Moldova or Bust
Posted in Slovenia on Jun 30th, 2009
Loved Ptuj. Small, compact and so pretty.
Ptuj, along with Piran, and to a lesser extent Skofa Loka are the real stand out medieval attractions of Slovenia. Hence I would have loved to have stayed longer, especially because of the great campsite and nearby 50m swimming pool, but time was not on my side and [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jun 29th, 2009
Lazy Sunday in Celje
Thanks to (my SatNav) TomTom, I found a great little route for the 15 km amble in to town along footpaths and footbridges, busy with Sunday morning walkers and runners.
At one village along the way, I passed an exhibit celebrating coal; a reminder of what lay beneath the vineyards. Now that coal [...]
Heading East
After a crap nights sleep (note to self, check there isn’t a rock band playing in the square opposite before checking in to an otherwise nice little hotel), during which the weight police swooped at 2am (just why did I bring a woolly hat? It and another 1.1kg sent home), I headed off East [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jun 29th, 2009
Despite my prayers for better weather, it rained hard all night and the morning was overcast and muggy, so I knew I had to get going early to beat the rain.
The first 25 km were a brilliant rollercoaster along country lanes, with lots of short sharp hills. But the engine is finely starting to fire [...]
Bohinj to Skofja Loka: A great day cycling
Days like this are what its all about.
A 12 km cruise along beautiful Lake Bohinj and its (glaciated) outflow valley, and then up a steady c. 10% shaded and cool 15 km climb to a 1300 m pass. After a quick coffee on top, I then enjoyed a [...]
In to the mountains: Bled to Bohinj
The weather and time have meant that I have had to drop my plans for circumnavigating the Julian (Slovenian) Alps. I also feared that traffic would be heavy as there is essentially only one road around. So Plan B- get up high (ish) while the sun was shining in [...]
Kranj to Bled: Tourist paradise, truck hell
Zip, all rugged up and dodging trucks:
Bled is Slovenia’s top tourist attraction, and it is beautiful- even shrouded in cloud (more later), but rather like sailing in to Sydney or Rio, the beauty of a place is often defined by the approach.
True to predictions, the weather was awful all [...]
On the road again
All day I had that cheesy tune by some long-gone relic (Willy Nelson?) going off in my head. Damn. I fell asleep to Smokey & The Bandit on the box last night (as you do when you’re in a hostel!) and I think it must have infiltrated my sub-conscious. Why can’t I [...]
Posted in Slovenia on Jun 21st, 2009
Although I’ve been pooting around town for the past few days, this was the first time in a week I’ve donned full battle dress (lurid lycra) and headed out on Zip for a near-proper ride. It wasn’t much, but at least got the legs moving again.
Sundays are always a good day to wander. People are [...]
Posted in Slovenia on Jun 20th, 2009
Ignorance is NOT bliss
Whoever left the ‘not’ out was an idiot! Many times my own ignorance shocks and embarrasses me. None more so than today when I visited the Museum of Contemporary Slovenia History in Ljubljana. Fortunately I was on my own, so opportunities to embarrass myself were limited!
I have to confess that rather bizarrely, [...]
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