Allo !
Nous (2 adultes et 2 enfants de 7 et 11 ans) allons faire un road trip du 6 juillet au 4 aout. voici notre trajet:
6 juillet : vol de Montreal a Venise
7-9 juillet (2 niuits): Venise( appartement dans Cannaregio, trip à Burano). nous louons une voiture pour la durée du trajet après notre rapide séjour à Venise (oui on est autorisé à aller en Slovénie et en Croatie). 2 jours c'est court pour Venise, mais nous y sommes allée ma conjointe et moi l'année passée, mais n'avions pas vu Burano. Nous voulons aussi montrer le lieu aux enfants.
9-12 juillet (3 nuits) Route vers Osp. Lunch en route à Trieste De Osp: Piran, Predjamas et les caves de Postojna:
12-16 juillet (4 nuits): On quitte Osp, on arête à Motovun et on a un appartement à Pazin. De là on va voir Rovinj, Porec et Pula.
16-17 juillet: Route vers Pluitvice et on y prend un appartement à 10 minutes des chutes.
17 juillet : On se lève tôt et on visite Plitvice, route vers Zagren en mi-journée
17-19 juillet (2 nuits) : Zagreb
19-24 juillet (5 nuits) : On quitte zagreb et on va vers Ljubljana, on arrête en route (Samobor ?) et de Ljubljana on visite le Nord (Ptuj, Maribor) et aussi Bled et Bohinj
24-25 juillet (1 nuit): départ de jubljana, Vrsic pass et Kobarid. Dodo à Kobarid
25-27 kuillet ( 2 nuits): route de Kobarid vers Verone, 2 nuits à Vérone
J27 juillet au 3 aout (7 nuits): Verone à Val Gardena (stop à Malcessine en route). Nous avons un appartement à Lajen/laion, Daytrip à Trente, Bolsano.....
3-4 août (1 nuit) : Val gardena à Trevisse (.
4 août : Route vers l'aéroport VCE et vol vers Montréal à 13:30
Pour Malcesine, si vous voulez prendre le funiculaire, absolument réserver les billets d'avance... En octobre dernier, en semaine, 3 heures d'attente affichées... on a renoncé... alors en été...
je te réponds en vitesse mais ça m'a l'air conforme à ton ancien sujet ?
j'ai la flemme de le relire ... 😛
juste un truc me fait tiquer :
16-17 juillet: Route vers Pluitvice et on y prend un appartement à 10 minutes des chutes.
17 juillet : On se lève tôt et on visite Plitvice, route vers Zagren en mi-journée
tu passes par où de Pula à Plitvice ?
tu vas faire la route en 2 fois ? judicieux car ça fait un bout de chemin ; en plus j'ai du te suggerer de passer par Cres et Krk ?
il faudrait que je relise ...
par contre le 17 .... 🏴☠️ pas vraiment réaliste ...
ça a l'air proche mais 2/3 heures de route après le parc de plus avec des enfants ...
enfin tu verras
mais tu n'avais pas abandonné l'idée de Plitvice dans ton projet ?
Ouais c'est pas mal semblable, mais comme l'autre fil était devenu long et que là tout est ficelé (ou presque) je me disais que ce serait bien de relancer le tout ailleurs.
En Istrie nous serons basé à Pazin, c'est donc de cet endroit que nous irons vers Plitvice. Je ne sais pas encore quelle route nous allons prendre, on a toute la journée pour se rendre à Plitvice donc s'il y a un arrêt intéressant en route....
Pour Plitvice-Zagreb: on verra bien. Nous, les enfants y compris, sommes habitué aux distances qui se trouvent à de 5-8 heures en voiture, je ne crois pas que ce sera un problème. Nous verrons, si jamais ça s'avère plus difficile que prévu nous aviserons sur place. Il ne resterait qu'une seule nuit pour Zagreb par contre.
je t'avoue que je n'ai pas regardé pour la partie Slovéne ...
oui j'ai vu que finalement tu as choisi la position centrale en Istrie .
comme je te le disais dans l'autre sujet ; il y a 2 écoles et pas vraiment de règle ; les 2 options ont leurs avantages et inconvénients .
vraiment dommage que tu fasses la route directe jusqu'à Plitvice .
