Category Archives: Croatia

Croatia – Zagreb, Rab Island, Batina, 23 June – 06 July 2025

Posted on Sunday, 6-July-2025 by Chris Desmond

Pocenia to Zagreb – 300 kms in 3:42 hrs, first a toll to the Slovenian border €1.70 then the Slovenia evignette which you buy online in advance  7 days for €8.00 and finally a toll from the Slovenia border to … Continue reading →

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Croatia, Zagreb, 24 – 28 Aug 2024

Posted on Thursday, 29-August-2024 by Chris Desmond

Bratislava, Slovakia to Zagreb, Croatia – Most of this ride was through the backroads of Hungary where I only stopped to re-fuel. Motorcycles do not pay a toll in Slovakia but I had to buy a one day Vignette for … Continue reading →

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Hastings, United Kingdom, 25 Aug. – 06 September 2023

Posted on Wednesday, 6-September-2023 by Chris Desmond

Zagreb to Regensburg to Veghel to Hastings to Perth – time to head for home 1,700 km to Hastings. Then flights from Heathrow to Kuala Lumpur and KL to Perth 14,800 km. Not the favourite part of my journey dealing … Continue reading →

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Croatia, Zagreb, 20 – 24 August 2023

Posted on Thursday, 24-August-2023 by Chris Desmond

Cervignano to Zagreb – this time I took the freeway all the way rather than the back roads through Slovenia, too hot to dawdle. The Slovenia vignette is €8 for 7 days and I can use it on my way … Continue reading →

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Croatia, Zagreb, Krk Island, Batina, 02 – 18 July 2022

Posted on Monday, 18-July-2022 by Chris Desmond

Palazzolo to Trieste on the freeway then onto back roads into Slovenia, no border stop. Arrived at the Croatian border and there was a long queue, people heading for the coast on the weekend. Rode on the wrong side of … Continue reading →

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Italy, Trieste, 17 August – 01 September 2019

Posted on Sunday, 1-September-2019 by Chris Desmond

Rijeka to Trieste a short ride that passes through Slovenia. When I was a few kilometres from the Slovenian border traffic was at a standstill, I thought it was either roadworks or an accident, wrong. After a few minutes 4 … Continue reading →

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Croatia, Rijeka, 13 – 16 August 2019

Posted on Friday, 16-August-2019 by Chris Desmond

Apatin to Rijeka, Croatia – Short ride to the Croatian border over the back roads, this is not a busy crossing either, only a few cars waiting at the Serbian end and being on a bike I rode to the … Continue reading →

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Croatia – Pula, 15 – 19 June 2018

Posted on Wednesday, 20-June-2018 by Chris Desmond

The ride from Sibenik to Pula along the D8 was a nightmare as far as Rijeka with strong, gusting winds (Bora) trying to blow me off the cliffs and into the sea, completely the opposite of when I was coming … Continue reading →

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Croatia – Sibenik, 10 – 14 June 2018

Posted on Thursday, 14-June-2018 by Chris Desmond

I rode from Makarska to Sibenik on the D8 again, retracing my route on the way down. Blue skies, blue seas and the road winding along the mountainside, a perfect day. Sibenik – the main reason I stopped here was … Continue reading →

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Croatia – Makarska, 08 – 10 June 2018

Posted on Sunday, 10-June-2018 by Chris Desmond

Having reached the southern end of Croatia I am now heading back along the same coast road (D8) to the north with the same beautiful scenery. I took a small detour and stopped at the town of Ston to take … Continue reading →

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