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23 Feb 2001
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Slovenia - Turkey
Planning a trip through Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia, Serbia, Albania, Macedonia into Turkey via Greece or Turkey in June this year.
Anyone have any good sources of information on what routing to take - I understand borders crossings are variable at the moment depending on which countries you are leaving / entering.
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13 Oct 2007
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Hi have just come back from Croatia so this info is about a week old
The motorway in Slovenia doesnt exist for about 25miles or so and then it stops at Lubliana (?) where you drive through the city for a bit - its well signposted so dont worry . I would go via Zagreb and into Croatia , the other route via Rjkie(?) isnt fully completed , so you get stuck behind lorries etc .
The m/way to Split is fast , beware of winds in the mountains north of Zadar ( well scary ) . Cost was 23 euros to Split , whilst Slovenia was about 5 euros or so . Petrol on Croatia m/ways was about 82p a litre , there are plenty of stops and they are miles better than the UK . Driving standards seemed ok to me .
Safe Roads
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16 Oct 2007
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We went through Slovenia, Croatia and Bosnia last year - there were no problems with any borders.
Roads were very variable depending on where we went.
Are you planning on literally riding through or are you stopping to look at things? I could suggest plenty of things to see/places to go - but we tend to travel slowly and use minor roads so it takes time! Let me know if you'd like some suggestions.
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18 Oct 2007
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Don't miss riding Wursen Pass from Austria to Slovenia, and then follow the road that borders the Slovenian/Italian border. You will not regret it! (There are some pictures on my website.) From there, I'd highly recommend avoiding the main routes and sticking to the narrow road that twists along the coast through Croatia, Bosnia and into Montenegro. All the roads are fantastic, scenic and curvy (though the curves can be deadly slippery if it's raining. Watch out.) I zipped through Albania and Greece, though I would have done better to spend more time in Greece (I tried to get into Macedonia, but was refused entry at the border.) Sorry I'm being so vague at the moment, but I'm on the road (in Istanbul) and I don't have my maps in front of me. I'm waiting on a visa for Iran... that probably won't show. I'm looking into a good "Plan B." Every border was very easy to pass. Turkey was the hardest, but still straight forward.
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18 Oct 2007
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Love it!
It's great the way the last three posts have answered a question from 6 years ago - I hope Duncan Goose is still around to see the advice!
Nevertheless, the replies are still of interest and relevant to others.
Good luck for the Iranian visa, hopelessly lost; US citizens are first in-line for rejection, I understand, with you guys second and UK guys and gals third. So what have you Canucks been doing to annoy the Persians?
Interesting that you have found some borders easier than some others; is this anything to do with visas, or the lack of them, or just border beauracracy?
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Hmmm - good point Walkabout - that'll teach me to check the posting date first and not just follow on the last reply!
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