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We have travelled every year in August to France and also done Germany and Czech and never booked. We love the freedom of following the weather and having no pressure to get from A to B with deadlines.
For all you experts on Croatia can you think back to your visits if you did them in August and let me know if there were vacancies at the campsites at Croatia AND on the route down through Austria.
We have a 3.8 ton van so may meet restrictions.
If we have to book , how long would you allow to travel from Dover down to Croatia.
We have travelled every year in August to France and also done Germany and Czech and never booked. We love the freedom of following the weather and having no pressure to get from A to B with deadlines.
For all you experts on Croatia can you think back to your visits if you did them in August and let me know if there were vacancies at the campsites at Croatia AND on the route down through Austria.
We have a 3.8 ton van so may meet restrictions.
If we have to book , how long would you allow to travel from Dover down to Croatia.
Chris
2/3 days max via S'berg and the Tauern autobahn
Croatia will be full over the European summer hols prob best to book
we did the same trip this august, fram calais i drove 6hr into germany then stayed on a stellplatz for 1 night, then drove down to westendorf and stayed there for 5 or so days then drove another 6 hrs via bled down to pula where we stopped for a while, not once did we pre book and we didnt have any probs, if you need any info just ask, my knowledge is very limited but will try my best.
Hello
We did this again in August for the second year running. We drove from Calais to Lake Chiemsee on the first day & stayed at a stellplatz, and then an early start down to Croatia arriving at about 4pm in the afternoon to Baska. We didnt book as we were told by the site that we didnt need to - however - I would advise that you check when the bank holiday is as we had the last pitch on the site we were staying on. The previous year we went to IPula & Rovinj & again didnt book anywhere, and had no problems.
We also had a 3.8 tonne m/home & didnt encounter any restrictions - in fact in Austria it was quicker as we had a GO box and we could zip through the tolls without having to queue.
If you need any other info please feel free to pm me.
Sarah
August is the busiest but I don't think you need to book. There are a lot of campsites in Croatia and I am sure you'll be OK. Don't know about Austria though.
Regards,
Cilka
Thanks all,
I will study and look out for information for the next few months. We did Germany last year so Austria will be a new adventure with that GO box! May be back in touch with a few of you for more information
Thanks again
Chris
i know its cheeky and some wont aprove but we never buy a go box i just buy a vignette instead and when i bougt the slovenian vignette they ony charged us as 3500kg and really we are 3850kg
i would have just played the thick tourist bit lol
Our van was originally plated at 3500 but we complained and had a new plate issued for 385o but we have not put the heavier plate in the van. It isd 3850 on the log book.
How do the Austrians (and Sloveynians) know what weight you are?Do they look at the log book, weigh your van, check the plate or is it up to you to say what you want?
Chris
In Slovenia motorhomes belong to the same category as cars so you can just buy the vignette - I haven't heard of anybody having their MH weighted in Slovenia (which may be the case in Austria).
I must say we are very happy about this because it is much much cheaper than paying the toll before.
Regards,
Cilka
Hi,
We entered Slovenia (in 2006) on a back road, running due North from Croatia, (a beautiful route by the way) and didn't know there was a toll until I read it on this forum . . .we may have paid tolls on the Motorway going to Ljubljana, I don't remember. Mostly we stuck to smaller roads.
Ljubljana itself is delightful, full of students, and has excellent public transport, which locals use, so there is very little traffic. We intended to park outside and take a bus, but accidentally ended up in the town, and parked on a side street with a parking meter.
The disappearing lake near Postojna is worth a visit and we did "wild camp" there in a quiet corner, and no-one bothered us.
The narrow Croatian coastal strip was busy even in June, so I should imagine pre-booking a few key places for August would be a good idea. We liked taking ferries to the islands (just turn up, you can't pre-book, and you have to pay cash). The S. of the coastal strip and islands, is nicer than the North, less full of Austrians.
We wished we had parked up at one of the campsites (called Autocamps) S. of Dubrovnik, and taken the ferry into the town. Avoid Saturday, and it is possible to find out which day of the week the cruise ships are in - avoid that too. There were 8000 passengers onshore the day we chose! It is a lovely city though.
I think the Northern inland part of Croatia would be less busy, though less to see for the tourist. If you can't find a campsite, you might be able to park up behind a restaurant if you eat there. If there is a campsite, you must use it!
It was worth taking a trip into the more touristy parts of Montenegro, to see Kotor for example. It feels rather 3rd world in comparison with Croatia, but the food we bought in the tiny shops called Mini-markets beside the road was more authentic and flavoursome than anything we bought in Croatia itself - they do a sort of ripened cream which we used instead of butter, with local sour cherry jam . . .mmm!
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and when i bougt the slovenian vignette they ony charged us as 3500kg and really we are 3850kg 
