That’s great to know, thanks! Did you need a car or is it ok for trains?
― Chuck_Tatum, Monday, 25 June 2018 12:29 (five years ago) link
We did all of Slovenia on trains, it's a very small country and you can head up and down it with ease.
You are genuinely better off getting the bus in Croatia, or a ferry if you're heading up and down the coast. The trains take a long time and don't go any further south than Split.
― Matt DC, Monday, 25 June 2018 13:30 (five years ago) link
The buses are reliable and frequent, and mostly have wifi. the ferries are nice but can be long and arent as frequent, depending on route, not sure on if you can boat from Pula/Rijeka/Zadar down to Split or Dubrovnik, but buses are all the time
― cherry blossom, Monday, 25 June 2018 14:14 (five years ago) link
Soča Valley in Slovenia is beautiful, quite relaxed even in summer and great for hiking into the mountains if you're into that. Probably requires travelling by bus if you're depending on public transport though.
― willem, Monday, 25 June 2018 14:22 (five years ago) link
i regretted not renting a car in rural slovenia, though trains and buses around population centers were very effective.
― adam, Monday, 25 June 2018 14:46 (five years ago) link
Enjoyed Dubrovnik last May, it's tourist-y for sure but we were there before the real busy season kicked in. Taking the ferry to Lokrum for an afternoon was the highlight, probably.
― change display name (Jordan), Monday, 25 June 2018 14:53 (five years ago) link
Matt DC, we've basically part-pilfered your holiday: Ljubljana > Piran > Bled, and then up to Lake Milstatt in Austria. Thanks for the tips - I was having one of those "there's too much choice" panics about what to book and that was really helpful!
― Chuck_Tatum, Monday, 25 June 2018 23:55 (five years ago) link
I was actually in Dubrovnik yesterday (albeit briefly, my bus transfer was there), it appeared much less crowded than I thought it would be (bus station seems relatively central) - may back up what ShariVari was saying (though this was around noon, would have thought the cruise ships lads would have been in by then?)
― cherry blossom, Monday, 2 July 2018 18:23 (five years ago) link
Going to Debrecen on thursday for the Bela Bartok Choir Competition. Then a couple of days in Cluj and Sibiu in Romania. Any mustsees in those areas? I know a lot of Romanian classics are shot in those two cities, but it's probably tough to drag my fellow choir members to a concrete monstrosity that I saw in that one film that one time.
― Frederik B, Monday, 2 July 2018 20:21 (five years ago) link
Right, then. Croatia in June for less than £500 per person (two people) from the UK. Any ideas?
― djh, Wednesday, 10 April 2019 19:46 (four years ago) link
No?
― djh, Thursday, 11 April 2019 19:42 (four years ago) link
How long are you planning on being there for?
― Matt DC, Friday, 12 April 2019 22:52 (four years ago) link
I'm not sure about the budgetary constraints but when I was there we stayed in cavtat the first night, seemed like a nice enough little semi-contained resort town with decent swimming and some restaurants, and a lot of fancy yachts. dubrovnik definitely worth a visit though eating within the walls can be expensive. split was great - good fun watching people play picigin on plitvice beach at sundown. we day tripped to mostar (in bosnia-h) from dubrovnik too which was worth doing.
we never made it to any of the islands or national parks... though hear they're the true stars of the show
― ... and the crowd said DESELECT THEM (||||||||), Saturday, 13 April 2019 09:55 (four years ago) link
June may still be early enough that the national parks aren't mad busy, but idk - wouldn't bet against it either
Zadar and surrounding region are very user-friendly, particularly for public transport - the buses (and app) are excellent, even extending out to buses on the islands (Ugljan and Pasman)
― cherry blossom, Saturday, 13 April 2019 10:03 (four years ago) link