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Have you ever take part in wine tasting? If your answer is “no” we recommend to do it, if your answer is “yes”, our recommandation is: go on. Ok, so what do we know about wine tastings…Wine tasting is neither a sport and nor a hobby… It is an experience. Many people choose a wine tasting tour as a modern way to spend their holidays, as these tours usually include going to the country side, where one can enjoy ambience, relaxation and good company. This tends to be a physically and mentally rejuvenating cure. Depending on the continent and country, wine tasting tours are sometimes located on the most beautiful beaches, then other times inland and in hills offering an amazing landscape. Dubrovnik is a famous place for wine tasting tours.
You might think that full appraisal of a wine tasting tour will benefit only true wine lovers, but you can be sure that after a third glass of wine we can most certainly conclude, that everybody will become integrated and feel great. It is better to start with local wine tours and when you get the feeling “that`s right up my alley” build up to wine tasting vacations in more distant territories.
The best for wine tasting beginners is to take a guided tour to places where wineries are located. These tours usually include well-known wineries and guided wine tasting sessions hosted by wine experts. These guided sessions can be an exceptional eye opener for newcomers, but also for the experienced wine enthusiast. You can taste a wide variety of wines at the places where they are manufactured. And you can also learn much about wine making, storage, food matching and also about history of the wine and the local history.
One more, very good thing is that beside the wine there is also food served, and this completes an really enjoyable event. Wine tasting tours can last hours, and if you attend organized tours – which is an extraordinary way to spend your vacation – you get to travel around from winery to winery and learn about new places that often amaze you with their beauty. You also meet new, open-minded people you can share your findings, thoughts, preferences and tastes with. Guided tours include everything already organized – your meals, the wine that go with the meals, your hotel rooms, transportation and lastly the wineries to visit for the tasting sessions. Dubrovnik offers all this, good mediterranean cuisine, great Dubrovnik hotels, impressive history and very good wine.
To attend a wine tasting tour you don`t need any knowledge as there are no requirements. Everybody can attend guided tours, and you learn everything you need to know. If you are a complete beginner, just look around and copy behavior of others. This includes sipping the wine slowly, keeping it in the mouth for a few seconds, moving it around all areas of your mouth and tongue, so that absolutely every taste sensor comes in touch with it. Some people also close their eyes and most of all try to get as much feedback from their sensors as possible – and then try to compare findings to what your guide is describing.
But wine tours are not only about wine tasting. Of course at the end of every tour you can buy wine that you liked, and for many people this is the start of their own private wine collection. Attending such wine tasting tours you also get to know a lot about the way the grapes are cultivated and collected, about local folklore, cuisine and finally how grapes get processed for the wine. The bottom line: making these tours you will have the best time ever. We venture to say that after you have returned from your first wine tasting tour, you will make a list of all places and countries you want to visit to continue your quest for good taste.
Dubrovnik is only one great and unforgettable experiance.

When you are putting money aside for your vacation, do not forget that there can be a lots of additional travel expenses beside the usual costs for accommodation, flights, food and drink. This can mean that when you return home you may have spent more that you originally have planed. We have a quick overview for you of some typical, additional travel expenses and also some tips how to save money on them:
By the way, if you are looking for unforgettable and amazing place to spend your vacation at, we recommend Dubrovnik in Croatia.

* Budget flights – there are numerous of low budget flights available online, and if you can book your flights separately from accommodation you can save a lot of money sometimes. This is especially true if you can start to organize your vacation on time so you can book a few months in advance. Companies like the famous low budget airline Ryanair will only charge you the tax on the flight. Or one more possibility to save money is to be flexible enough to take advantage of last minute offers.
* Insurance – most agencies include travel and medical insurance as part of the total costs, but you can get that much cheaper if you organise your insurance separately. Numerous building societies offer travel insurance which are cheaper as part of their current account benefits. A lot of people already have private medical insurance plans that cover travelling abroad. So take a few minutes, check all of your existing policies and see what they cover. If travelling abroad is not a part of your insurance see what deals are available for topping up your insurance before you go somewhere else where it might be more expensive. Research these insurances carefully to be sure that good deals give you all the cover you may need.
* Ren-a-car – many rental companies only accept credit card payments, so maybe it will be a good idea to book and pay for your rental in advance. Then pay the balance off your credit card bill as soon as possible so you can avoid extra payings. If you book in advance you will also get the type of car you want. This is better than getting something larger/smaller than you need because it was the only thing left.
Renting a car is a very good idea if you decide to visit beautiful places like Dubrovnik because its surroundings are also worthy to be visited.
* Exchanging Money – you are right when you think that traveller’s cheques are one of the safest ways of carrying money around on holiday, but they are not the cheapest. If you want to exchange money locally look around before you get all your money changed ready for your holiday at one place, maybe there are some competitive deals bat different banks and travel agencies. So you can save money by looking around for good deals..
* Leaving the airport – taking a taxi from the airport to your hotel can be very expensive, and to get one can also take a long time in busy cities. It is definitly a better idea to book and pay for all the transport you need to and from the airport or ferry port or train station.

