Newbee Questions - Croatia Currency & Food
Mar 8th, 2011, 01:39 PM
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Newbee Questions - Croatia Currency & Food
G'Day Again, I have a few more questions regarding Croatia. I know this sounds silly, but beleive it I am a Croatian born woman (from Vukovar) but have lived in Australia for over 40 years and havent seen the country since then. Am going on sort of a pilgram tour to connect with roots on Crotan soil. Since I was a baby when my family left I actually dont know a single thing about Croatia, apart from what my parents told me. Hence all my questions. Feel that fellow travellors will give me an honest answer rather give me an answer that I want to hear. So here they are.
1. Was it easy using the Croatian Kuna curreny?
2. Are the ATM's easy to find?
3. Did you use mostly cash for your expenses or did you use credit cards?
4. I love the food, however my Aussie hubby may have troubles. From a non Croat to a Non Croat, how did you like the food?
5. Are there supermarkets or corner shops in the villages you visited?
1. Was it easy using the Croatian Kuna curreny?
2. Are the ATM's easy to find?
3. Did you use mostly cash for your expenses or did you use credit cards?
4. I love the food, however my Aussie hubby may have troubles. From a non Croat to a Non Croat, how did you like the food?
5. Are there supermarkets or corner shops in the villages you visited?
Mar 8th, 2011, 02:13 PM
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1. Yes. They use it everyday. Euros also work.
2. Yes, but they are not as plentiful as in other countries, especially in the smaller towns/villages.
3. Mostly credit cards.
4. My wife is Croatian, so I am used to the food. As long as your husband is a meat eater who likes grilled whatever - he will be fine. You both better drink though. It is pretty standard.
5. Yes, and some excellent markets.
Are you going to Vukovar? I was there a few years ago and it was still a mess. It was whacked rather severely in the war.
2. Yes, but they are not as plentiful as in other countries, especially in the smaller towns/villages.
3. Mostly credit cards.
4. My wife is Croatian, so I am used to the food. As long as your husband is a meat eater who likes grilled whatever - he will be fine. You both better drink though. It is pretty standard.
5. Yes, and some excellent markets.
Are you going to Vukovar? I was there a few years ago and it was still a mess. It was whacked rather severely in the war.
Mar 8th, 2011, 02:33 PM
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1. Yes, very easy!
2. I didn't have a problem finding ATMs, but as TorontoSteven says, they are a bit less common the smaller the town.
3. I used both.
4. I had never eaten Croatian food, and I LOVED the food! Here's a link to my report on the wonderful meals I had while there:
http://www.fodors.com/community/euro...rant-notes.cfm
5. Yes, And as TorontoSteven said, some excellent markets.
I didn't get to the Vukovar area, but I did travel from Dubrovnik to Istria and to some of the inland parts of northern Croatia. I was struck by the differences between regions, and also by the stunning scenery, wonderful food, and incredibly kind people in each of the places I visited.
Hope that helps!
2. I didn't have a problem finding ATMs, but as TorontoSteven says, they are a bit less common the smaller the town.
3. I used both.
4. I had never eaten Croatian food, and I LOVED the food! Here's a link to my report on the wonderful meals I had while there:
http://www.fodors.com/community/euro...rant-notes.cfm
5. Yes, And as TorontoSteven said, some excellent markets.
I didn't get to the Vukovar area, but I did travel from Dubrovnik to Istria and to some of the inland parts of northern Croatia. I was struck by the differences between regions, and also by the stunning scenery, wonderful food, and incredibly kind people in each of the places I visited.
Hope that helps!
Mar 8th, 2011, 03:55 PM
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Yes Steven I am going to Vukovar as this is the place where I was born. Was only 9 years old when we emigrated from Vukovar to Brisbane Australia. I have heard so many stories about Vukovar, even watched a movie called "Harrison Flowers" which broke my heart. With the stories I heard I was beginning to wonder if they were actually propeganda stories as I just could not comprihend the awful actions by one human being to another. My grandparents lost their house there and ended up in Bjelovar whre they died. Vukovar will be emotional trip (I'm tearing up as I type), one that I will gladley do. I just hope that I could find the street where I grew up in (Cn Dalmatinska Ulica & Dubrovacka Ulica)
Kja Thank you so much for your feedback. I am getting a great idea what to expect. I love your feedback on all my questions. Will go and readt your report. Ohh I hope you were able to eat the Roasted Chestnuts from the street vendor. If you get a chance to go back again, try the roasted chestnuts....
Kja Thank you so much for your feedback. I am getting a great idea what to expect. I love your feedback on all my questions. Will go and readt your report. Ohh I hope you were able to eat the Roasted Chestnuts from the street vendor. If you get a chance to go back again, try the roasted chestnuts....
Mar 8th, 2011, 10:59 PM
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Hi from another Aussie. We've had 2 trips to Croatia, one was just 4 days in Dubrovnik and the next was Piran (Slovenia), Rovinj and Opatija. We loved the trips there and would like to go back one day, to a different area.
We always used the Kuna and found it easy but we travel a lot and are used to doing conversions in our heads. Some very touristy places in Dubrovnik did take the Euro but I think you would lose on the exchange rate. There is a good 'cheat sheet' for travellers that I often print and take with me http://www.oanda.com/currency/travel-exchange-rates
We had no trouble finding ATMs.
We mainly used cash, the woman who owned the apartment in Dubrovnik insisted on cash (in a nice way).
We didn't find the food fabulous but it wasn't awful either. You can get things like pizza and pasta everywhere, also seafood near the coast.
Small supermarkets were easy to find, sometimes in Europe they don't advertise their shops like we do in Australia so you could walk right past a small supermarket and not realise it.
You might already speak the language if your parents are Croatian but there are websites with audio language so if you can learn a few words or basic phrases (hello, goodbye, thank you, two coffees, good morning etc) that would be very useful.
Have a great trip.
Kay
We always used the Kuna and found it easy but we travel a lot and are used to doing conversions in our heads. Some very touristy places in Dubrovnik did take the Euro but I think you would lose on the exchange rate. There is a good 'cheat sheet' for travellers that I often print and take with me http://www.oanda.com/currency/travel-exchange-rates
We had no trouble finding ATMs.
We mainly used cash, the woman who owned the apartment in Dubrovnik insisted on cash (in a nice way).
We didn't find the food fabulous but it wasn't awful either. You can get things like pizza and pasta everywhere, also seafood near the coast.
Small supermarkets were easy to find, sometimes in Europe they don't advertise their shops like we do in Australia so you could walk right past a small supermarket and not realise it.
You might already speak the language if your parents are Croatian but there are websites with audio language so if you can learn a few words or basic phrases (hello, goodbye, thank you, two coffees, good morning etc) that would be very useful.
Have a great trip.
Kay
Mar 9th, 2011, 12:13 AM
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Yes I can speak croatian exceptionally well and feel very confident in that area. Since I am not a season travellor and am a new to this scene I need all the help and suggestions you want to pass on. Thanks for all your suggestions I am building up a quite a good understanding.....Will in a couple of days put all the ideas and suggesstions in a story form for you to look at just to see if I understood everything.
Wow this is a wonderful web sight........Thanks all
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