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Hi
The Vraisic pass just outside Kranjska Gora is worth a whizz and not too far from Bled . By Lake Bled there is an ace pizza place to take the kids to just near the church / footpath up to the castle . If you find the large hotel to your right , walk towards it and the restaurant is up on your left - well cheap and the  s are good .
Kranj is worth a visit , also there is another less visited lake Bohinj ? south of where you are - very pretty and less tourists .
Croatia Wise anywhere is nice really , i travelled all the way down to Montenegro by bike and didnt want to come back . Would take a German phrase book as alot of locals only speak it as a second language , english being quite rare in my experience .
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also there is another less visited lake Bohinj ? south of where you are - very pretty and less tourists .
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It is Lake Bohinj - in my opinion far nicer than Bled as it was alot less crowded. There is a campsite on the southern shore as well as a couple of hotels/guesthouses at the eastern end. There isn't much else around there but the campsite has very good facilities as well as a pretty good cafe. (I had the best trout I've ever had taken straight from the lake.)
There is a good walk that circumnavigates the lake and you can get a boat ride (electric powered) from the campsite to Ribcev Laz at the western end of the lake. You can also walk up to the waterfall (Slap Savica) but unless it's been pretty wet I'm not convinced it's worth the walk!
In Croatia - there is the hotel Villa Koruna in Mali Ston on the Peljesac Peninsula that offers 10% discount to bikers. No apparent reason but it was a great little place!
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Nice to read this. Spare a week for Slovenia. I'll be back from Spain by the 20th, my right shoulder should be back on place and strong by then,  so we could meet around Ljubljana, Bled or Vršič, which is definitely a great pass to pass. And don't forget the Soča valley, one of the nicest places in Slovenia, spreading from Vršič (south of Kranjska gora in NW Slovenia) pass Bovec to Nova Gorica. Rafting, canyoning, hiking, great views and great curves. You can get in touch with me through my webpage or dial my cellular 041 744 255. You'll find the SI country code and do the "0" trick yourself.
See you, cheers,
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Hi DesertSoul and others
Many thanks for your input. Maybe I'll see you on the road this summer. Look out for either a Suzuki DRZ400e in white/yellow with big tank or a Triumph Thunderbird Sport in black/yellow, both with GB licence plates.
I'll either have a red/white/black Arai TourX or a black/white/checkered road bike helmet on.
My cell number is +44 78 one two 941 eight sixtyseven
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