Hi -
My family and I are planning a trip to Croatia and Slovenia in August. We have not bought tickets yet but plan on flying into Ljubijana on August 12 and out of Zagreb on August 23. This is of course flexible, these connections just seem to be the most efficient at the moment. I am really looking for small towns that will be less busy than the main spots (realize everything's going to be crazy in August).
We have four kids under the age of 12 and have been traveling abroad with them about once a year since they were born. They have been all over and are generally ok with doing whatever (and their favorite part is always the plane ride).
I have done several rushed itinerary type trips and would like help balancing between not being rushed and making good use of time. I think we'd be most interested in scenario and small towns.
I have read through all the recent posts on these countries as well as Fodor's and Lonely Planet. I have mapped out a little itinerary but hoping to get some boots-on-the-ground feedback of maybe some smaller out of the way places to stay near the towns I mentioned. Any and all other advice is much appreciated!
The tentative plan is as follows:
Fly in to Ljubljana
then to Trieste
then make way down to Zadar area
then up through Plitice Lakes
then to Zagreb
I figured this would be a good swatch for 12-13 days-ish but not really sure practically. Thanks again for your help!