on the river, sampling locally brewed beer and
week coach tour travelling from Zagreb to castle. We nearly had the town to ourselves cocktails, was the perfect nightcap.
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