Cycle from Ljubljana to Julian Alps – Slovenia

Hi there folks, I cycled from Ljubljana to Kranska Gora with Life Adventures back in Aug/Sep 2017. It was my first ever foreign cycling experience and I was completely satisfied. The team there went above and beyond to make sure I was getting the most out of my experience. I spent a couple of days in the city before I began my cycle trip so was ready for the adventure NW to the Julian Alps. I brought the few of the things I expected I would need taking into account that nearly everything essential was included. *A comfortable bike (which I had no troubles with! They tweak it to your size), *2 secure generous sized panniers *Detailed maps with the route drawn on it accompanied by a written description of each section of the trip. This was extremely useful as I referred to the descriptions when looking for landmarks etc. *The hotels for the two intermediate nights which included dinner( if I remember correctly!) when you arrived and certainly breakfast the following morning. *They supplied the essential puncture repair kit and other must have tools so I was prepared for any unlikely mishaps. *Not to mention phone signal was good along the whole route so if things got a bit much I could always just call anytime and staff would never be too far away to come get me. Of course I didn't need to call. *Also the luggage transfer made things even more efficient and easy. I brought a 2ltr camelpack type hydration bladder and related backpack which I found to be a good decision. To keep it a lite as possible I only had a fruit and nut mix to top up my energy on the move. I brought some cycling glasses to stop me tearing up going down hill but didn't use them much. Obviously because your luggage is transferred from the start of the trip to the finish point you only need to take what you may require for the 3 days in the panniers and any other storage you decide to take with you. I.e toiletries, a couple of spare garments, waterproofs if you deem necessary, snacks, a mobile phone, perhaps valuables (I didn't take any except a camera and my passport/drivers licence as ID and of course some cash money for lunches and treats along the route). Don't forget your charger(s). The cycling its self was just remarkable. The route gives you a cross section perspective of this wonderful country from the city to the mountains and everything in between. Its really hard to pick a favourite part as one has to take such an experience as a totally authentic perspective of the country, so I enjoyed the whole trip. As far as difficulty goes I'm 29, but by no means a fitness freak. Ex smoker. I completed the trip solo with relative ease. There were a couple and only a couple of times I had to push the bike because of short but steep accents which with prior training I probably would have managed fine.The team clearly know the land well and calculated the the route so there would be as little accents as possible. So i reckon this would be suitable for a range of peoples abilities and by no means limited to a serious cyclists trip. Would be good for a families as well but obviously as you spend some time on roads i would imagine you wouldn't want to take very young cyclists unless you know the know! Overall I had a great time and intend fully on going to Croatia with this company in the future. Much love to the Life Adventure team and good luck to those of you who embark of this super fun hassle free self guided cycle! David Scotland