Book Description
Who but Rick Steves can tell travelers the best ways to meander around the region's beautiful beaches, excellent restaurants, and fascinating history. With Rick Steves’ Croatia and Slovenia 2007, travelers can experience everything Croatia and Slovenia, has to offer – economically and hassle-free.
• Details Hvar Island, Dubrovnik, Split, The Julian Alps, The Karst, and other leading destinations
• Designates friendly places to eat and sleep, with suggestions for day plans, historical walking tours, and trip itineraries
• Provides clear instructions for smooth travel anywhere by car, train, or foot
• Includes web support at www.ricksteves.com, for insight on hotels, restaurants, sights, and culture
• Contains color maps and photos
America’s #1 authority on travel to Europe, Rick’s time-tested recommendations for safe and enjoyable travel in Europe have been used by millions of Americans in search of their own unique European travel experience.
Customer Reviews:
Rick Steves is the best!.......2007-08-31
I have used several guide books for each international trip and Rick Steves always has the most useful information for someone looking for a fun but affordable trip. He picks the best values for the money, and always knows where the locals go. The best was a little cafe in Aix en Provence where we went for lunch, and as we were sitting, Rick Steves walked by with his film crew, so we all ran out and had him sign our Rick Steves' Provence books!
Insightful and comprehensive commentary.......2007-08-14
Rick Steves knows Europe and how to convey his insightful comments in an entertaining way. I read the book cover to cover without being bored or inundated with any useless data....everything was relevant. Highly recommended.
Totally Trust Rick Steves.......2007-06-14
I used Rick Steve's throughout Germany and Belgium and his tips and recommendations were spot on. We are now planning a trip to Italy and Croatia and I am once again, using his money & time saving tips, and recommendations on where to stay.
If you want to be simply a tourist, then Rick Steve's is not for you. If you want to truly experience a culture and have a great time then use his book.
This guide has exactly what you need.......2007-06-06
I've been to Europe 3 times and used National Geographic, Eyewitness and now Rick Steves. Except for the pretty pictures in the other two, they just don't compare to Rick's guide.
If your not familiar with Rick's guids here is the difference: They are written from the point of view of a real traveler.
This guide tells you (in ricks opinion and/or his staff) what's worth seeing, how to get there, where to stay, where to eat. Second it goes so far as to give hours, email, phone and real prices (as well as comments like "overly perfumed rooms") for every hotel/restaurant in the book. This is exactly the insight you need when your showing up in a foreign country and a big step above the generic information found in other guides.
I highly recommend that if you're going to buy this book, you do it before you book a single thing on your trip.
Good Guide.......2007-05-28
I visited Croatia and Slovenia with this guide and one other. This was the best.
Product Description
Folded road and travel map in color. Scale 1:500,000. Distinguishes roads ranging from motorways to secondairy roads. Legend shows railways, mountain railways, funiculars, car ferries, ascents, state boundaries, border crossing points, border crossing points passable on special conditions, National Parks, natural sights, international airports, churches, monasteries, mosques, castles, ruins, antique ruins, passes, hostels, caves, spas, beaches, camping sites, World Heritage sites. Legend in 5 languages, including English. Index on back of map.
Customer Reviews:
Good map.......2006-09-20
This map is much better than the Croatia Travel Map (Globetrotter Travel Map). This map is more detailed (1:500,000), shows more (includes Slovenia and parts of neighboring countries), shows the mountain ranges, and national parks, etc.
Customer Reviews:
Traveling at its best.......2007-01-05
The Frommer books are all great ways to plan your trip with the kind of information that makes it work for your greatest enjoyment.
Book Description
Activity is spread across a variety of countries in Volume 5 of the 2004 Scott Standard Postage Stamp Catalogue, which contains countries of the world P-SL. The stamps of the Philippines lead the way with more than 1,600 value changes. Other countries showing significant changes include Paraguay, Portugal, Saar, Romania, and Russia. In addition, about 1,100 changes take place in the stamps of the British Commonwealth area.
Book Description
The Rough Guide to Slovenia is your definitive handbook to one of Europe''s least discovered countries. The 24-page full-colour introduction highlights all the ''things not to miss'', from Ljubljana''s vibrant nightlife to the stunning cave network at Postojna. The guide reviews all the top hotel and restaurant options to suit every taste and budget and the brand-new ''Author''s Pick'' feature highlights the very best. This updated second edition includes expert guidance on a host of outdoor activities, from mountain hikes to skiing and whitewater rafting. The guide takes a detailed look at Slovenia''s history, folklore, music and wildlife and comes complete with maps and plans for every region.
It''s like having a local friend plan your trip.
