An issue with travelling is how long on the road is enough. We have done our share of travelling over the last nine years or so and this question still arises. Just one week ago we were getting ready to leave our new friends on the “Romantica” bike and sail holiday to set off again on our own to discover new places.
Whilst we liked Dubrovnik a lot and we needed to take the opportunity to see it whilst in this region, we did feel that we could have had a day less. From Dubrovnik we took a day to travel inland to Zagreb, the idea being to get another view on Croatia and how people live there. From Zagreb we were essentially heading back to Munich and the plane back to Australia, using the train system to make short stops at Maribor and Graz. Stops here were mainly for sentimental reasons relating to Randalls' fathers' time in this area during WWII. Fair enough.
However, at this stage of our travels, we mentally “turned the corner” some time in Dubrovnik so that, like other animals, when we get a sniff that we might be heading home, that goal seems to dominate matters.
So, no matter how interesting a place is, how good the weather is or how much effort we have made to get to places, interest wanes, energy levels drop and we will be happy enough to climb aboard the aircraft next Wednesday.
But, hold on, Graz has reignited the candle and the urge to explore. This town is better than Salzburg in our opinion and has a lot less tourists. We are situated just outside the old town with a view of the river and the old town – very picturesque. We have already extended our stay here. Perhaps we might even take a trip out to the Styrian countryside and take in a walk in the water-filled gorges and lunch in a little village or see another schloss. Which direction, town should we visit? So many choices!
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