http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Slovenia/Istria/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Europe , Slovenia , Istria en-us Thu, 23 May 2013 09:11:51 +0000 Thu, 23 May 2013 09:11:51 +0000 Tn viikonloppuna pdyin bussilla rannikolle.Niemen nokassa oleva Piranin vanhakaupunki osoittautui muodostelmaksi keskiaikaista arkkitehtuuria ja kapeita venetsialaistyylisi kujia. Kaupungissa on useampi historiallisesti merkittv nhtvyys kaupunki on mys sveltj Giuseppe Tartinin syntympaikka.Tlt viikonlopulta en halunnut juuri mitn sen suurempaa kuin vaihtaa mai http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Slovenia/Istria/Piran/blog-784387.html Woke up early made our plans for our visit to Croatia. We had already decided to spend a week in Pula and perhaps call in on Rovinj but after talking to our new German friends we had made new plans. It was going to be the island of Krk. Went to the shop before leaving to stock up on milk breadcheese ham and potatoes. The prices seemed very expensive and I was unsure if this was Italian high pr http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Slovenia/Istria/Koper/blog-721444.html A flight and a car to lake bled a visit to the Soca valley frontier of a farewell to arms which was my high point though i loved the hostel and the george best bar headache tastic. lubijana was good but no prague. would have loved to have had more time in the mountains and time to visit the coast http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Slovenia/Istria/blog-671189.html I was surprisingly perky the next day. I could even eat.Walking through Ljubljana to the train station I noticed that the city was awash with school kids who all had their faces and arms smothered in graffiti. Dule had told us last night that yesterday was the last day of the holidays so perhaps this is some kind of Slovenian freshers ritual.Anyway we caught a train to the small town of Divaca http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Slovenia/Istria/Piran/blog-657741.html Welcome to the tenth edition of our journal documenting the first fifteen months of challenges and adventures while living in and in this case traveling out ofAntalya Turkey. We39ve just returned to our dusty flat in Turkey after almost ten weeks in Hungary Austria and Slovenia. The trip ended in the U.S. for some sweet reunions with friends and family and for a wonderful family weddin http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Slovenia/Istria/Piran/blog-656567.html The heading above is of course appropriate for all the rightwrong reasons. This is all about seeing as much as you can but there comes a point where you cannot let alone write about it This is written on the 4 hr bus trip on 23 June to Zadar so some days on and in a way this is better as I will not be able to babble on Cos I can only just remember. Anyway the 10am bus to Piran from http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Slovenia/Istria/Piran/blog-621608.html Piran The trip from Pula to Piran was a bit compliated and included two trains a stop at the CroatianSlovenian border where we got told off by a police man for wandering off over the invisible border an hours wait in a deadend town for a train that turned out to be a minibus and we were the only people on a drive to Koper in a thunderstorm an hours journey on a public bus to Piran which we http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Slovenia/Istria/Piran/blog-546228.html slovenia http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Slovenia/Istria/Koper/blog-538964.html Short video presentation of Portorose and Pirancheck it out here httptouristslovenia.blogspot.com201010shortvideopresentationofportorose.html http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Slovenia/Istria/blog-538035.html SloveniaOn the ferry to Rijeka we met the young Irish couple we had seen on the Peljesac. They were going to cycle right out of Rijeka through Slovenia to Trieste in the west. It was the same direction we were headed but I was worried about the ride because of our bad experience into Rijeka from the east. Another conversation with a Croatian on the ferry convinced us the roads would be good and http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Slovenia/Istria/blog-537650.html Quando a maioria das pessoas e aqui falamos sobretudo de brasileiros nos conta sobre viagens Europa raro ouvirmos falar de um roteiro que fuja do convencional. Esto sempre l as grandes capitais do oeste na companhia de uma ou outra cidade de porte menor mas ainda assim de forte apelo turstico. Dia desses fuando na popular porm fraca comunidade Mochileiros na Europa do http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Slovenia/Istria/Koper/blog-518862.html Motorhome News from Europe 393rd 13th June 2010Off to pastures new Eastern Europe To Slovenia via Bavaria and Austria.........and a brush with the law in AustriaDover Dunkerque Luxembourg Neuschwanstein Castle Berchtesgaden Oberammagau above panorama Grossglockner Pass Zell am See Julian Alps Lake Bohinj Lake Bled Ljubljana and Portoroz Things were a little different back in 20 http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Slovenia/Istria/Piran/blog-506369.html Mauro picked us up this morning about 730 and we drove closer to Udine where we met up with his wife Sandra. Here we distribute ourselves between the two cars and drove closer to Trieste taking a series of smaller roads up the hills above the city to a very modern church which looks out over the ocean and the city. After a few minutes taking in this view we got back in the cars and drove to the http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Slovenia/Istria/blog-403754.html Today we headed off for a look at what is apparently Slovenia most popular tourist attraction the Postojna Caves. These caves are about an hours drive southish from Ljubljana a little longer when you factor in the road works and traffic time. The caves themselves are massive and are apparently the largest in Slovenia at 20km long although not the largest in the world which are located in the http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Slovenia/Istria/Piran/blog-403306.html The weather today is cloudy and cool. We decided to travel to locations closeby. First we went to Lake Bohinj a recreational area about 45 minutes from the pension. The lake is both a summer and winter resort with skiing in the winter and sailing parasailing and hiking i the summer. At the ewst end of the lake is a cable car which takes people to the summit of Mt. Vogel an 8 minute ride. U http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Slovenia/Istria/blog-329758.html Today was a much more restful day. Our travel time was much shorter. We stopped at a National Park Skocjanske jame whih is a UNESCO site. It is home to the largest underground cave in Europe. We walked through the interior of eleven caves both dry and with a flowing river. The stalagmites stalagtites were really amazing. Unfortunately interior photos were not allowed. At the lowest point we http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Slovenia/Istria/blog-329078.html The day began with breakfast at the hotel. Then we headed on a 3 hour bus ride for the Slovenia Coast. We met our tour guide for the week Jon. We headed south for Piran a beautiful fishing village and vacation destination. The small village hosts 20 Catholic churches dedicated to various saints. Piran was home to the composer Guiseppe Tartini whose statues welcomed us in Piran Square. W http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Slovenia/Istria/Piran/blog-247672.html A beautiful sunny day like today is just perfect for a trip to Secovlje Saltpans.Picturesque scenery birds gathering for a long trip south wonderful reflections in many pools. These are just some of the things that will surprise you there.Here is a couple of late afternoon photos of the place.You can search for more info and beautiful photos at my Photo Travel Blog. Visit httpphotoblogging. http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Slovenia/Istria/Piran/blog-208039.html HolaLast bloggotime we were on round two of a trip to Barcelona from Paris. Bidding farewell to Paris in the Springtime is tough but one must sally forth. We caught another night train to Barcelona this time in recliner chairs. Now last time I bashed overnight trains as loud hot and uncomfortable. They are not ALL like that and can be a delightfully cheap option to coughing up cash for a ho http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Slovenia/Istria/Piran/blog-174132.html We left Pula feeling a little down so we were very exicited when we found ourselves in the beautiful towns of Potoroz and Piran both are on the Slovenian coastline which is only 43kms long. These towns are very different. Potoroz is the Slovenian version of the French Riveria a series of hotels along an esplanade. We decided we would stay in Potoroz and then drive the short distance to Piran f http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Slovenia/Istria/Piran/blog-165626.html