Customer Reviews:
Good return for money.......2007-06-10
I haven't traveled yet, but it helped me to prepare my route.
The data seems to be very accurate.
I doubled check the internet and got same information.
Good summary and nice photos also
Insightful and informative, Rough Guide to Slovenia is an essential part of anyone's Slovenia travel kit! .......2007-03-23
As a seasoned traveller, having an accurate and useful travel guide is an essential part of my kit. Recently I have grown tired of mainstream and established guides leaning more towards database listings of where to go and what to do. I want insight. I want to know about a place, its history, culture and the author's personal views. I want to feel inspired to visit a place by the writing. So it's refreshing to see that the Rough Guides still manage to maintain an acceptable balance between information and insight.
The Rough Guide to Slovenia is now in its second edition and there have been many improvements. The most obvious is the new glossy cover; a full page photo with a translucent band across help to make the book much more aesthetically appealing to the eye, which is a vast improvement from the bland cover of the previous edition.
The colour intro contains a useful quick reference guide to the country's highlights, and scattered throughout the book you'll also find two new colour inserts that help to give more emphasis on the two things the country is most famous for: caves and outdoor activities.
More importantly though, is the content. The author manages to maintain an easygoing style which almost makes you feel like he is actually talking to you. Whilst striving to provide accurate information he is also not afraid to give blatantly honest reviews of places and accommodation. His description of a place in Bled where I have personally stayed is right on the button:
"This popular lakeside place has a convivial atmosphere despite the rooms being dated and cramped."
It's for this kind of honesty that people buy a travel guide. If we just wanted a simple list of places to stay and go we would ask at the tourist office, or read the brochures. But independent travellers who want to plan their own itinerary want to know what the place is really like, so they can make an informed decision as to where to go and stay.
While boxed sections highlight special events or places of interest, the bulk of the information is neatly woven into sectioned paragraphs each written with a clarity and authority that is indicative of the author's thorough research and in-depth knowledge of the country. The second edition also contains more detailed maps than the previous edition and its map of the Triglav National Park is the best I've seen yet.
Extremely well written and packed with accurate and useful information, the Rough Guide to Slovenia is an essential aid to anyone planning a trip to this beautiful and diverse little country.
Reviewed by Ian Middleton: Travel Writer and photographer, and author of Mysterious World: Ireland.
Book Description
See concerts in a theater where gladiators once clashed, sun yourself on the best beach on the Adriatic, sail around an archipelago of almost mythical beauty, settle down in a Habsburg villa on a pristine beachfront, or quicken your heartbeat with the finest slow food in Istria—Fodor's Croatia & Slovenia, 1st edition offers all these experiences and more! Our local writers have traveled throughout the area to find the best hotels, restaurants, attractions and activities to prepare you for a journey of stunning variety. Before you leave for your trip be sure to pack your Fodor's guide to ensure you don't miss a thing.
The San Francisco Chronicle sums it up best —"Fodor's guides are saturated with information."
- We make every effort to bring you the most accurate and thorough book. Plus we provide timely updates about the area to Fodors.com.
- Unlike other travel books, Fodor's guides rely heavily on local experts who know the territory best—so you know you're seeing the real Croatia & Slovenia.
- We give you the planning tools you need to tailor your trip. We give options for all budgets. You make the choices.
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With Fodor’s you get much more than a guidebook–we make it easy for you to customize your dream vacation.
Visit
www.fodors.com to find up-to-date travel bargains, mini-guides to worldwide destinations, information on local festivals, dazzling drives, maps, vacation planning tips and much more!
And, for more insider secrets, visit “Travel Talk” and “Rants and Raves” online at
www.fodors.com/forums to get advice from other travelers like you.
Customer Reviews:
Could be far better.......2006-06-08
I bought this book thinking that it would be convenient to have both countries in one book. A chapter or two in Let's Go wasn't going to do the trick for a jaunt to Croatia and Slovenia, and the idea of carting two books around didn't interest me. That being said, it might just be worth it.
The book is poorly organized. The bulk of the information is on Croatia, and it doesn't provide some information that I consider critical such as train lengths or often even basic prices for hotels (let alone some form of currency converter). Frustrating as well is the fact that while Fodor's tells you about the food in Slovenia in a separate section, you have to hunt around for Croatian food. It's typical of the whole book that the two countries are shoved together without any sense of organization or equity.
There's some good information in here, but given a second chance, I would have spent a little more money and purchased two solid books (i.e. Lonely Planet) instead of one mediocre book.
Book Description
Learn how Lake Bled escapted being drained and having its clay made into bricks, p.110.
Hit the piste with the people who invented skiing 400 years ago, p.44.
