GLOBETROTTER GUIDE

The Regent's Mahoney reveals night life in Zagreb

If I hear the ‘there's-nothing-to do-in-Zagreb-at-night' line again, I think I'll bloody scream. You just have to look around a bit and, as with much of what this city has to offer, the venues are not always promoted so well for your average visitor. Zagreb is in its infancy as a city-break destination - fetal almost - and bar and club operators look to the domestic consumer, reasonably enough, for their bread-and-butter. 

FASHION

New luxury store in Zagreb

New luxury and multibrand store Modiana has opened in the City Center One Zagreb. In addition to the shopping, guests at the opening have enjoyed in an attractive fashion show, worn by the famous Croatian models.

HEDONISM OPPORTUNITY

International Festival of Wine & Culinary Art

6th Zagreb International Festival of Wine & Culinary Art will be held on the 25th and 26th of November 2011 at the Regent Esplanade Zagreb. The Festival will officially be opened on Friday, November 25th from 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 pm, while on Saturday, November 26th it will be opened from 12:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Here are informations about interesting workshops on wine and food, and contacts for reservations:

EXPAT LIFE

Learning to love your host country

When I first moved overseas to accompany my spouse on his career path, many people were surprised, and even openly judgmental. For them, leaving a successful job working for a daily newspaper, where I had a column on the Internal affairs page, seemed to be incomprehensible, or rather, something that they would never sacrifice for a partner (or anyone else for that matter!).

RULES OF PROTOCOL AND ETIQUETTE

Meeting the Pope: How to dress and behave appropriate

Meeting with the Holy Father requires from us appropriate behavior and dress with which we show respect for the person and the event. In the upcoming apostoles visit of Pope Benedict XVI to Croatia (4 - 5 June 2011.) series of meetings are designed, and on each of these participants should be carefully polished, fresh, bright and relaxed.

Croatian carnival guide

Carnival in Croatia is a festive season which occurs immediately before Lent, the main events are usually during February. It is also known as Maškare or Karneval and takes place in various cities across the country.

Matija Gubec- the only IB curriculum primary school in Croatia

First in a series of articles to help you choose the right school for your child while living in Zagreb.

TOP MEDICINE

Leading experts in dentistry and cosmetic surgery

"Today, our quality personnel and performance are without competition in Croatia," says MSc Marko Krmpotić, Head of Polyclinic IMED in Zagreb, which covers the specialist dentistry at the highest level as well as cosmetic surgery in full range.

WORLD'S BEST RESTAURANTS

Fat Duck - theatrical and culinary experience

The Fat Duck is located in the countryside of Bray, Berkshire, about an hours drive from London, in a small country house on High Street. Heston Blumenthal is the owner Chef and "chemist" of Fat Duck.

EXCLUSIVE

Swiss watches and Meneghetti wine presentation

The new Krona Exclusive store in the Cascade shopping centre in Zagreb held a presentation of exclusive IWC Shaffhausen watches and wines from the Istrian Stancija Meneghetti.