Compact Guide to Croatia

Advantages: Compact size and waterproof cover
Disadvantages: Disjointed and hard to find information.

...I am the sort of person who enjoys planning for their holiday. I love researching our destination and I devour as much information as I can before I go as I find that if I am knowledgeable about a place I enjoy myself much more. Embarking on a cruise last year was my idea of heaven as it gave me ample opportunity to research lots of different places. One of our ports of call was Dubrovnik and it soon became apparent that this would be a suitable destination for an independent sightseeing tour. I read quite a bit on the internet but decided that taking a guidebook with us was probably a wise move. My local bookshop only had one book covering Croatia so that?s how I came to purchase the Berlitz Pocket Guide at £4.99. Appearance First impressions of this guidebook were very positive. It is, as the name suggest, compact in...

Meggysmum 15.10.2009 · Read review
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Handy things to have on Holiday!

Advantages: They help you when you are away
Disadvantages: You have to carry them

...10 Indispensable Things With You On Holiday When going on holidays I always plan everything and then end up forgetting something useful by the time I head away. Here is my list of things to take with you on holiday: 1. First Aid Kit - you never know what's going to happen to you when you are away, so it's best to be prepared. By bringing a basic first aid kit you will have these items when needed. I find plasters come in very handy, as you tend to walk a lot and get blisters on you feet on holidays. 2. Sunscreen - even if you are going to somewhere that is not very sunny you can never be too sure what the weather will be like. If you are going to be on a beach holiday or somewhere with strong sun you are advised to buy a high factor of sunscreen to stop yourself from burning. Even if you are on the ski slopes you have to...

DeniseKelly40 02.08.2008 · Read review
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Pula (croatia)

Advantages: a stupendous sea and an unique reception.
Disadvantages: perhaps the absence of sand-blasts to whom likes!

...>Pola is a stupendous town to the borders between Croazia and Clovenia! To be precise it is in Croazia but people of the place prefer to define thmselves like ISTRIANI. So in this that once was an Italian province you can find a clear and clean sea and an extraordinary hospitality. >To Fasana to 5 kilometers from Pola there is a stupendous camping-village called Bi-Village where my wife and I have spent 10 maravillous days! For 100 Euros per day a room and breakfast We spent the first 4 days in a suite with sight on the sea and private minigarden. Then for other 6 days we preferred a mini floor foe 65 Euros without breakfast but with an accessoriated cooking (only tha pasta strainer was missing, there was also a moka of the Bialetti) and the weeklychange of sheets! Broom and mocio were also present as the clothes line winth...

the-crazy-brother 27.07.2004 · Read review
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I want to go on Holiday

Advantages: Believable storyline, okay cast, great soundtrack
Disadvantages: England comes off badly! Works on stereotypes

...The Holiday PLOT Two women, lives in crisis thanks to the men in them, decide to swap homes for the Christmas period. Each then go on to meet a different, local man and develop varying degrees of attraction. Iris (Kate Winslet) is a reporter for the Telegraph. She lives in a little cottage, in a tiny hamlet, in Surrey - it's a very stereotypical looking English cottage in the middle of English country side and a nearby small village. If it wasn't so picturesque it'd be insultingly stereotypical. She has just arrived in LA, leaving unrequited lover Jasper in England. (Cue the 'this house is so big' scene that was inevitable) Over the next two weeks she meets several of the locals, developing a great friendship with an old man, Arthur Abbott (Eli Wallach). It turns out he's more than just a frail old man, he used to be a movie...

liz1102 05.01.2007 · Read review
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What to Take on Holiday to Scotland

Advantages: Sunshine between showers.
Disadvantages: Showers.

.... Like sunshine follows rain, Aspen follows a rare serious op with a p*ss-take. Which, obviously, is exactly what this is. Scotland is a beautiful country, full of beautiful people. You will be welcome here, and you will love it. And if you can't find anyone else to welcome you, though I'm sure you will, email Aspen. I hope the Scottish Tourist Board has a sense of humour! PS. I limited this to ten items, 'cos I thought it would get boring otherwise. But if you want an eleventh item to take, take me. I may be here already, but I'm always open to offers. (And, hey, I've got my sense of humour back! That must be worth a free holiday!) PPS. Thanks to FTC for reminding me - item 12 is a bottle of Glen Ord. It's a damn site cheaper OntheContinent than it is here!!...