De Pazin , un passage par Cres et Krk aurait été un sacré plus ; quitte à enlever une nuit avant .
pour la route ; celle qui longe la cote est pas mal si tu as le temps ; il faut bifurquer à Senj .
il n'y a que la traversée de Rijeka qui est chiante .
à Plitvice tu loges coté Korenica ou Grabovac ?
sinon ; si tu loges au nord du parc tu peux prendre un bout d'autoroute et sortie à Vrbovsko et passer par Ogulin , c'est joli .
Pour Plitvice ; si tu fais le circuit le plus court tu en as pour 2/3 heures avec tes enfants .
c'est surtout jusqu'à Karlovac que la route n'est pas top ; après c'est l'autoroute ; mais quand on a conduit en Italie on peut conduire partout ....
Nous serons au nord du parc (à Smoljanac). Pour le sentier du parc, on va lire plus attentivement pour voir lequel nous offre le meilleur compromis, beauté/temps/distance/affluence.
Le passage par Cres et Krk est , en effet, sacrifié, mais bon faut choisir hein ? Nous voulions réduire au maximum les séjours d'une seule nuit.
Et pourquoi elle n'est pas top la route jusqu'à Karlovac ? Et en fait je n'ai jamais conduit en Italie...pour le moment !
Les routes secondaires sont etroites et assez sinueuses.
Et il ne faut pas etre pressé .
Et surtout attention aux limites de vitesse , il y a beaucoup de controles
On n'est pas vraiment sur les larges lignes droites d'Amerique du nord si tu veux ....
Je me moque un peu des italiens mais les croates sont pas mal non plus , tu verras....😏
esperons qu'ils ne se mettent pas à conduire aussi bien que les héraultais , les gardois ou les croates : 54 morts/an/millions d'habitants en Italie , 63 dans l'Herault , 66 dans le Gard , 73 en Croatie
https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/2387005
Hello Mathilde
Meilleurs voeux
Ha oui les ZTL ....
Je parlais surtout de la maniere de conduire ....😐
Surtout sur autoroute
esperons qu'ils ne se mettent pas à conduire aussi bien que les héraultais, les gardois ou les croates : 54 morts/an/millions d'habitants en Italie, 63 dans l'Herault, 66 dans le Gard, 73 en Croatie
www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/2387005
en dehors du fait que je suis pas concerné et qu'on ne va pas polluer ce sujet il va falloir apprendre à lire des statistiques ...
parce-que 63 morts dans l'Herault ne veut pas dire 63 héraultais etc ....
je ne sais pas où tu habites et à vrai dire ça n'a pas d'importance mais si tu connaissais un peu la région tu saurais que l'A9 est trés accidentogène et que ; je me trompe peut être ; il n'y a pas que des locaux qui l'empruntent ...
En Istrie nous serons basé à Pazin, c'est donc de cet endroit que nous irons vers Plitvice. Je ne sais pas encore quelle route nous allons prendre, on a toute la journée pour se rendre à Plitvice donc s'il y a un arrêt intéressant en route....
Pour Plitvice-Zagreb: on verra bien. Nous, les enfants y compris, sommes habitué aux distances qui se trouvent à de 5-8 heures en voiture, je ne crois pas que ce sera un problème. Nous verrons, si jamais ça s'avère plus difficile que prévu nous aviserons sur place. Il ne resterait qu'une seule nuit pour Zagreb par contre.
En 2017 nous avons fini par nous promener à travers toutes les routes ‘principales’ menant à la région de Plitvice, puis nous sommes repartis vers Zagreb alors je peux commenter là-dessus.
