9hrs on a train, that's the only way to describe the first part of our day today. We managed to be the only people in a 6 person cabin which made the journey alot more comfortable, allowing us to stretch right out with our feet up as we read, slept and watched the world go by. The Ljubljana-Budapest route isn't a major one which is why you don't need a reservation and the older trains run it, in fact it's more of a regional service for Hungary that just happens t...

After another filling buffet breakfast this morning we rugged up against the single digit temperatures in Ljubljana as we prepared for a day trip out to Lake Bled. With the bus station and the train station being in the same place it meant we only had a 10min walk from our room. The bus from Ljubljana to Bled costs €6.50 and only takes 80mins which makes it a perfect day trip, of course if you wanted to stay you'd have no trouble finding accommodation. While wa...

After a solid sleep we took advantage of the buffet breakfast included in the accommodation, it was nice to be able to completely fill our stomachs before the days adventure. Due to yesterday's train issues getting us to Ljubljana 3hrs later than planned we decided that we should extend for an extra night, giving us 2 full days here. One day to explore the city and another day to head out to Bled. We received good news, an extension was possible but we'd have to...

For the first time in the trip we woke to the sound of rain, we should count ourselves lucky that it has taken until day 46 for this to happen. Today we were heading to Ljubljana in Slovenia which required a bus to Villach, Austria to connect with the train. There was an option of an overnight train the whole way but as we've discovered, it may double as nights accommodation but can leave you exhausted for the following day. We took the camp shuttle back into Ve...

After another typical start to our day, coffee and croissants, we hopped on the 9am shuttle and headed back into Venice. First stop though was the train station to organise our reservation on the train to Ljubljana for the following day. Whilst our Eurail covers the costs of the train rides you do need to reserve a seat on certain routes, this comes with a small reservation ticket fee of anywhere up to €20. Reservations generally apply to the fast train routes,...