56 Two "Wild and Crazy" Countries: Slovenia & Croatia

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🗓️ 25 June 2006

⏱️ 53 minutes

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(note: June 25 is National Day in Slovenia; and it is also statehood day in Croatia - they each declared independence from Yugoslavia 15 years ago -- in 1991. ) They're celebrating 15 years of independence in Slovenia and Croatia, and we're joining in the party on this week's Travel with Rick Steves. Rick's tour guide friends from Slovenia join us in the studio to take listener calls and fill us in on why their small country has become the place to be for a no-pressure, bargain European escape - at least until they adopt the Euro and prices go up next year. Join us as we get an insider's guide to Slovenia -- a pastoral land with storybook castles, turbo-folk music, and a collection of 'wild and crazy guys,' on the sunny side of the Alps. And we'll also take a detour along the Adriatic coast of Croatia, on this week's Travel with Rick Steves. For more information on Travel with Rick Steves - including episode descriptions, program archives and related details - visit www.ricksteves.com.

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0:00.0	For an adventure in one of Europe's most charming small countries, try a few days in Slovenia.
0:06.0	Hi, I'm Rick Steeves, and our tour guide friends from Slovenia are here to get us right up to date on their fascinating country.
0:12.0	Slovenia, not Slovakia, is on the sunny side of the Alps,
0:16.0	and it escaped the recent violence in the Balkans.
0:18.0	It's long been an easy getaway for its Italian and Austrian neighbors,
0:22.0	and now Slovenia is becoming known to
0:24.9	American visitors looking to spice up their European itineraries. Slovenia doesn't
0:29.5	really have much that's very famous. Gavely painted beehives, prancing lip as honor
0:34.1	stallions, rowdy casinos, polka weddings, and a charming capital city few can
0:38.9	pronounce. Coming up, Tina Hiti and Marion Kiskovic are here to answer your questions about their home country,
0:45.0	and later in the hour, we'll take an insiders detour to neighboring Croatia,
0:49.0	which has most of the dreamy coastline of the former Yugoslavia.
0:52.0	Plus, we open the phones and emails for your travel. of the dreamy coastline of the former Yugoslavia.
0:52.6	Plus we open the phones and emails for your travel questions.
0:55.8	It's next on Travel with Rick Steves.
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1:12.0	American Airlines knows why you fly.
1:14.0	Hi, I'm Rick Steeves. If you're looking for the road less traveled, it runs through
1:19.6	Slovenia. The mountainous, prosperous northwest corner of the former Yugoslavia escaped the violence of the recent Balkan Wars, and Slovenia thrives today as a delightful and sunny corner of Alpine Europe.
1:31.0	Later this hour, our Slovenian tour guide friends, Tina Hiti from Lake Led and
1:35.6	Marion Kiskovitch from Ljubljana, will join us to take your calls about their homeland.
1:40.4	But first, let's get started with your questions and comments
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