Croatia-please help

[Deja Vu Again]

My first trip was in October 2001. Most Americans hadn't even heard of the place (except on CNN during the Balkan War) and I fell in love with Rovinj. No Americans to be found in site. Loved it.

DIdn't get the feeling people were trying to rip me off at all... but then again, it wasn't a popular place for Americans.

Looks like that has changed.

[chielgirl]

Originally Posted by BlueWillowPlate

I did the survey.
I was sort of meh about Split, too. Loved Hvar. The lavender was in full bloom while we were there.
I enjoyed our 2006 visit there but I did sort of get this impression of "all your kuna belong to us." Maybe I am a naive tourist, but Croatia was my very first experience of having to pay a fee for a guy loading my backpack onto a bus.

I just poured the last of my lavender oil into potpourri yesterday.
I drive so I miss out on some things.
Croatia is not cheap. I stay with friends in Zagreb, and camp the rest of the time (unless it's raining, then I get a room).

[BlueWillowPlate]

Originally Posted by Deja Vu Again

My first trip was in October 2001. Most Americans hadn't even heard of the place (except on CNN during the Balkan War) and I fell in love with Rovinj. No Americans to be found in site. Loved it.

DIdn't get the feeling people were trying to rip me off at all... but then again, it wasn't a popular place for Americans.

Looks like that has changed.

My husband's first trip to Dubrovnik was in 1977, back in the Yugoslavia days.
Plenty of Americans had heard of it and been there back then; back when we first met and he showed me his photos, I knew what I was looking at even though I had not yet been there. My grandmother had an old Yugoslavia guidebook from the 50's that she had bought when my grandpop was stationed in Austria.
These people have been in the hospitality business for a long time.

Of course the Balkan Wars were a huge disruption.

It will be interesting to see how long it takes for Croatia to join the EU, and what that might do to tourism costs.

[TexasMK]

The survey ratings were confusing. Usually a rating of 1 means "least applicable" and a 10 means "most applicable" and not reverse. I filled it out and hopefully it helps. Croatia is amazing and I love it.

[fibonacci]

God I am in love with Croatia. My most favorite country in ALL of Europe. What an amazing place. Absolutely stunning. Not as expensive either, well that is of course until they get into the EU. Hopefully EU integration won't ruin them.