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Juliana Trail and Italy
  • Lara Marich
  • Rudi Marich
  • Lara Marich
  • Rudi Marich

Juliana Trail and Italy

First up a 3 week circular hiking trail in the Julian Alps and Soca Valley, Slovenia. Then on to some serious R&R on the coast of Puglia and Lake Garda, Italy. Read more
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    May 29, 2023
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    Singapore Changi Airport

    May 29, 2023 in Singapore ⋅ ⛅ 31 °C

    8 hour stopover Singapore 😁
    Home this morning 5 deg
    Singapore 33 deg
    Tiger beer and Singapore Slings all round
    Next flight ✈️ Munich
    12 long hours 😪

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    Munich

    May 30, 2023 in Germany ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C

    After a 36 hour journey we finally arrived at our first destination Munich
    Checked in to our hotel for a quick shower and change of clothing and headed straight back out to explore

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    4We are back in the land of beautiful tracht clothing - loved these felt woodland creature brooches.

    Italian Bar

    May 30, 2023 in Germany ⋅ 🌙 17 °C

    In the evening, we swapped out pork knuckle and beer for Aperol Spritz and pasta in a little Italian Bar, in the back streets of Munich. It was such a great little find and we returned for a breakfast of pistachio croissant and Prosecco.Read more

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    Salzburg

    June 1, 2023 in Austria ⋅ 🌙 13 °C

    Today we travelled from Munich to Salzburg were we met up with a great friend of ours, Verena
    We spent the day exploring, talking, eating and drinking 🍸 🙃

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    Salzburg to Heiligenblut

    June 1, 2023 in Austria ⋅ ☀️ 9 °C

    This morning we met up again with our dear friend Verena and loaded our gear into her camper (Paulina) ready for our road trip to the small village of Heiligenblut, at the base of the Grossglockner (Austria's tallest mountain).
    This journey took us through picturesque Austrian scenery and we took a small detour to Zell am See - a stunning lake surrounded by snow capped mountains. The sun was shining brilliantly and we enjoyed a drink and picnic by the water watching the small electric boats, SUP paddlers and swans ....no motor boats are allowed on this pristine lake.
    As we continued on our way, the road started to wind up the high mountain pass, taking us to the heart of Hohe Tauern National Park. This journey and the views were simply breathtaking - we were completely surrounded by high mountain peaks covered in snow, with iced-over lakes below.
    The road then switched back and forward, down into the deep valley to the small village of Heiligenblut. When we checked into our hotel and logged into wifi we received a Find Penguins memory and purely by chance it was 5 years to the day that we were last here - the hotel manager remembered us and was astonished by this....the crazy Australians returning to walk the mountain!
    The evening was spent soaking up the views from our balcony in the sunshine.    Read more

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    Salzburg to Heiligenblut

    June 1, 2023 in Austria ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
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    Franz Josefs Hohe to Heiligenblut

    June 2, 2023 in Austria ⋅ ⛅ 8 °C

    We were feeling very lucky as the trail from Franz Josefs Hohe to Heiligenblut was opened the day we arrived 😀 The following morning we were transported to the trail head and started our descent to Heiligenblut. We walked this trail five-years ago to the exact day.
    We were extremely lucky to have fantastic weather for our hike    Read more

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    Kind locals called us over to their private hut and gave us schnapps and honey tea.

    Day 1 Juliana Trail

    June 4, 2023 in Slovenia ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C

    Today we started the 350km Juliana Trail.
    Day 1 Lake Bled to Goreljek on Pokljuka
    22km
    920 mt ascent
    102 descent
    We walked in light rain for about 3 hours. It was quite a challenging hike but with ever changing scenery - the picture perfect lake, small villages, caves, canyon and open pastures with cows grazing (the sound of their bells is beautiful).Read more

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    1Rock hopping down the very wet trail3Emergency snakes required today when we had our one short reprieve from the pouring rain.We went to church today ....well we took shelter at the entrance!1A well earned lunch when we arrived at our village.

    Day 2 Pokljuka to Stara Fazina

    June 5, 2023 in Slovenia ⋅ 🌧 12 °C

    18.1 km, ascent 97m, descent 1050m
    This morning we woke to heavy rain as predicted 😑 We left our hotel late morning hoping the rain would ease. How wrong we were, it rained heavily for the entire hike of 6 hours. The weather forecast looks no better tomorrow 😬 The best part of the walk was rock hopping all the way down the mountain path (which was actually a running creek/mini waterfall) trying to keep our feet slightly dry ......we failed, but managed not to slip on slippery rocks at least 🌧️Read more

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    View from our room1Slovenian bee hivesWe had a beautiful room at this hotel with views of the lake

    Day 3 Stara Fuzina to Bohinjska Bistrica

    June 6, 2023 in Slovenia ⋅ 🌧 15 °C

    Shorter day today of only 12km. Started walking at 11:30 hoping the heavy rain would slow, we got lucky and only had a few showers for the hike😁

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    1One tight parkDelicious fresh local troutOur lunch stop with beautiful viewsWe saw salamanders in this pond.

    Day 4 Bohinjska Bistrica to Podbrodo

    June 7, 2023 in Slovenia ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C

    Distance 16km, ascent 770, descent 782, rating -Difficult
    A beautiful forest path up over the Vrh Bace mountain pass then down to the small village of Podbrdo. Tonight we enjoyed a lovely dinner with a German couple (Anita and Ditmar) who are also walking the trail.Read more

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    Day 5 Podbrdo to Grahovo Ob Baci

    June 8, 2023 in Slovenia ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C

    21.2 km, 1009m ascent, 1207m descent, rating - Difficult
    Our day started with a steep 500m climb to the top of the ridge with clear views through the valley. We had the option of shortening this stage but we decided to push on to the next village and catch the train back to our accommodation in Hudajuzna. This path was much longer and more challenging than expected and culminated in a frantic (and not very graceful) backpack sprint for the train. The host of the homestay apartment, Danica, gave us the most beautiful welcome and we enjoyed a memorable night (along with our fellow hikers Anita and Dietmar) around the table with a delicious homecooked meal + beers + local wine + liquor + slivovitz. Needless to say, we all slept well!Read more

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