Frock up in sheepskins, horns and feathers - and get away with it - at Kurentovanje, p.235.
Discover why the dragons on Zmajski Most wag their tails when some people pass, p.69.
The original English-language guide to Slovenia; 12 years of in-country expertise; 58 maps.
Expanded coverage and practical information on activities indoor, outdoor and underwater.
Leading Slovenian literay figure, Andrej Blatnik, discusses punk rock and football.
Content updated daily: visit lonelyplanet.com for up-to-the-minute reviews, updates and traveller suggestions.
Customer Reviews:
Wonderful country!!!.......2007-08-16
This guide has been very useful to see most of the country. The prices are not exact (now everything is a bit more expensive) and I miss the dance of the Lipizzaner Horses because of a mistake in the timetable, what a pity!!!! But, in general, the guide is excellent
Gianni Italy.......2005-06-18
Lots of news and helpful book to read if you are going to visit this country.
I reccomand it to everyone!
Still the best guide to Slovenia.......2004-12-09
I took this book with me on a trip to Slovenia in September-October 2004, when it was hot off the presses. My travels didn't cover the whole country, just the western half, so I can't speak for all of the book's recommendations. But, in general, I found it immensely helpful, both for planning my trip and for day-to-day guidance while traveling. Some comments:
1. Slovenia's currency hasn't stabilized yet, so expect prices to vary upward, especially now that the Euro is so high against the dollar. Big deal; it's still a comparatively inexpensive country. (I went to a rip-off-the-tourists but very good restaurant in Ljubljana, had a full dinner and a half-liter of wine -- and my total bill was $20!)
2. The famous disappearing Lake Cerknicka does indeed disappear for a large part of the year, so it's likely that all you'll see is a bumpy plain covered with grass. On a related subject, the Soca River valley is beautiful, but in the fall the water is low, so anyone expecting a kayaker's paradise would be disappointed.
3. Renting a car is expensive, and the train and bus system, while not perfect, is still very good. So I used this book to plan ahead: I took public transportation most of the time, then rented a car for one day to visit some areas that are difficult or impossible any other way (e.g., the church at Hrastovlje, which is amazing even if you're not a fan of medieval religious art).
4. The church of St. John the Baptist near Lake Bohinj, with the interesting medieval wall paintings, is closed for repairs, completion date uncertain. However, if you walk up the road to Stara Fuzina, the church there has some arguably medieval paintings in the front porch; it's a lovely walk, too, and you can continue on to Studor and admire the antique hayracks.
5. I totally agree with the book's description of the Skocjan Caves: I'm not a big fan of caves, but these were special, and fully worth the effort. (The tour requires considerable walking and step-climbing, so it's not for the weak or the faint-hearted.) The bus access to the site is poor, but some tour companies run day trips from Ljubljana, and the prices I saw were pretty reasonable.
6. The book's restaurant recommendations are generally excellent: Delfin, in Piran, has the best grilled squid on the planet, and the mussels aren't bad either.
7. Fall can be rainy: I encountered a couple of wet, chilly days that made me wish I'd brought waterproof shoes and a heavier raincoat. But, the rest of the time, it was warm enough that I wore sandals.
8. In the fall, many museums and other sights cut back their hours drastically, so be sure to check before you go, especially if a long trip is involved. (I arrived too late for the day's last tour of Sneznik Castle; on the other hand, I visited the Dormouse Museum -- which is utterly mad and not to be missed -- and hung out in the pub next door with the locals practicing their English on me, and that was way more fun than seeing some rich German family's old furniture!)
Terribly updated and poorly organized.......2004-09-27
Slovenia review.
We traveled for two weeks in Slovenia in August 2004, one month after the publish date for this current edition. Lonely Planet putting a 2004 date on this book is egregious; most information was completely out of date. We found prices to be off by as much as 50%, some hotels and restaurants were non-existent, and tourist offices had moved. The amount of inaccuracies were far too great for a one-month-old book, even allowing for several months of "print time."
Additionally, the organization of the book was terrible. The chapters of the book were aligned to Slovenia's political jurisdictions instead of organizing the content by the country's regions that a visitor would be interested in. For example, the Julian Alps information was split into two chapters (nonconsecutive), each of which were not limited to the Julian Alps. The Karst region, likewise, was split across two unrelated chapters (one of which had some of the above Julian Alps information.) So using this book requires endless flipping back and forth, and scouring the insufficient index. Perhaps most frustrating was that Slovenia is best visited by private car (limited train service, decreasing bus routes), and while so many other Lonely Planet volumes are organized in a linear manner, as if driving, this one was not.