Je vous recommande la route via Senj et Otocac (23-50-52), nous avons fait Korenica-Otocac et c’est une route en bonne condition et peu achalandée, en plus ça vous permettra de faire une partie de la route côtière (jadranska magistrala) en arrivant de l’Istrie. Nous avions pris la 25 via Karlobag et Gospic, très belle mais trop au sud pour vous. Par contre pour la 42 qui arrive du côté nord du parc, route très sinueuse et étroite en s’approchant du parc, et sans point de vue ou grand intérêt — les derniers 30 km ont dû nous prendre une heure.
Après, pour la route 1 vers Zagreb, elle est effectivement très achalandée (ancienne route principale). Slunj et le mini-village voisin de Rastoke ne sont pas mal, ça pourrait être un bon arrêt pour le midi si vous quittez tôt de Plitvice. A Rastoke il y a plusieurs maisons et restaurants sur des îlots dans un méandre de la rivière, avec quelques petites cascades.. rien comme Plitvice mais c’est sympathique.
Vous ne faites que passer mais la région de Plitvice c’est aussi une région où on peut voir plusieurs cicatrices encore très visibles de la guerre. Un exemple est Licko Petrovo Selo, à environ 10km au sud d’où vous logerez, qui était un village serbe assez important mais qui nous a semblé pratiquement abandonné (en son centre du moins). Un gros contraste avec Drzenik Grad, à 2 pas de Smoljanac, avec son église catholique neuve et son centre rénové. Nous avons aussi fait la route du village abandonné de Dabar, nous avons dû y voir 150 panneaux « attention: forêt pas déminée » sur les bords de la route, mais je doute que vous ayez le temps/les nerfs pour ça 😛
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Hello,
I’m looking for a snowy destination in Europe that’s accessible by car from Lille, not too expensive, and family-friendly. We have two kids aged 4 and almost 9. We don’t ski—we just want to soak up the Christmas vibe, go on short walks, and sled right outside our rental.
We’d considered Slovakia (the Tatras—but that’s 15 hours by car) or the Czech Republic (closer—Jizera Mountains, Korenov). We’re also hoping for some sightseeing (castles, monuments) and that festive Christmas atmosphere.
Do you think the Czech Republic would work for us for a week?
Thanks,
Hi there,
We're heading to Crete at the end of September, staying in a hotel near Agios Nikolaos—Zeus Premium Mirabello Bay.
Has anyone stayed there before, or at least in that area?
What are the possible outings?
Are there buses to get around easily?
Is the weather still pleasant then?
Thanks for your feedback!
Hi there, the island of Limnos (or Lemnos) looks like a great spot for a September trip: not too many tourists at that time, plenty of hiking opportunities, beaches, villages, etc. That said, guidebooks mention an airbase on the island, with some sources saying there are more or less frequent aircraft flyovers. For those who’ve been there—how’s the situation with this? Lots of air traffic or noise issues?
Thanks in advance
I'm currently planning a trip to Cyprus for late October. I have a few questions:
- I plan to visit Nicosia, Paphos, and Ayia Napa. What do you recommend in Ayia Napa?
- Is it easy to get around by bus from one city to another? Or do you have any private drivers to recommend?
- Do you have any hotels to recommend?
Any tips or advice is welcome!
Thanks in advance
Hi! I'm torn between these two destinations. If we go to Crete, we'll probably head to the Chania region and the south, which seems wilder. With 10 days and a car, it should work out. If we choose Sardinia, we haven't figured out the exact area yet. We love hiking, swimming, and eating well. We have 10 days at the end of September and prefer to avoid crowds this year. In May, we went to Menorca and really enjoyed it—great hikes, beautiful beaches, good food, and not too many cars.
Hi,
I'm looking for a private transfer from Istanbul Airport to the historic center of Sirkeci. Does anyone know a company? I've found a few:
GetYourGuide,
Istanbultour24.fr (more interesting because they offer round-trip transfers at a lower price).
If you've used any of these services, I'd love to hear your feedback.
Thanks in advance!
Hi,
I'm looking for info on the Pristina–Skopje bus route.
