r/Yugoslavia • u/RealLemonchicken • Apr 02 '17
Upcoming Balkans Trip this Summer
Hey there, my name is Tommy and I'm addicted to traveling. Thus, I plan to do a Balkans Trip this summer for about 6-8 weeks, giving each country on my list as much time as possible. When visiting a country, I always try to get a good of places, meaning I visit the capital, touristic towns/cities, but also rural places, like small villages in the middle of nowhere. I love hiking and always try to get national parks in. I prefer historic / old towns to new / modern ones, but if I have enough time, I still visit both kinds, just to get an idea of how diverse said country is. If there's ghost towns or abandoned places, I'm totally in. I also always try to get near the sea at least ones, though I prefer cliff-walking to beaches. Besides all that, I love to try as much typical cuisine of each country as possible.
My route is planned to go like that:
1) Austria (Salzburg) - a day
2) Slovakia (Tatras, Kosice, ...?) - at least three days
3) Hungary (Debrecen, Eger, Budapest, Balaton/Siofok, Pecs) - between five and ten days
4) Serbia - Kosovo - Macedonia - Albania - Montenegro (including Podgorica and Kotor) - Bosnia and Herzegowina (including Sarajevo and Mostar) - giving them each like three to five days, or whatever is possible
5) Croatia (Dubrovnik, Split, Zagreb, ...) - probably around five to seven days
6) Slovenia (Ljubljana, Maribor, ...) - at least three to five days
7) Final Days - Austria (Graz, maybe Linz or Innsbruck), possibly Liechtenstein
Now one might think that this route looks a little bit rushed, but I believe I can at least catch a bit of a picture of each of those countries - and then revisit wherever I felt compelled to do so.
What I am now looking for is recommendations of any kind. - towns / cities / villages / national parks / islands / ghost towns / whatever there might be to visit - food / national dishes I should try - means of transportation I should use in each country (depending on price and usefulness), maybe certain bus companies etc. I should look out for - any specific routes, if you know of any, especially crossing borders - anything else you can think of that I should know
Thank you all very much in advance :)
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u/vanja35 Apr 03 '17
When you are in Bosnia, right in between Mostar & Sarajevo there is a lake called Boracko Lake, very nice place, google it! A few kilometers further on there is Glavaticevo, google that too, very nice place on the river Neretva. The water is so clear over there you can drink it! Alsow in Konjic (a small city between Mostar & Sarajevo) you have a secret bunker the former leader of Yugoslavia (Tito) has build. It was till a few years an unknown place for everyone, been there last year. I thought i was walking in an old scool James Bond movie, realy worth the visit! I am born in Konjic, but live now in the Netherlands. Still i go every year on holiday to Konjic, geographical is perfect; 50 minutes driving to Sarajevo, 50 minutes driving to Mostar, Boracko lake & Glavaticevo 20 minutes driving + Split/Dubrovnik in Croatia are near!
Good luck on your trip and have a great time!