SHE SAID: On our way to Ljubljana we did a self drive tour through the Julian Alps, it was stunning. Views of the Triglav mountains with a bit of snow on top, the blue opaque Soca River, and tiny winding road with the occasional sheep blockages. Had lunch in Bovec and shared our table with a local couple who were out on a motorcycle ride. They w...

I had booked in for canyoning and rafting this morning. I wasn't so fussed about the rafting (as I think I've been down some of the best rapids in the world in Uganda) but really wanted to do some proper canyoning as I missed out in New Zealand, having to do the gentle 'glowworm walk' instead a few years ago with the rest of the bus. So I got up...

What a pain in the **** to get to! This was my first experience of the awful scheduling of the Slovenian (and later, Croatian) public transport. After having been a diligent traveller for once, and actually checked departure times from Bled instead of rocking up to the train station and having to wait hours on end for the next departure my way, ...