Can you leave from the main bus station in Pristina?
I’ve also heard about a bus station near the theater...
If anyone has details, I’d love to hear them—thanks!!!!
We want to book our tickets to visit the Acropolis site and the associated museum. For these reservations, we need to specify entry time slots.
For the Acropolis alone: the first slot is at 8:30 AM.
For the museum: 10 AM? 11 AM?
We like to wander around, so here’s our question: if we haven’t finished exploring the site after 1.5 hours, is it possible to go back in after leaving the museum?
We’ll be buying tickets from the official websites—audio guides are mentioned. Any feedback on those? On sites like Get Your Guide, the prices are much higher with the audio guide included, but does that mean better quality?
Hello,
We're heading to Istanbul from October 7th to 12th. I’d love to do a dinner cruise on the Bosphorus on a more intimate boat (no show) with a private table and alcohol (wine, since it’s a birthday dinner). Could anyone recommend a reliable company (I’m not looking for a private yacht either) that organizes this kind of evening?
Thanks in advance,
Hi, I’d like to buy a ticket to go to Terezín from Prague using the Pid Litacka app, but I don’t know which zone to get the ticket for. Thanks for your help! 😊
Hi there,
After booking an Airbnb last January for this summer’s vacation in Sarajevo... My "host" canceled our reservation without any reason—this has never happened to me before.
Of course, now it’s impossible to find a place to stay at a "normal" price in Sarajevo with parking...
So we’re falling back on the capital of the Republika Srpska, Banja Luka, which had already crossed my mind before I booked Sarajevo.
I already have quite a few ideas in mind, without having dug too deep into the region yet.
But if anyone has already been there and has suggestions? Even for restaurants—I’m all ears!
And even if it’s not right next door, I’m planning to spend a day in Sarajevo!
Hi, I’m going to Turkey for 3 weeks. I’ve heard that you can’t book through Booking.com once you’re there and that everything has to be reserved in advance. Is it true that Booking.com doesn’t work in Turkey? Thanks to anyone who’s already been or is there—if it’s true, how do you handle bookings?
I’d love to get your opinions and advice on a destination.
It’s actually for my 19-year-old son who wants to go to Greece with his cousin, who’s the same age.
They’re looking at leaving on October 24th for 7 to 10 days.
For their trip, they want gorgeous beaches where they can swim, beautiful typical villages and historic cities, stunning landscapes, but also lively spots for their nights out. In short, they’re not just going there to laze around—they want to make the most of it...
But here’s the thing: will the weather be too iffy at that time, especially for swimming?
Also, would Crete be the best choice for what they’re looking for?
Then, a travel agent suggested Tenerife instead because of the weather at that time of year—he said the climate there is the same all year round. But will they find landscapes and beaches as beautiful as in Crete?
Hi there,
Our first trip to Greece as a couple. We're planning to spend 7 days in Greece from August 30th to September 5th. We'll reserve 2 days for Athens at the end of the trip. For the remaining 5 days, we want to visit an island—any recommendations? Thanks for your tips and details, we really appreciate it.
Hi,
What tips can you give me for dealing with a car rental scam attempt in Lithuania?
In our case, it’s the Avis-Budget agency in Vilnius trying to scam us.
We rented a car at Vilnius Airport for 2 weeks on July 28, 2019, to return it in Tallinn on August 11.
We brought it back on August 11 at the airport, in perfect condition, and with a full tank at the gas station right by Tallinn Airport.
On the parking lot, the receptionist’s booth was closed. So we had to leave the car in the lot and go to the counter inside the airport. The person at the counter told us their colleague had gone for lunch!
But they refused to come out and do the inspection with us because they were alone at the counter.
They told us we could leave and that everything was fine!!!!
Two days later, we got an email from Avis-Budget with two invoices saying the car was damaged—scratched on both sides—and charging us for a full tank of gas. That’s two bills totaling 800 €!!!! Coincidentally, the deposit was 900 €!
It’s clear this isn’t over!!
