its only gonna be a whistle stop 10 day thing,maybe 2 or 3 days in each country..has anyone been on this route and have any tips for places to visit,accom and trains etc etc..also any tips and advice for inter railing in general would be great
Answer on Inter railing thru italy slovenia croatia?
I went inter railing in eastern Europe last summer and i went through Croatia and Slovenia. I just passed through Slovenia, so i don't really know whats there. Croatia is a beautiful country, but some of its tourist attractions are some what limited when it comes to rail travel. The capital Zagreb is a nice city to chill out in, sit in pavement cafes drinking and eating ice creams n that kind of thing, It has a nice old town but doesn't really have any major world famous type sights or anything, its a very friendly relaxed kinda place though, which i liked. Plitvice lakes national park is a breathtakingly beautiful place, and Croatia's number 1 tourist attraction, however you cant get to it by train, you have to get the bus or a car (the bus from Zagreb was about ?7). Dubrovnik is also a nice place, but again, you cant get there by train. The train only goes down to Split (another very nice city) its then 3 hours by bus to get to Dubrovnik. I only very loosely planned my trip to allow for missing trains etc, the trains tend not to be all that regular, and if your doing long distances missing a train can delay you best part of a day if your unlucky, so best thing is to either totally wing it and not book any hotels/hostels or anything, or if you have booked accommodation before hand as i did then make sure you have planned ahead and know exactly where you want to go and when. I stayed in hostels during my trip in the Czech republic, Poland, Hungary and Croatia, all were decent with helpful staff etc. I didn't have any language problems as everyone knew enough English for me to be lazy and not learn any of their languages (all though i did try a little lol ). You meet lots of interesting people on the trains too, its a great experience. As for Italy, i haven't inter railed there, but have been there a few times....where do you start when it comes to places to see?!?! I think Venice is incredible! Hope this helps and you enjoy your trip! :)
