We had planned to stay at Starigrad Palenika for a week, but after four days we were getting itchy feet so it was time to move on. Starigrad Palenika is a lovely village and we had a great spot overlooking the Adriatic. At this time of year the sea tends to be overcast first thing, but … Read more
We’d had a lovely week in Split, but it was time to head northwards. Taking the motorway out of Split, we headed for Zadar, famous for its sea organ. We’ve heard all about this from various blogs (including our daughter’s), and seen clips on You Tube, so we weren’t overly fussed about going, but as … Read more
After originally booking ourselves in for two days at Camping Stobrič, we quickly decided to extend our stay to seven days. It’s a well laid out site with spacious pitches and great facilities. It’s situated next to the Adriatic Sea with its own private beach, and there’s also a shop and restaurant on site. I’m … Read more
Last night I programmed the sat nav to take us down to Split on the toll road instead of the default route which criss-crossed the Balkans. We set off this morning, and nearly an hour into the drive we approached what we thought was the road tolls for the motorway, but as we pulled up … Read more
Plitvice Lakes is the largest of Croatia’s national parks which, in 1979, was added to UNESCO’s list of World Heritage sites. We arrived in Plitvice yesterday, after driving down from Zagreb along the country lanes, and the site we’re staying on is located just outside the park. Minutes after we arrived at the campsite two … Read more
Sevnica We drove to our next stop in Sevnica taking the country lanes rather than the motorway, and we’re glad that we did as the scenery was really picturesque now that the leaves on the trees have started to change, and we’re now hoping for a very colourful drive through Croatia. The roads weren’t too … Read more
First stop this morning was the gorge at Vintgar, just a few kilometres from Lake Bled, down some steep and narrow winding lanes. We parked up, paid the €5 admission and went along the path to the gorge. The gorge is 1.6 km long, and carves its way through the rocks of the Hom and Boršt … Read more
Ferlach We again avoided the tolls and drove from Graz to our next stop at Ferlach on the back roads, which meant crossing two mountain passes. Whilst taking a bit longer, and requiring a lot of effort driving around loads of steep hairpin bends, the scenery definitely made it worthwhile, even though the skies were … Read more
Kapellen First of all, I hope you didn’t all groan too much at the Ultravox Vienna lyrics I dropped into in the last post! Our next stop after Vienna was Kapellen, a small village half way along the road to Graz. Again we took the motorway, with the GoBox merrily beeping each time we passed … Read more