Have any of you been through the same nightmare? How did you handle it?
Thanks in advance!
I’m spending 2 weeks in Crete in September and will need a rental car.
I usually go with Europcar, but comparing their offer to what Aegean Rentals has, I see Europcar is charging no less than 400 € more for the same car and similar insurance!
I’d love to hear if others have experience with Aegean Rentals, and if so, whether it was a good one?
Hi,
We’re heading to Greece in early October and will be staying in Kineta, north of the Saronic Gulf, and renting a car.
Is it feasible to visit Acrocorinth, Mycenae, Nafplio, and Epidaurus in a single day?
Thanks for your recommendations!
Hi there!
I’m sharing our itinerary for May/June 2027—23 days. This is our first time in Greece, so we’re starting with the must-see spots. We’re planning another trip later to explore the north, Thessaloniki, Macedonia, and some islands.
- Athens, 4 nights
- Corinth area, 2 nights (Heraion of Perachora, Canal, Acrocorinth)
- Nafplio, 3 nights (Mycenae, Epidaurus, Methana peninsula)
- Gefira, 2 nights (Monemvasia)
- Areopoli, 2 nights (Mani). Maybe add an extra night and stay on the peninsula??? Based on my calculations, the Mani loop is about 100 km—doable in a day, but it’d be a quick trip.
- Sparta or Pikoulianika, 2 nights (Mystras)
- Dimitsana, 2 nights (Lousios Gorge, monasteries)
- Olympia, 2 nights (via Lagkadia?)
- Delphi or Arachova, 3 nights (via the west coast, Galaxidi bridge) (Delphi, Hosios Loukas Monastery)
- And back to Athens.
This is just a rough draft for now. We’re planning to stay in hotels or book through Booking.com. What do you think? Thanks for your feedback and suggestions!
Over the past twenty-five years, I’ve traveled the roads between France and Moldova a good ten times, sometimes via Central Europe, other times via the Balkans.
It was while traveling like this—what I call "hitting the road the slow way"—that I realized something simple: our neighbors' neighbors are very clearly our neighbors too. And that’s not insignificant.
After a break of a few years, I’m planning to hit the road again in September, this time heading to Kosovo, crossing through Bosnia-Herzegovina and Montenegro.
Having gotten a bit older, I’ve no intention of rushing—no need to speed ahead of the music! 😄
I’d rather take my time.
I’m not looking to see everything, but to soak in the atmosphere of the places, always leaving room for the unexpected and for encounters.
I’m especially drawn to culturally immersive, authentic, and welcoming regions: lively villages, backroads, preserved landscapes, markets, local festivals, traditions that are still very much alive... and, why not, a few offbeat, forgotten, or slightly secret spots.
If any of you know Bosnia-Herzegovina, Montenegro, or Kosovo a little, I’d love to hear your suggestions for itineraries, stops, backroads, homestays, village festivals, or local contacts, for example.
Planning to return to Belarus in mid-August, I just realized that since last September, Poland has reopened several border crossing points, and for buses, this means connections like Białystok-Grodno.
Several bus company routes, like on infobus.eu, take between 3 and 4 hours.
Trains from Warsaw to Białystok take about 1.5 to 2 hours.
This has the advantage of allowing comfortable train journeys with minimal time spent on a bus.
Also, the Terespol-Brest border might have shorter queues if you still prefer a Warsaw-Brest bus.
Note that another route to Minsk, if you have a paper Russian or Belarusian visa, is the Kaliningrad-Minsk train. It’s long—around ten or eleven hours—but you can lie down and sleep. An option if you fly into Gdańsk and then take a short bus to Kaliningrad.
There are also Belavia flights from Minsk to Kaliningrad, but they’re expensive. The route is scenic:
In any case, this adds a few more options compared to what’s been available over the last four years.
Hi there.
I’d like to know what the daily budget is for Greece in December. I’ll be landing in Athens and staying there for a week, then heading to some other islands—I don’t have a set itinerary yet. Also, I’ve heard that in December, or early January, the temperature is around 11–16°C. Is that accurate?