Aspen 03.08.2001 (04.08.2001) · Read review
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A Wacky World According to Wulise. Holiday Advice.

Advantages: Holiday essentials!!!!
Disadvantages: Don't believ all I tell you.

...This opinion has been inspired following a chat with Angus and a recent trip to Austria, where I meet an eccentric English couple on holiday. In my bag I packed one thong. Why? The thong can be worn six times without washing. Wear for one day, rotate 120O clockwise for the following two days, then turn it inside out and repeat. Hey presto six days of underwear with no washing require! In my bag I packed a sarong. Why? The sarong can cover the swimsuit, folded in half be used as a skirt or full length tied to form a dress. (A variety of knotting can produce many different designs). The sarong can act as a towel, after bathing or on the beach. It can also be used as a cape/cloak on a cool evening. If you have an accident, it can be used to mop up blood, act as a sling or be used with cold water to form a cold compress. In my...

wulise 25.08.2001 · Read review
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Goin on a summer holiday

Advantages: ?
Disadvantages: ??

...I only really go on holiday to Italy. So by now, things that I take with me I kind of already have wherever I go. I like to get the packing out of the way at least a day and a half before I leave. Ok so straight away, I get my, new, big green suitcase and... The first thing I put in is - My clothes, generally useful in everyday life. My second Item is dispensable, but it is so important I almost put it first. Chewing gum - for on the plane when your ears start to hurt. Or to make the pain pass you could yawn... "yey". Thirdly - I bring, fashion and a lifestyle that makes others jealous (all Italians want to be English and are all like "Oh I love England, I would die to see beautiful London, what's it like" etc. Number 4 - Ear Plugs, I tend to sleep in the same room, if not the same bed as my brother. This is terrible for me...

dariocrosier 13.02.2009 · Read review
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Most inmportant things to have on holiday

Advantages: see opinion
Disadvantages: see opinion

...It's come to the summer again when people start jetting off on their summer holidays and I thought I would write about it. I am off to Florida in 3 weeks for two weeks with my family so I am getting ready and there is a fair bit to think about. Most of you will all know what is important but you would be surprised the amount of people who do forget things. I have seen these programmes on tv like airport and airline and people try to travel wothout their passports. 1. Passport You cannot possibly travel without a passport. If you forget it you are stuffed. There is no way they will let you travel. Also check that it is valid as again a lot of people forget to check that they are still valid and think that they have one ready and find it has run out. This should be on top of your list of things to take. If you forget it you...

coolchanty 03.06.2002 · Read review
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Happy Happy Holidays!

Advantages: my top 10
Disadvantages: my top 10

...To be honest I struggled to think of 10 thinks that were essential for holidays (as most of it can be bougt there if forgotten). So these are more things that I have needed whether bought at the resort or in preporation 1) Swimsuit I love to have a sun bathe (if only for 1 relaxing day of my holiday) and a swit suit is essential for this. I have a tankini, which covers more flesh then a bikini. No matter where the holiday a swim in the pool is also require and a swim suit is essential for this too. 2) Sun Cream As I am extremely fair skinned, a high factor sun protection is a must have. After been badly burnt in Tenerife I try and have sun cream on whenever the sun is out - in the UK or abroad. 3) Money No holiday would be much fun without some money. I enjoy exploring when I go away, days and nights out where organise...

Amanda2114 27.02.2009 · Read review
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Holiday !

Advantages: Nice sweet film, romantic comedy
Disadvantages: Not the best romantic comedy I have seen, some may find it too sickly sweet!

...where she discovers Amanda. They decide to take a break from their troubles and get away from the men in their lives so house swap for a couple of weeks over the Christmas period. Amanda swaps her luxurious modern house in California for Iris?s quaint little cottage in the English countryside. Iris soon makes friends with Arthur a retired screen writer and sets about trying to help him. Her love interest comes in the form of Miles (Jack Black) a film composer who works with Amanda?s ex. Amanda meanwhile meets Graham (Jude Law) who is Iris handsome brother and has an eye for the ladies. Will it be a holiday romance or will both these women find love when they least expect or want it? ***** My Thoughts ***** Having missed this at the cinema I was very keen to rent it to watch, certainly keener than my husband who did agree...

AJ26 14.05.2007 · Read review
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