Slovenia

[indie_chick5]

My boyfriend and I are planning to visit Slovenia in July/August whilst on a mini-tour of Europe. I've heard lots of good things from friends about this country but I'd like to read reviews from other travellers. I couldn't find much when I looked on google. Does anyone know where I can read traveller reviews or has anyone here been themselves? Many thanks. Also, any advice on the country to know before we go would be great too.

[jno]

I stayed in Ljubljana for a few days when I was there last year, and took a bus to Lake Bled for the day. The city is quite small but very pretty; food and accommodation seemed fairly cheap. The countryside is green and hilly, getting mountainous up towards Austria, and the lakes are nice - Lake Bled is lovely. There's a short coastline with two towns, Portoroz, which is resorty, and Piran, which looks like a mini-Venice. You can visit caves at Postojna (I think there might be others too) and see the Lippizaner horses at Lipice. I don't know much about the inland half of the country around Maribor, though.

[jno]

Here's links to a couple of photos I took, hope they still work

Bled http://i16.tinypic.com/5zfvarp.jpg

Ljubljana http://i12.tinypic.com/61yuzaa.jpg

[ojread2]

You could try this
http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/ShowForum-g274862 -i501-Slovenia.html

HTH

[ojread2]

jno - those pics are fab

[jno]

thanks, ojread, it's a very pretty country!