After adventuring in the Julian Alps for a week, I was a little worried about going back to the hustle and bustle of a city, especially one as well-known as Venice. In my head, the narrow streets would be packed due to being in the height of summer and it would not be a very pleasurable experience. Thankfully, I was very wrong. The moment we stepped out of the train station, the outskirts of Venice were spectacular. I was in…
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After spending some time at Lake Bled and using it as a base for a white water rafting and canyoning trip, we travelled to Lake Bohinj to continue our Triglav National Park adventure. Getting between the two lakes is easy as there are regular buses and it only takes a little over 30 minutes to travel between the two. Although Lake Bled has the incredibly picturesque and photogenic church on an island in the middle of the water and the…
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We used our stay at Lake Bled as a starting point for lots of different adventures. One of the best was easily the Great Emerald Adventure, which is run by a company in Lake Bled called Life Adventures. This was a whole day trip and involved a morning of canyoning down the famous Soča River and an afternoon of white water rafting in the Fratarica Canyon. After meeting at their building in Lake Bled, the small group of eight of…
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After a night in Ljubljana, we headed to Lake Bled which is an easy, hour-long bus journey. Buses run hourly all day long and it’s a popular route for tourists and locals, which makes getting to Lake Bled cheap and a breeze. Lake Bled is one of the most famous natural sights to see in the whole of Slovenia and after spending time here, I can totally see why. It is also a great place to start some adventure…
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When we arrived at Ljubljana by train from Vienna and walked just 10 minutes to reach the city centre, I was really impressed by how nice and calm this city is. Even though Ljubljana is the capital of Slovenia, it’s surprisingly small and quaint with fantastic Roman and medieval history to discover. Dragon Bridge On entry to the centre of Ljubljana, we arrived at the Dragon Bridge, named due to the large dragon statues which dominate the four the…
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