Slovenia

Seaside of Slovenia – Coastal part of Slovenia Slovenia is famous for its mountains, but it also has a small coastal area of the Adriatic sea. The region is called… Read More »STRUNJAN – the Most Pristine Part of Slovenian Coast

Have you ever wondered what kind of water you are drinking? Water quality varies a lot in different parts of the world. Slovenia Has One of the Best Tap Water… Read More »One of the Healthiest Waters In the World: Mineral Spring Water in Slovenia

Hiking as a Way of Life – Why Slovenians Love Hiking so Much After living abroad I always found this love for hiking that Slovenians have ingrained in them fascinating.… Read More »Hiking is a Way of Life in Slovenia – A Hiking Paradise in Central Europe

During the years I lived abroad I took many trips to Slovenia, my home country. When I think about life in Slovenia I think of beautiful pristine nature. Endless forests… Read More »How a Trip to Slovenia Rekindled My Connection to Nature

My favorite part of Slovenia, besides the lovely Ljubljana of course, is the northwest of the country. It’s where the magnificent Alps meet the beautiful Soca river, which shapes a… Read More »Back to Nature – Travel to Northwestern Slovenia

Ljubljana has long been known to be popular for cyclists. There is a good infrastructure throughout the town and almost everyone cycles everywhere. It’s so easy and convenient. European Week… Read More »Cycling in Ljubljana

Do gentlemen still exist nowadays? The world needs gentlemen, the world cheers for cavaliers. It really does. But ladies, you can also get a daily dose of chivalry in Ljubljana… Read More »Electric Cars Offering Free Rides in Ljubljana

You know the time when you sit down, put aside your busy schedule, grab a book, breathe in a fair amount of fresh air and relax. Summer is here. And… Read More »Library Under the Treetops in Ljubljana

The name Ljubljana in translation means Beloved. Ljubljana is the capital of Slovenia, a country at the heart of Europe. Slovenia is situated at the crossroad of main European cultural… Read More »Where is Ljubljana, Slovenia?

While I was peacefully reading the morning news a nice little surprise made it much more exciting. It doesn’t happen very often that a country as geographically small as Slovenia… Read More »Why Slovenia is One of the Best Travel Destinations

Every year on 3rd December everyone celebrates the birth of the most famous Slovenian poet, France Prešeren (1800 – 1848). In Ljubljana, there was also the yearly official event of… Read More »Christmas Markets in Ljubljana

Ah, sometimes Ljubljana is wacky and I love it. There was an open-air workshop of painting in the middle of the city center and the object was a young woman… Read More »Nude Painting Class in Ljubljana Town Center

A new video of Ljubljana was released today – credits go to Tourism Ljubljana. Do check it out: This video is not only presenting Ljubljana but also its wider area… Read More »Video of Ljubljana

SILHOUETTE.  The proper definition of a silhouette is “the outline of a body viewed as circumscribing a mass.” If you take a quick glimpse of Ljubljana’s sky, there are many… Read More »Weekly Photo Challenge: Silhouette

Because I sometimes think of Ljubljana as just another city to live in, I find much joy in hearing what other people think of it. And oftentimes you need to… Read More »Ljubljana is a Magical Fairytale Town

Traveling to Ljubljana in autumn is such a good time of the year. The leaves are slowly falling down, covering pavements and creating a soft surface to walk on. Why… Read More »Travel to Ljubljana in Autumn

This week’s photo challenge is BIG. It’s larger than life, it’s unexpected, it’s the protagonist in a scene. It’s big. It often helps to have some normal objects as part… Read More »Weekly Photo Challenge: Big

Sometimes I think of the times or moments when I am really incredibly happy. And something that never lets me down at making me happy is traveling. Putting down the… Read More »Ljubljana Makes You Smile

As written in part 1, travel guides don’t offer enough information and they can’t be as much up-to-date as the tips you can get from a local. So here is… Read More »Things to do in Ljubljana – part 2

Everyone has to escape to different surroundings from time to time. To change the scenery. To breathe in different kinds of air, to refill the batteries, and to cut the… Read More »A Weekend Escape to the Adriatic

MINE. This week’s weekly photo challenge is about a place, object, or view that’s entirely yours. Is it a feeling you feel when you look at the photo, or perhaps… Read More »Weekly Photo Challenge: Mine

Jogging as a New Year’s Resolution I found myself on the runners’ side of the pavement since one of my new New Year’s resolutions was to go for an evening… Read More »Jogging in Ljubljana

Every bigger city has an alternative scene with a warm feeling of familiarity like the feeling of home. Where young souls can meet, exchange ideas, and create new ones. Art… Read More »Ljubljana’s Alternative Quarter – Metelkova

Foam in the fountain – and everybody is happy. This photo is full of life. A man in the wheelchair, a child and her mother, kids, teenagers and men and… Read More »Weekly Photo Challenge: Everyday Life

We are all familiar with travel guide books being jam packed with information. But because there is too much information out there it’s hard to decide what the best option… Read More »Things to do in Ljubljana – part 1

One thing is very typical for Ljubljana: it’s full of graffiti of any kind. There are love graffiti. Political graffiti. Sad graffiti. Happy graffiti. Funny graffiti. Stupid graffiti. You can find… Read More »Graffiti in Ljubljana

What many of us only dream to do – Dalene & Peter Heck actually did it. They decided to sell everything and travel the world. Their blog Hectic Travels is… Read More »Two Bloggers Love It In Ljubljana

This week’s photo challenge is ‘Solitary’. I think of solitary as few rare moments you take for yourself and yourself only. So here it is, a glimpse of ‘Solitary’ in… Read More »Weekly Photo Challenge: Solitary

Yesterday Ljubljana became very alive and bustling with people and events. This is because more than 150 non-governmental institutions presented the work they do and people filled the streets, especially… Read More »The Lively Town of Ljubljana

I don’t want to be all gold and shiny and writing only from my point of view. So I went searching the web for someone else’s opinion about Ljubljana, their… Read More »Blogger Earl Falls in Love with Ljubljana

Views of homemade food, coffee, sweets, and lots of people socializing under the warm September sun. A Surprise Fair was organized today in the center of Ljubljana by an association… Read More »A Surprise Fair in Ljubljana