Arriving by train into Split does not really provide the best welcome to Croatia's second city. The railway station is, well frankly, a bit of a disgrace and despite the modern ticket office area (which you will not find when you first arrive) the first impressions are not that good. Admittedly the railway station is very close to the ferry port and bus/coach station so is well placed transport wise (although rarely do any of these three make for the best environ...

After a three hour coach trip from Ljubljana it was nice to get to Rijeka. Our hotel, or more accurately our 'Botel' was moored in the harbour about ten minutes walk from the railway station and was handy for the city centre too. For the price paid (around £40 a night) it was pretty good and a little quirky too! In need of some food we found a great little pizzeria, although the ambience seemed more French than either Italian or Croatian. The prices were ver...