"POSTCARDS FROM SLOVENIA" Slovenia by coceng

Slovenia Travel Guide: 9,617 reviews and 19,721 photos

....Go There ! ....

EURO TRIP 2001
EURO TRIP 2002
EURO TRIP 2004
MIDDLE EAST TRIP 2005

EURO TRIP 2003 :
ITALY
SLOVENIA
CROATIA
JUNE 2003
....Yes...go there!
Not many people know about Slovenia....this is true...not to people this far anyway....
I first knew about Slovenia from that guidebook with a photo of Bled on it, loved at first sight, as people may understand.
Slovenia is a small country..but not that small...because so many things are just so amazing in this country. My first place was Koper....housing areas, a big supermarket....then, the sea....Whoargh!...the sea! That would carry me off the ground for this 3rd trip (which also covers Italy & Croatia...) at least....
Piran....God! Was I not in the Waikiki Beach or Bondi Beach?..& I have never been to these beaches!..amazing...
Walking from there,..Portoroz ! My type of medieval town.....
Strunjan....Ivan, you made me forgot my camera.....
Many nice things I saw in Slovenia..yes, I want to live in this 'small' country....
No..no...don't like Ljubljiana...maybe nobody was showing me around...maybe...
Bled, yes......I want to get married to somebody there & built our tilted house on Vintgar Gorge !....Postojna & Predjama...human fish & a nice castle....the human fish don't have eyes...go figure !...& the castle clings to a cliff !....
...then...last but certainly not least....Ilirska Bistrica.....;
I was warned that Slovenia was all green....the buses were scarce....actually, there were hardly anybody on the buses (nice buses btw...), maybe tourists..because everybody in Slovenia love hitch-hiking ! Is this true?....Well, that's what I did, follow the locals as they say...because there was no buses to get me to a place....;it was nice getting to know people, I mean the driver that way (he's been to Malaysia..).....not dangerous because in Slovenia, people are just oh-so-friendly.....& they speak English very very well....
I hope next year...2004, when Slovenia will be submitted into EU, people would be welcomed to this amazingly beautful country because even when I was there, people were so receptive to a good humble traveller like me....
Okay....guess where that photo above was taken?...no, not in Bled....

Human fish in Postojna Cave

MY ITINERARIES...

19th JUNE 2003 : KOPER, PIRAN, PORTOROZ, STRUNJAN...
20th : ILIRSKA BISTRICA, PREDJAMA, POSTOJNA, LJUBLJANA...
21st : SMLEDNIK, LJUBLJANA, BLED...
22nd : BLED, VINTGAR GORGE, LAKE BOHINJ...
23rd : BLED, LJUBLJANA... (also entering Zagreb in Croatia from LJUBLJANA).

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Lake Bohinj in Triglav National Park

SUMMARY...

Thursday 19th June 2003. Entered Slovenia from Trieste, Italy. My 3rd trip which also includes Italy & Croatia.
Ivan, my Slovene host was with me for the first 2 days.
On the first day, we went to Koper, Piran, Portoroz & Strunjan.
He took me back to his place in Ilirska Bistrica. Stayed the night there. An eerie night, I should say.
The following day, Ivan drove me to Predjama Castle & Postojna. Took a bus to Ljubljana from Postojna. Couldn't get a room to sleep in Ljubljana. Took a bus to a camping ground in Smlednik. Stayed the night there, under the Slovene moon.
The following day, had to hitch-hike to get back to Ljubljana. A good experience.
Not wasting any time, took a bus to Bled. Amazing place ! Stayed for 2 nights at the Youth Hostel in Bled. One of the most beautiful Youth Hostels in Europe !
Had an excursion to Lake Bohinj & Vintgar George. Very nice places.
On Monday 23rd June 2003, took a bus back to Ljubljana to take the train to Zagreb, Croatia.

Pros and Cons

Pros:The Green Heart Of Europe !
Cons:Some Places NOT Easy To Reach. Good.
In a nutshell:Hitch-Hike Around Slovenia !

Last visit to Slovenia: Jun 2003
Intro Updated Jun 30, 2005
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Comments (3)

Sambawalk Feb 27, 2005 at 8:02 AM Report Abuse

Good info about slovenia and coratia. If I decide to go this summer, I will check with you more. Cheers.
micas_pt Dec 18, 2003 at 12:36 PM Report Abuse

Slovenia is a beautiful and still not too touristy country. I think i should hurry and visit soon!!
Umea6 Oct 9, 2003 at 11:24 PM Report Abuse

Hi, I just can't find the words to compliment your Slovenia page. I have been living in Ljubljana all my life, but I must admit that it is amazing to see my country from your perspective. You know more than me!! GREAT PAGE - 10 points in all categories.