That”s it…we hope this will help you to save some money. Have a good time and enjoy your vacation in Dubrovnik at its great hotels .

Do you like to travel to amazing destinations like Dubrovnik ? The easiest way to reach these destinations is to travel by air.When did you flew the last time? Was it within the last year? Or how about within the last month? Even if you did, there is a really good chance that things have changed since the last time you have been at the airport. You may be thinking about the airport layout now, but it is in fact the air travel rules that have probably changed. As more security issues arise, often on a weekly or even a daily basis, the airlines decide to enforce new travel rules. In the case that these new enforcements come into effect, do you know where and how to find out what they are?

All Air Travel Rules
Before you are going to familiarize yourself with new air travel rules, if there are any, you will want to understand the advantages of learning those rules. Unfortunately, so many travelers are worried about having the due forms of identification that they forget to worry about the items that they pack. If you are one of those travelers, there is a very good chance that you may, unwittingly, pack items that are interdicted and won`t get through the airport security checkpoints. Depending on the interdicted item, you may be required to make additional payment, discard the item, or turn it over to the airport security.

In addition to interdicted items, there are also some new air travel rules that belong to security screening procedures. One example: all air travelers are now required to remove their shoes on the security checkpoint to scan your shoes along with the rest of your carry-on luggage. It may pose an inconvenience for you but it is a requirement. Refusing to comply with this requirement, as well as with others, may lead to you being expeled by airport security or local authorities. Then you will not only miss your flight, you may even face prosecution for your actions. Whatever, all of this can be prevented by knowing and understanding the new air travel rules, as well as the old ones, so you can enjoy your trip and your vacation in Dubrovnik for example.

Travel Rules
Where can you familiarize yourself with air travel rules? The best way to do it is to go directly to the source. That source is the organization that makes and basically enforces those rules, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). You can get valuable information from the TSA about all air travel rules, by directly contacting them or by visiting their online website. We recommend you to check this online website. You will see that there is a large amount of information that you need to know.
Searching the words “new air travel rules” you will be provided with a number of different results. Those results are filled with information for air travel, including all rules that are enforced aboard all airplanes or at all airports. To avoid travel-problems it is important to keep your source of information in mind. But be careful, numerous websites with inaccurate, misleading, outdated information can be found online.
So have a great time by being well-informed and enjoy your stay at beautiful
Dubrovnik hotels in the beautiful city Dubrovnik.

Are you also one of these people who think that summer vacation means one thing: the beach!If you are one of these beach-hunters, you’ve found the right place:Croatia.
The main tourist attraction of Croatia has always been its beaches. The whole Adriatic coast and all islands are lined with amazing beautiful beaches , natural harbors,with its countless bays, ports and marinas.
One of numerous beautiful places of Croatia is Dubrovnik.
You’ll find an amazing beach on the Island of Lokrum, which is situated in front of Dubrovnik’s Old city, reachable in 10 minutes by taxi boat from Dubrovnik. The taxi boats run hourly during spring and autumn and twice a hour during summer from the Old city port.
It is a very famous excursion spot and a great place to spend a whole day enjoying the sun and the sea. This small island is a natural resort which is protected by the Croatian Academy of Art and Science.
Beside nice beaches the island has also a Botanic garden with tropical and subtropical plants and a royal fort on the highest peak, built by French army in 1806. You have a magnificient view of Dubrovnik, Cavtat and the island itself from this peak. Walking through nice alleys you can reach the old beautiful Benedictine monastery preserved and partly restored into the Maximilian of Habsburg palace in the 19th century. Now it serves as a restaurant and café bar where you can take a break.
The island has also a small lake ending in the open sea. It is called “Mrtvo more” what means “Dead Sea” and it is very suitable for children and non swimmers to bathe in it.

