Istria, the north part of Croatia, completely stunned us with its lush green scenery. Very different from what we’ve seen before.
We took a few days of rest there in a small sleepy village, longing for some peace and quiet.
After that we continued our journey further towards the Slovenian border, following the Parenzana trail - an old railroad track turned into a gravel path. Gently rolling through the landscape we could see lots of beautiful old villages on top of the hills.
The air was heavy as we drove into Slovenia, our first border crossing without checkpoint. We rode next to the seaside for a while and before we knew it where in Trieste - Italy, which marks the half point of our journey!
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00:00 First kilometers in Istria
00:31 What is this drink!?
01:35 This is the route we took
02:00 All of a sudden it’s flat for a minute
02:30 Refresh
02:57 Setting up camp
03:43 Cycling through all this green!
04:44 Explained; we’ll take a few days off
06:06 Pasta!
06:48 The resting pays off
07:17 An early start
08:48 Beautiful Istria
09:40 Breakfast? Lunch? Brunch?
10:09 Starting the Parenzana Trail
11:47 Tunnels!
12:16 Coffee
13:03 The reoccuring story with the Drone
13:52 A real Roadside Picnic
14:18 More tunnels
15:16 Triple track
15:33 It’s been a (good) long day
16:54 Border crossing with Slovenia
17:17 The last tunnel towards Trieste
18:08 Arriving in Trieste
18:23 Joyce!
18:34 Sightseeing in Trieste & outro