The price of ....
Well I've had a request for practical information that might help someone traveling in the region. Sooo.... how about prices, as I know it can be deciding factor. In Bosnia a KM is about 1 NZD and 0.5 euro.
* Bread (White unsliced) 0. 60 KM
* Cheap accomadation 20 KM
* Kebap or similar 3 KM
* Domatia rakia 300ml (useally plum brandy) 2 KM
* Beer 1L (convenience store) 3 KM
* Train trip Sarajevo - Mostar 10 KM
* Taxi per Km (flagfall 1KM, bag 1 KM) 0.5 KM
* Movie 6 KM
* Internet 2 KM
* English, Novel 20-30 KM
A lot of the accomadation cost is agency comissions so, apparently it is quite possible to find a room through an agency and then negotiate a much cheaper rate.
Rakia is the general word for straight distilled spirts. In Croatia it's Grapa (grape brandy), Serbia, Bosnia, Montinegro it's Slivavitca (plum brandy) and in Greece and Turkey it's actually Ouzo. In the Balkins (i.e not Greece and Turkey) especially near the coast a little (30 mL) is drunk in the morning and in the evening (to help sleep).
Fruit and veg is cheap and very tasty but you need to buy your own cos resturants pretty much only sell massive portions of grilled meatand shopska salad.
Am in Mostar at the moment.
posted by Brassy @ 12:20 am
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If you're talking about me, that's not exactly what I had it mind, but intressting, still. Are you sure about the km, or maybe I just read it wrong. I thought it was 50 euro cents. 6 euros seems like an awful lot for a kebab to me! (though it's probably what I'll have to pay for one here)
Worse if you're travelling on the Kiwi Peso but it looks reasonable on the Pound.
Are you hooking into that nasty booze like that Slivovice you bought back last time? That stuff is pure hell in a bottle.
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