Informations http://www.dubrovnikmap.net/category/informations-videos-pictures/ about boat Service to Lokrum during summer:
Departure place is the Old harbour every 30 minutes starting at 9.00 a.m.
Return from the island hourly starting at 09.20 a.m. – Last return from Lokrum at 07.30 p.m.

Another well known and beautiful beach in Dubrovnik is “Banje beach”. It is well located and the most famous pebbled beach in Dubrovnik with a beautiful view to the Old city (Stari grad). It is a place where people want to see and want to be seen. It is a place where the rich and beautiful ones come to get some tan and some others come to see them doing what they do. But there are also people who just want to enjoy the beauty of the beach and the view.
The beach is located just in front of the eastern entrance (Ploce Gate) to the Old City. The luxury neighboring hotels as well as the historical Lazareti, a quarantine from 15th to 18th century, guarantee a special environment.
The beach is so exclusive that it even has it’s own reception, stylish restaurant, caffe bar just above the level of the beach, filled with modernistic white, low, benches and curved couches, deck chair and sun umbrellas rentals, luxurious baldachins rentals and a great water-sport offer.
The great and well known Eastwest Beach Club is situated on this beach, which is visited by famous stars, international sportsmen, artists who are visiting Dubrovnik and daily visitors of this special place. A must-see place.

Hope you will have a good time at one of Croatia’s amazing places: Dubrovnik at one of its great hotels .

Have you ever been in Croatia? If your answer is no, you should turn it into a yes as fast as you can: spend your vacation in Croatia.
Croatia owns Europe’s most beautiful coastline which has escaped as if by a miracle of the overdevelopment that happened to numerous other Mediterranean holiday destinations. Zagreb, Split, Hvar, Dubrovnik are only a few parts of Croatia where you can have an unforgettable good time. Croatia is located in Southern Central Europe with a coastline of 1,777 kilometres. It owns 1,185 islands and 66 of them are inhabited. Croatia is surrounded by Slovenia in the north, Italy in the west and the independent countries of the former Yugoslavia, Bosnia-Hercegovina and Montenegro in the east and south. Dubrovnik offers one-day trips to Montenegro and Bosnia-Hercegovina. Croatia’s coastline is on the Adriatic Sea, which is one of the cleanest seas in the Mediterranean and it is wonderfully warm. The mediterranean climate will put you into real holiday mood.
The sea and the great climate are not the only reasons why you should spend your vacation in Croatia. Other reasons might be numerous hidden treasures of untouched nature or three thousand years of history which is waiting to be discovered. Croatia is also the perfect place if you want to make your vacation being an adventure full of passion.
Discover the beauty of the authentic Mediterranean, the open-minded hospitality, high quality of service and great apartments and hotels like the hotels hotels of Dubrovnik will make your holiday unforgetable! It will be a great experience.

This is not only our oppinion, the well-known American magazine National Geographic Adventure proclaimed Croatia as one of the top destinations in the world for 2006. The journalists of the magazine voted Croatia and Kornati Archipelago in first place, in front of Patagonia in Argentina and the Gobi Desert in Mongolia on the list of destinations that “ must be visited in the next years”.
And at the end, here is the interesting category – Did you know…?-

So when you put your tie before a business meeting or a theatre performance, or when you write with your ball point pen, do you ever think of Croatia? Probably not. Why should you? I will tell you why.

- Did you know that your tie is a direct descendant of the very same cravat that Croatian soldiers used to tie around their necks in the 17th century. This is what not only the French encyclopedia tells us.

- And the ball-pen you write with, was invented by the Croatian engineer
Slavoljub Penkala. He developed the first ball point and the first fountain
pen in 1906.

- Did you know that the smallest town in the world is Hum in Istria?
Did you know that Agatha Christie spent her honeymoon in Dubrovnik hotels and that Marco Polo, the famous explorer was born in 1254 on the island of Korcula, where still people live who bear the same family name.
Visit Croatia and you will have memories for a liftime!