Traveling in the former Yugoslavia

[quote]We are certainly going to Ljubljana, which is very close

Come say hi! 👋

^^ To be clear, that's supposed to be a waving hand, not a fleshlight. I wasn't soliciting sex. 😑

[quote]I wasn't soliciting sex.

Mostar, by Frank Brangwyn

My husband and I did this trip in September. We went to Slovenia, Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Croatia. Mostar was crowded with tourists but town is interesting to see. We also visited Sarajevo which is interesting and a little depressing at the same. In Slovenia, we really liked Ljubljana which is very walkable and charming. But don’t miss Lake Bled nearby. The most beautiful scenery with a lake and small island with a church. Besides visiting the coast in Croatia, Zagreb the capital is also interesting. The guys in Zagreb were the best looking in the Balkans overall.

Also: I've been to Trieste on business before, and I flew in and out of Venice and took the train to Trieste. Does anyone know; if I want to fly back out of Venice again, is it possible to take a ferry from one of the coastal Croatian cities (like Split) back to Venice, so I don't have take trains back up the coast again?

Thanks for your help.

You should go to Slovenia to see the statue of the Whore.

r6 No ferries; train back up to Trieste.

r7 I googled that statue just now to see what's up with it these days and I can't fucking believe another municipality paid €1.5k to commission a similar statue of Trump, and they had the temerity to call it the Statue of Liberty, after the one on Liberty Island. They even sang Amazing Grace at the opening, which was yesterday! Thankfully, it got vandalised overnight - someone drew a Hitler stache on it. You guys, I'm so embarrassed and so sorry on their behalf. They're our deplorables from a very, VERY rural area. 🤦‍♂️

Serbia is a shithole.

I've been to all of those. Belgrade is definitely the most cosmopolitan place with most fun or interesting things to do (nightlife, galleries, some rather cool museums, cafe culture). Zagreb and Ljubljana felt positively provincial in comparison; I like Ljubljana and it's very pretty but it's kind of like going to Bern, Switzerland or some place like that. However, it is a useful vantage point for going to the Slovenian alpine countryside and places like Bled which are very charming. I would bypass Zagreb altogether and head for the Croatian seaside, probably Istria, Dubrovnik (which has been sodomized by mass tourism, but very beautiful nonetheless) or the islands such as Hvar or Mljet. Sarajevo and Mostar are kind of interesting for a day but that's about it.

r10, what about Split?

Split? The old city is very nice but Split is a big, working port, the largest one in former Yugoslavia I believe, and it shows a bit. It reminded me a bit of Naples. We spent a day there and then took a ferry to spend a few days on the island of Brac which was very lovely.

Also, r10/r12: did you travel by train or by car through the region?

Try Dubrovnik, dear before you go home," 'cause it's the kind of a town where you'll be likely to fall; and all the toni cognoscenti find the Balkans a ball

[quote]. We are certainly going to Ljubljana, which is very close, and then would like to go to Split (definitely) and Dubrovnik

Say "hi" to Minnie and Roman when you're in Dubrovnik!

R9 is right. Don't go to Serbia, it's a homophobic shithole.

R10/R12 here. We travelled between capitals by plane (Belgrade, Ljubljana), took trains otherwise, as well as some ferry rides when we were on the Adriatic coast. In response to Serbia being homophobic, their PM is an out lesbian who attends public functions with her partner and we never felt unsafe in Belgrade and Novi Sad, the two cities we visited. To be honest, in both Croatia and Serbia, and in particularly in Bosnia, everywhere outside the main cities is rather conservative in social attitudes. Slovenia is pretty laid back and the attitudes are much less conservative. Also, try to avoid organized groups of young soccer hooligans in both countries (Croatia, Serbia) because they are the biggest instigators of racist/nationalist and homophobic incidents.

Thanks, r10/12/r17--I appreciate your information!

MARY!!! they'll be foreskin everywhere. Stay away!