HINTS

ATM Machines & Credit cards

ATMs – called bančni avtomat(i) – are throughout Slovenia & Ljubljana. If you have a card linked to either the Visa/Electron/Plus or the MasterCard/Maestro/Cirrus network and a PIN (personal identification number), then you can withdraw euros almost on every corner. Visa, MasterCard/Eurocard and American Express credit cards are widely accepted at hotels, restaurants, shops, bars ….

CONVERSATION (basic words)

Thank You – Hvala (hva-la)
Hello – Zdravo (zdra-wo)
Yes – Ja (ya) ; No – Ne (ne)
Please – Prosim (pro-seem)
I (dont) understand – (Ne) Razumem – ra-zoo-mem
Berr – Pivo (pee-vo)
Wine – Vino (wee-no)
Tea – Čaj (chai)
Food – Hrana (hra-na)
Do you speak English? – Govorite angleško? (go-vo-ree-te an-glesh-ko?)

But even if you can´t remember those few words – don´t wory! It is true what is written on wikipedia site: “English is taught as the first foreign language  throughout the country from the age of nine. Younger generations know English well enough to communicate without difficulties…”

AIRLINE COMPANIES that fly to Slovenia:

EasyJet – London
Air France – Paris
Finnair – Helsinki
Turkish Airlines – Istanbul
Austrian Airlines – Vienna
Lufthansa – Munich, Frankfurt
Czech Airlines – Prague
Brussels Airlines – Brussels
LOT – Warshaw
Adria Airways – Slovenian carrier, a member of Lufthansa’s Star Alliance.

Airport of Ljubljana – Slovenia’s international Airport. It lies conveniently in the heart of the country (25km from Ljubljana and 33km from Bled).

TIPPING IN SLOVENIA

Gratuity in Slovenia is a no-brainer.
We don’t tip by percentage, we just round up. If you bill is 8,40 EUR you can just give 9€ or if you are especially satisfied 10€ instead. And you don’t have to wonder whether the tip is already on your bill—it’s not.

SOME (more or less important) PRICES:

Beer is round €2-3 EUR
Cinema in Ljubljana is €5 EUR
Pizza is from €5-9 EUR
Cola (0.25 l) is €1-2 EUR
TAXI is aprx. €0.73 EUR / km
Gas is around €1 EUR per litre
Cup of coffe is €1-2 EUR
* Mar 2011