Slovenia has so many wonderful tourist information centers with great free booklets on accommodations and attractions, and the staff is unbelievably friendly. If the author had only updated his listings with this free information, this book would be more useful. However, armed with this knowledge, you can make good use of the information from these centers, and choose a guidebook with more colorful writing (such as Rough Guide) to take with you, passing on this poorly organized and outdated book.
Slovenia through pink-colored glasses.......2002-02-24
If this third edition of Lonely Planet Slovenia is anything like the first, it warrants a complete overhaul of the section entitled "WW II & the Partisan Struggle." Much misinformation has been disseminated since the end of that war, and only recently has the truth emerged concerning the true patriots of Slovenia. It is obvious that the author was given false and outdated information, and he therefore unwittingly perpetuates the myth of the Slovenian "collaborators."
Book Description
"We must believe with all our hearts and souls that He is with us. He is a God of love!" So shouted Jakob, the evangelist, as the German tanks roared across Yugoslavian soil, and machine guns, motorcycles and Messerschmitts screamed in the hills.
Out of the sky came the Stukas. They nosed over, dropped their bombs and veered off into the cold blue. The wagon in front of them was hit. The donkey was dead, and the driver lay mutilated in the brush at the side of the road.
"This is war," said the gray-clad officer. "The only place you will be safe is in the grave."
Weak and divided, the Yugoslavians fought back. Their ill-equipped guerrillas chewed on the German army like vermin on the flanks of a stallion. They cut phone lines, laid mines, dynamited bridges and blew up armored cars. Their stubborn war cry was, "Better grave than slave!" But, for every German they killed a hundred Yugoslavs were shot in retaliation.
In the midst of this living hell, Jakob, Jozeca and other believers clung to God and prayed for both friend and foe. The enemies of their beloved homeland could burn their cities and towns, but they could not destroy their souls or quench their indomitable spirits.
Marie Chapian went to Yugoslavia and interviewed peasants, gypsies, factory workers, doctors, laborers, and officials of the Communist party. She wanted to know how the Christians' faith was sustained through those terrible years of war, famine and cold. She learned that they had simply clung to God with an almost incredible fait
Customer Reviews:
The Best Book I've Ever Read.......2005-08-23
This book was, by far, the most moving, challenging, and faith inspiring books I've ever read. It is a must read for every Christian!
Reading This Book Will Move You To Tears.......2004-06-14
Of Whom The World Was Not Worthy, by Marie Chapian, is one of the most moving books I have read during my Christian walk. It truly lives up to it's name, because the family described in this book, primarily Jacob Kovac and his wife, Jozeca, were truly of whom the world was not worthy. The faith that they held on to, while enduring one of the most horrific times our world has ever seen, is truly awe inspiring. I'm still amazed at how Jozeca managed to have three children under the circumstances she lived in. Especially the second child which she gave birth to during the war. She was on the battlefield away from her husband and family and stayed there supporting the resistance effort until she went into labor. Jozeca was a woman of prayer, and the LORD Jesus heard and answered her prayers. This book is truly a reminder that our God is an awesome God and "For with God nothing shall be impossible."(Luke 1:37). This book was wonderful to read and if you are going through any faith trials right now, just read this book and it will help you get a new perspective on your situation.
Of Whom The World Was Not Wothy.......2002-12-06
This is the best book I have ever read. It has really restored my faith and changed my life. I met the son Yanni and he is truly a faithful man. I did not know anyone with such a string faith. The story really makes you appreciate what we have.
Inspirational and moving.......2001-12-21
This is the most inspirational book I have ever read. My heart was broken and convicted so deeply as I read of the prayer-lives of the invidividuals within its pages. May it challenge you as it has me.
Will inspire you to pray like never before!!!.......1999-08-27
This book is a biography about a husband and wife who truly understand and believe in the power of prayer. I've read so many "how to" books on prayer, but this story tells the true life experiences of a woman so close to God, that she knows her prayers will be answered, she prays without ceasing, and has the faith of a mustard seed. Set in Yugoslavia around WWII, the reader is moved to truly appreciate all that God has supplied. Great story. A little hard to follow at first with the foreign names and places, but stick to it. Life changing reading.
Book Description
This new Bradt guide explores this secret corner of the former Yugoslavia, with Alpine scenery and charming coastal towns. Slovenia thoroughly covers travel fundamentals as well as providing a strong emphasis on the country's culture and history.
Customer Reviews:
Current, but that's the best you can say about it.......2007-06-27
Hard to follow and read, at least after we had used Lonely Planet and Rough guides. Bought this one because it was supposed to be the most current one out there, but was disappointed re coverage, organization of information, and just general usability.
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