It was just starting to get light when I left my hotel and walked the short distance to Obertraun Dachstein Station. The train-ride to Bad Ischll is very photogenic, especially if done in reverse, giving stunning views of Lake Halstatt and the mountains ( Read more... )

Today I visited Hallstatt, a picture-postcard town on the other side of the lake. I took a boat to get there, which cost €10 for the 15 minute journey but the views were great ( Read more... )

My alarm went at 6.30am but I waited until it was fully light and there was blue sky above before I left my room, half an hour later ( Read more... )

Although today was my longest travel day of the trip, with four trains to catch, I was looking forward to it. I got up bright and early and was waiting on platform 12 at Ljubljana Station, admiring the sunrise, when an announcement came over the loudspeakers saying that my 7.24am train to Villach Hbf was delayed 11 minutes. Ordinarily that wouldn’t ( Read more... )

There are regular buses from Ljubljana Bus Station to Lake Bled. I took the 8.30am bus and the journey lasted just over an hour. It was a treat, with some lovely scenery as we approached the snow capped Slovenian Alps ( Read more... )

I got up at 8am and was out the door 20 minutes later. The weather was set fair and I had a lot to see ( Read more... )

Today I had two buses, a morning bus to Zagreb and then a late-afternoon bus to Slovenia. I always err on the side of caution on travel days, so arranged for Leo to take me to the Plitvice bus-stop at 9am. Unlike his tardiness yesterday, he was bang on time today, which meant a 35 minute wait at the small shelter next to the road, rain drumming ( Read more... )

I woke up at 8.30am, ahead of my alarm, and the first thing I did was check the weather forecast for today. It had improved again, with just sporadic light rain predicted up until midday. I looked out the window and it was mizzly. After a bit of thought I messaged Leo on WhatsApp and asked him to give me a lift at 10am, to give me the best chance ( Read more... )

I got down to the main road in good time to catch the 8.30am public bus to Split. Almost immediately a white dalmatinac pulled up with ‘Split’ on the front. The owner of my guesthouse had told me about these vans being quicker than the buses so I hopped on and paid €4. It took 50 minutes as unlike the bus, the van didn’t stop at all 25 stops, ( Read more... )

To start the day I descended down to the main road that runs along the coast to recce where the bus-stop is that I’ll need to take the public bus tomorrow to Split. I’m told that the bus takes about an hour as there are lots of stops, so I decided that I’ll take the 5.20am bus to ensure I make my 7am Flixbus to Split. There is a 5.55am option but ( Read more... )