Slovenia, May 2017 − Travels − Captain Tom

Slovenia, May 2017

New, yet unknown territory. I have never been to Bosnia. In addition Slowenia, Croatia, a little bit of Austria ans some Czechia. And my two american riding buddies Paul and Rick. And for the first time I took my camera drone with me. It allows for pictures from new viewing angles and it is fun to fly this little thing.

2900 miles (4700 km) in nice scenery along the Adriatic coast and in the country side, good food, mostly good weather: 10 days full of great experience I will remember for quite some time.

1 Overview

In ten days we did quite a few border crossings: Germany, Czechia, Germany, Austria, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia, Croatia, Bosnia, Croatia, Bosnia, Croatia, Slovenia, Croatia, Slovenia, Austria, Slovenia, Austria, Slovenia, Austria, Slovenia, Austria, Germany, Czechia, Germany.

Find here an overview of the routes taken

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We took more than 1600 pictures which I have compiled in this little video

2 Day 1 - Journey to Slovenia

Slovenia is a bit remote. Paul and Rick fly out of New Your via Frankfurt to Ljubljana in Slovenia. I go across Gernany to Austria where I stay over night in a nice little hotel in the mountains.

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Before take off in New York

Scenery in Brandenburg

First impressions of Ljubljana

Incidentally I pass by the KTM plant in Austria

Hotel Häuserl im Wald in Mitterberg. Opportunity to launch the drone

Evening in Ljubljana

3 Day 2 - Journey to Rab

We want to meet in Rab, an island in Croatia. Paul and Rick start from Ljubljana and I come from Mitterberg in Austria

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Nice view to the mountains in Austria

Cows on the road

It is quite cold (3.5 C &equal; 38 F)

Adriatic sea

We meet on the ferry to Rab

Rick and Tom

Walk into town in the evening

Tom, Rick, Paul

4 Day 3 - Rab-Split

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Morning at the hotel

The day welcomes us with an interesting light mood

Our regular routine: morning coffee break

Paul, Rick

Suckling for lunch

Nice sunny wether in Split and the hotel is quite comfortable

Walk into town for dinner

5 Day 4 - Split-Mostar/Bosnia

We do a loop to Mostar in Bosnia.

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But first we enjoy the morning and the drone flys over the bay

Brilliant views to the Adriatic coast line

In Bosnia

Mostar

Traces of war and many construction sites

We have lunch directly next to the famous stone arch bridge

Ride along river Neretva

Rakija in the evening

6 Day 5 - Split-Bosnia

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Drone flight in the morning Hotel

Sunrise at the Hotel

The other side of the bay

Rick likes the downwash of the drone

Again nice views to the Adriatic coast line

and good food for lunch

In the evening we get a great sunset and local fish

7 Day 6 - Split-Banja Luka

We continue our ride from Split to Banja Luka in Bosnia

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Getting ready

Crossing the border

Police speed check. They give up as they do not know how to handle an american drivers license

Paul gets Burek, finally

Weather is not so good in between

In the evening we walk into town

It is graduation time and there are a lot of graduates on their way to the prom

Dinner in a castle at the river

Evening in Banja Luka

8 Day 7 - Banja Luka-Maribor

We go via Novi Grad into Croatia and proceed to Maribor in Slowenia

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Lunch with Cevapcici

Rick and Paul are not permitted to enter Slovenia. The checkpoint is for EU citizens only. We have to return and use another checkpoint. Quite strange