Piran

After spending a week and a half of the Croatian coast, I figured it was time to move on. Dan had some family in Piran, a small town on the Slovenian coast, and they very kindly let us have the use of an apartment they owned right in the middle of town for a full week.

So I started my trek from Dubrovnik to Piran, which took 3 buses, two trains and just over 20 hours from the time I left to to time I finished. And do you think I got any sleep? Nope! It wasnt all bad though, had some good company for 7 hours, including some random Kiwi's that were on one of the buses from Split to Zadar, but for the most part, it was failed attempts at sleep.

Once I got to Piran though, it was well worth it. While there were tourists around, not many were english speakers - mostly Italian due to the closeness to that border. We actually felt like something of a novelty, which as travelling Aussies is RARE!

It was also good to get to socialise with some locals, with Dans family and their friends being so very hospitable to us.

Probably the best part about the town was that there was very little to do but lay on the beach. Ok, in this case beach is meant in very open terms. There were some concreted areas next to the water, which consistuted a beach there, but they were good all the same!

For two of the days we were there, there was a formula one speedboat event on, which created some excitement, however after a while of seeing boats speed past it loses some of the novelty.

A good day trip to do from Piran, which can also be done from Ljubljana, is the Skocjan caves with some of the most incredible stalegtites and stalegmites you have ever seen. Ok, so now that I have sounded intelligent, let me tell you that yes it was another disaster getting to and from there, as we sat and watched as the bus we shoulda been on leave from Piran, and then waited for over an hour for a bus from the place which never came! Are we jinxed?

While we were in a good sitation in Piran (the towns only hostel costs about 25 euro) I would recommend it for anyone looking for a bit of relaxation in the middle of their journey.