An unabashed tourist and her family explore the world one holiday at a time.
We were supposed to visit Ljubljana, the capital city of Slovenia, on our first day of the campervan trip, but due to rainy weather and time constraints we decided to skip it and head straight for Lake Bled. After fleeing from the Croatian heat and returning to Slovenia, this time near Lake Bohinj, we had some extra time on our...
Lake Bohinj wasn’t on our original must-see list while in Slovenia, but it turned out to be one of the highlights of our trip! After a few scorching days in Croatia, we jumped in the campervan, drove an entire day and finally settled in for nearly a week at the lovely Camp Danica near the town of Bohinjska Bistrica. We...
We arrived in Dubrovnik on the heels of the worst heat wave Europe had seen in decades. I think it must have been over 38°C in the shade! A recipe for disaster when you’ve just driven four hours in a campervan, crossed the border between Croatia and Bosnia & Herzegovina (twice) and had to walk for an hour in the...
I smile indulgently as I watch my little hooligan jumping on the remnants of a toppled column in a quiet corner of the Diocletian’s Palace complex. Gareth is off on his own, exploring the Game of Thrones Museum, so the little one and I indulged in a bag of candy from a confectioner’s shop and, with the sugar rush roaring...
If you’re a nature lover, then the one thing you shouldn’t miss while in Croatia is a visit to Plitvice Lakes. Think turquoise lakes, cascading waterfalls, verdant green forest, and endless wooden walkways. Trust me, it’s worth the price tag. We had tickets for the first entry slot of the morning, and I’m so glad we were there before the...
Our foray into Croatia hadn’t been too successful thus far. After the beauty of Slovenia, Croatia with its quiet (read: boring) mountaintop towns and disastrous campsites (truly horrendous) was not living up to our expectations. We needed to seriously correct that. We hadn’t planned on visiting Mošćenička Draga, but it had a campsite with 5-star reviews on Google and so...
Our Croatian guidebook said not to miss Motovun, a popular mountaintop village in Istria. We didn’t need any further encouragement and watched in excitement as the town, indeed spectacularly located, drew closer. Like all medieval towns, cars aren’t allowed in the historic centre, so we parked the campervan somewhere halfway up the hill and set to walking. Apparently Motovun is...
We chose to explore Slovenia and Croatia via campervan because of the freedom this method of travel would allow us. We could pack up and go as we please, sleeping over wherever we found a good spot for the night. But what happens when you can’t find a good spot? After our visit to Lipica in Slovenia to see the...
If you’re a horse person, then you’ve probably heard of Lippizaners – those spotlessly white horses renowned for their good showmanship in classical dressage. These days they’re mostly associated with Austria and the Habsburg monarchy, but did you know that these horses are originally from Slovenia? And that the very first stud farm has been in the small town of...
Have you ever looked back on your holiday memories and regretted not doing something? Predjama Castle in Slovenia is one such regret for me. The road from Nova Gorica to Predjama is an adventure all on its own, especially in a campercar. It’s only wide enough for one vehicle and twists and turns through a beautiful green forest. Luckily, we...