Finally, does anyone have a good recommendation for a cheap but clean hotel near the tourist sites? I don’t need a TV or any other extras. Also, is Greece gay-friendly?
I’d like to know the opening hours of physical stores between Germany and Austria, and between Austria and Slovenia, that sell the PAPER STICKER toll vignettes that still exist for 2026—non-digital ones. I don’t think they’re open 24/7, and I can’t find the info anywhere.
Thanks
Hi there,
We’re planning a 3-week trip in late September with our camper van to explore Bulgaria and Romania.
What routes would you recommend, starting from the South?
Is there an option to take a ferry in Italy, and is it worth it?
Thanks for all your tips!😊
Hi there, we’re a young couple and we’d love to go to the Blue Eye (Syri i Kalter) between today (26/06/26) and tomorrow (27/06/26).
Is anyone heading there and could give us a ride? We’re super friendly!
Thanks so much!
We're back. It's still a bit tough to get precise info, so here's a quick trip report!
A good starting point is Shkoder, a really pleasant city. You can easily explore Shkoder itself in a day or two.
Two accessible spots: Valbona and Theth.
In both cases, local travel agencies in Shkoder or online offer round-trip or one-way access packages. Super handy, especially for Valbona.
Valbona and Theth are both very steep! There aren’t many easy hikes for less sporty folks (like me!).
Valbona: The highlight is the amazing 2.5-hour boat ride across Lake Koman. There are day trips from Shkoder, but you’ll only get a short tour of the lake. The best option is to do the full crossing—so spend a night in Valbona (or two if you want to hike in the valley) and return.
Theth is deeply nestled in the mountains. The village at the end of the valley, which is a dead end, has lots of hotels, but they’re pricey. Other hostels are scattered along the mountainside road, but it’s a steep climb down to the village or to the start of the two easy hikes (waterfalls and the Blue Eye). For us, it was a one-hour descent (and ascent!). It’s fine if you have a car; otherwise, keep an eye out for a taxi (cheap) or try hitchhiking—it works really well.
Access from Shkoder to Theth is through an agency. The road is in great condition, and you can also rent a car for 2-3 days in Shkoder. If we did it again, that’s the option we’d choose.
We didn’t do the trek and returned to Shkoder each time. I can’t speak to its difficulty, but we were there in late May, and even experienced hikers had given up because of heavy rain and snow.
Hope this helps! It’s a stunning region you shouldn’t miss.
We’re a Canadian couple, both 77, and we’re already planning our vacation for fall 2027.
Timeframe: mid-September to mid-October... dates are flexible, and we might stay even longer.
Initially, I had planned this itinerary:
Athens (3), Naxos (4), Paros (4), Santorini (4), then a flight to Istanbul (7–10 days!!). This would let us maximize our flights and experience another culture.
That’s a lot of ferries, though... I’ve already cut out Milos.
Our second option would be to stay 2 x 15 days on two different islands, but I’d still keep Istanbul as our next destination... or maybe 30 days on one island that offers the chance to take day trips to other islands where the ferry ride is no more than 2 to 2.5 hours. For example, Naxos to Paros only takes 30 minutes. We could return the same evening or stay overnight.
Naxos seems like the best option!!!
For Istanbul, of course we want to do a day cruise on the Bosphorus and see Hagia Sophia. If we stay 6–7 days, what would be the other main attractions? Are there any points of interest we can reach by local bus?
Hi there!
We bought our tickets to Greece at the end of November 2025, and let’s just say the geopolitical climate has really taken a turn since then with the war started by the United States against Iran. Not to mention all the other conflicts happening around the world 😕... Anyway!
Our flight from Montreal is on May 1st, and I was wondering how things are currently being experienced in Greece.
We were planning to rent a car and had already booked accommodations on three Cyclades islands!!
The oil shortage is also worrying us...
If you could share some insights on this, that would be great!
