Slovenia is incredible! Why is it not more popular?

[Matt..]

I have just returned from a trip to Slovenia. I went to hike around and take a few photos, and also because it's cheap and close.

I paid £25 for a flight to Venice and rented a car for £100. I overspent a little on accommodation so I could stay in apartments, but even then was only spending £60-£70/night. The entire trip including food, fuel, etc... was ~£450.

I had a Volvo XC40 which turned out to be perfect for this trip. It's quite big for the super narrow roads I encountered in places, but the rough roads I found it was really good for. My alternative was a small Abarth 595 and that wouldn't have worked anywhere near as well!

Here are a few photos from the trip. Hopefully it'll encourage you to visit Slovenia as it's truly an incredible country that's surprisingly developed and easy to travel around.

[GT03ROB]

Nice pictures. Looks fab.

[pidsy]

Bottom pic is of lake bled?

Saw a silly cheap offer to go there in December on secret escapes. It does look nice.

[Matt..]

pidsy said:

Bottom pic is of lake bled?

Yes. That photo is from the Mala Osojnica viewpoint which is a short walk up a hill. It's really badly signposted as per most of the trails I walked in Slovenia!

[HTP99]

My uncle who I hardly see, lives out there, he loves it and says it is the best country that he's lived in; he's lived in a few, whenever I see him he ways tells me I must visit.

[pidsy]

Richard ayoade did one of his 48hrs in... shows about it a few weeks back too.

[rossub]

Stunning pictures.

I can’t imagine it’s easy language wise? That would put me off.

[Sa Calobra]

Going cycling there next year

[SimonTheSailor]

I guess people have just heard of Croatia more so people go there ?

Looks great though, must get there soon.

[Matt..]

rossub said:

I can’t imagine it’s easy language wise? That would put me off.

Almost everyone spoke very good English. It’s a far easier place to travel than you may think.

[craig1912]

Been four or five times skiing and in the summer.
Lovely people, lovely country and cheap- even more so when I first went prior to the break up of Yugoslavia. Even then most people spoke English. Used to stay in Kranjska Gora and Portoroz on the coast. Lubijana is well worth a visit.

[rossub]

Matt.. said:

Almost everyone spoke very good English. It’s a far easier place to travel than you may think.

Interesting to know

[TiminYorkshire]

craig1912 said:

Been four or five times skiing and in the summer.
Lovely people, lovely country and cheap- even more so when I first went prior to the break up of Yugoslavia. Even then most people spoke English. Used to stay in Kranjska Gora and Portoroz on the coast. Lubijana is well worth a visit.

What's the skiing like there?

[PF62]

Matt.. said:

I paid £25 for a flight to Venice and rented a car for £100.
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I had a Volvo XC40 which turned out to be perfect for this trip. It's quite big for the super narrow roads I encountered in places, but the rough roads I found it was really good for. My alternative was a small Abarth 595 and that wouldn't have worked anywhere near as well!

Looks very interesting. Which car hire firm did you use?

[craig1912]

TiminYorkshire said:

What's the skiing like there?

It’s fairly limited (Kranjska Gora) but great for beginners/ early intermediates. Although there is one world cup black run. We hired a car one year due to poor snow and drove over the border to Austria- a few place less than an hour away.
We just loved the atmosphere, food is very good and cheap and people very friendly. Very Austrian in the way it looks.
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/ski/articles/wh...

For a ski beginner I’d choose Slovenia over Bulgaria every single time

Edited by craig1912 on Sunday 21st October 18:52

[Matt..]

PF62 said:

Looks very interesting. Which car hire firm did you use?

Hertz at Venice airport. They had a lot of cheap options to book a specific car. First time I’ve seen Hertz offer nearly everything as specific and not just groups.

[valiant]

Blimey, you're handy with a camera, aren't you!

Stunning pics. Slovenia's never really been on my radar. That may change

[andyjo1982]

pidsy said:

Richard ayoade did one of his 48hrs in... shows about it a few weeks back too.

Me and OH saw that episode, and are keen to visit. Was going to start a thread on Ljubljana.

Pics look incredible OP

[GrumpyTwig]

Ok so now I want to go and I read there's a fair amount of dog friendly accommodation and the scenery looks apt for walking.

[Robertj21a]

Matt.. said:

rossub said:

I can’t imagine it’s easy language wise? That would put me off.

Almost everyone spoke very good English. It’s a far easier place to travel than you may think.

Slovenia's Melania Trump seems to get by with some pretty good English and I gather it's not held her back too much so far - mind you, I suppose that could be Fake News.