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Cyclopathic's commend about heavy traffic on the coast road in Croatia is worth noting. It is a busy road with a lot of tourist traffic - lots of campers and trailers (caravans). So don't expect to make good time on that road. Having said that, it is a very beautiful road to ride on, so it's not really a problem that traffic moves slowly.
IIRC half of the license plates were from austria, and half as much german.. nothing against but they insist on driving speed limit which I think drops down below 30kmh in a few little towns.. and they have pedestrian x-ings too .

I was told local law enforcement that congestion significantly goes down when schools start so early September is much better. Austria is in lockdown now maybe now is good time.

As for Dubrovnik walk the wall in old town and there is a motorcycle parking just near entrance in what used to be a moat. Dubrovnik is a tourist town, so getting in/out can take some time, get there early.
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In Summer I rode down to Bulgaria passing through all Balkan countries except Albania. Although Macedonia is listed on my Green Card a local insurance was compulsory, sold at the border, whereas Kosovo isn't covered by the Green Card - but nobody bothered.


The vaccination certificate was checked at every border crossing, so it makes life much easier if you're vaxxed. Otherwise you will need an up-to-date negative test.


Crossing from Croatia back to Slovinia all documents were scrutinized closely since Croatia does not belong to the Shengen countries yet.
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I'd agree with the comments on traffic. In most of Croatia the roads are empty and a joy to ride, but the coast road is torture from before Split all the way down to Dubrovnik. OK I was there in peak season but every fcker in a campervan and tourist car crowds on to the coast road and the queues are literally miles long. You can't filter past them either because the road is too narrow and there's constant oncoming traffic. Sat in the traffic at 38 degrees heat with the engine cooling fans coming on was not a pleasant experience. I arrived at Dubrovnik in the rain, which at least cooled things off a bit, and parked near the top where these were a bunch of other bikes parked. Walking down into the old town the place seemed to be crammed with American and Chinese tourists all jostling through the narrow streets and posing for selfies. Every place was a pavement cafe or souvenir shop. I'm sure in other circumstances it could be a lovely place, but this wasn't it.
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I'd agree with the comments on traffic. In most of Croatia the roads are empty and a joy to ride, but the coast road is torture from before Split all the way down to Dubrovnik.
And always has been. The first time I went down that road was in 1972, when it was still Yugoslavia. Even then it was a traffic nightmare with endless queues and hold ups. Nice to know nothing has changed
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And always has been. The first time I went down that road was in 1972, when it was still Yugoslavia. Even then it was a traffic nightmare with endless queues and hold ups. Nice to know nothing has changed
Not so terribly crowded in November, I happen to know. Cold, though, and rainy, and sometimes ridiculously windy.

The USA is also full of wonderfully scenic roads and places which become virtual parking lots during popular times of year. I used to live in one, and as its high season expanded over the years it became harder to live a normal life there. Having options, I eventually moved away...but I still miss it. Pity the folks who actually live in such places, therefore have no practical alternatives.

A month ago I took a road trip through some of the iconic spots in the American west. This was off-season, with most places featuring snow and cold, but all were more crowded than I remembered even during mid-summer just a decade or two ago. Apparently, a lot of folks are traveling domestically rather than along the Adriatic coast (or through *your* backyards). I tried to stay focused on the immense privilege of being to travel freely in the first place. Sometimes this worked.

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