Whilst channel hopping on the TV last night I ended up watching the World's Greatest Motorcycle Rides on the Travel Channel. This was the first part of a series of programmes, 'The Balkans Adventure', following Henry Cole riding from Ljubljana through Slovenia to Croatia and on to Sofia. I nearly gave up in the first 15 minutes as it was all about the motorbike (clue may have been in the title!) and only persevered due to tantalising shots of the Slovenian countryside and some photos and footage of Steve McQueen 🙂

However, once the bike was up and running, there was a good introduction to Ljubljana and some great shots of Slovenia. I was looking on the listings for the second episode and it appears that the whole series is being broadcast on the Travel Channel this week at 7pm each evening, starting with Episode 1 tonight (Monday 7 December).

I hope it will be worth viewing - a bit less motorcycle perhaps! I have visited Slovenia twice (Christmas and summer), Croatia once (New Year), Bulgaria twice (skiing in the late 1970s and spring time last year) and look forward to exploring further in the future.

Thanks a million for this information - my Sky box is now set to record the series! Very much looking forward to it.

Cheers,

Bob

Hi all, especially those who post on here regarding how much they enjoy visits to Slovenia and Croatia…………….

Whilst channel hopping on the TV last night I ended up watching the World's Greatest Motorcycle Rides on the Travel Channel. This was the first part of a series of programmes, 'The Balkans Adventure', following Henry Cole riding from Ljubljana through Slovenia to Croatia and on to Sofia. I nearly gave up in the first 15 minutes as it was all about the motorbike (clue may have been in the title!) and only persevered due to tantalising shots of the Slovenian countryside and some photos and footage of Steve McQueen 🙂

However, once the bike was up and running, there was a good introduction to Ljubljana and some great shots of Slovenia. I was looking on the listings for the second episode and it appears that the whole series is being broadcast on the Travel Channel this week at 7pm each evening, starting with Episode 1 tonight (Monday 7 December).

I hope it will be worth viewing - a bit less motorcycle perhaps! I have visited Slovenia twice (Christmas and summer), Croatia once (New Year), Bulgaria twice (skiing in the late 1970s and spring time last year) and look forward to exploring further in the future.

Hi there. I saw the last few programmes of it originally but Travel Channel tend to repeat all the time , so it's good to know it is on tonight. Thanks!

Steve McQueen is mentioned because the bike Henry Cole uses is named after him. :thumbup: I love Greatest Motorcycle Rides. He has done quite a few in the States including Route 66.

I missed the Slovenia and Croatia ones so I shall make sure I am watching tonight. 🙂