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consigliero

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I took my son on his bike (we got from one of you) and we made small round trip
So idea was that we come to Ga-Pa and on Saturday morning we go somewhere.
Us we planned we jump to Samnaum for cheap fuel than via Ofenpass

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Umbrail pass

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Horrible trafic jam on Stelvio

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We and day in hotel in Cortina we had rain on Dolomiten so no picctures
On next day we go via Marmolada to Slovenia over Passo de Predil , in Slovenia before going to Vrsic pass we cool down in Soca river
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On Sunday we had election for president and we can loose our vote
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We end day on camp site Umag in Croatia
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Next day was short run to Rijeka over nice small passes and tarmac road(13 km)

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We took ferry Rijeka -Stari Grad on island Hvar
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Next day we spend on Hvar we done small tour to our places
Vidokovac with view in direction islands "Pakleni otoki"
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On the way to Brusje you have many grounds with "Lavanda"
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View to the City Hvar , Pakleni Otoki and on the horizont island Vis
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Stari Grad
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Sleeping in our friend diving center
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Next day we took road to other side of island to get ferry Sucuraj -Drvenik
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View from ferry to Sucuraj

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Neretva valley

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Small piece of Bosnia and Herzegovina sea coast

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Before Dubrovnik famous Franio Tudźman bridge

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Dubrownik old town

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Kotor bay over Risanii

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Road standard which we took , I think it is not in normal use

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Our cheapest camp site 3 EUR for night (all)

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Way via Durmitor

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We buy local cheese

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On this slope I had problem to ride up

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But first picnic on Drina river

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This day ww end in Sarajewo

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Bikers frrm Spain in Sarajewo

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War cemetery first view, Muslim second

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National Parc Tara in Serbia

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Watering hydropack

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River crosing in Romaniai

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Finally we come to camping in Gyula where we stay till Sunday using thermal bath

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Going home was only 520 km part of road in Poland from Zakopane was very stress , we wash our bikes and let them to the parking.

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On this trip we never used highways , we try to use local roads , because on this road there is almost no traffic , you can enjoy your ride.It is sad that in Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia many places where was small town in this moment is only forest . In Montenegro tourism is only on sea coast in other parts of the country tourism almost doesn't exist , that some in BiH and Serbia. Our big benefit was that we where able to communicate with local people because of slavish language so we can talk about their live and situation. Roads are good for GS but on the main road you have to be carefully because they drive fast and can be some traffic but only on transit road which is better to avoid. We had also problem to avoid Belgrade , this city is horrible to ride through in 35 degree, with horrible street traffic. I had only once situation when I nearly fall down because of slippery corner, my son done great work and he enjoy it . It was his first real trip before we made only Kraków Berlin on highway, and Kraków north Poland on local roads.
Never we fill unsafe before in the past years we where also in Albania and we fill safe every time(in Albania there was no language benefit). This is point of view which I have (person which behave behind Iron Curtain).
Regards Marek sorry for my English , when I start to speak my son start to correct me:)
 
Nice trip. We were out that way last year, and had an equally good time.
 
excellent pictures and report.hoping to do something similar in september,you have given me some good ideas. thanks.j
 


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