Category Archives: By Country – Slovenia

Circles around (former-)Yugoslavia

Posted on September 14, 2012 by EllieGee

Another chapter of the trip closes … we have been zigzagging our way around the countries of Former Yugoslavia since April. There’s only one country we didn’t get to and not everyone agrees that it is a country – Kosovo. … Continue reading →

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Oh, Ptuj!

Posted on August 23, 2012 by AdrianC

Back in 1995, the 2cv World Meeting was held in Slovenia, around the Maribor and Ptuj area. This year, Maribor’s the European Capital of Culture. I don’t know which is cause, which is effect, or whether it’s pure coincidence, but … Continue reading →

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Border country

Posted on August 21, 2012 by EllieGee

We were sad to bid farewell to our friends in Ljubljana, but it was time to hit the road once again. We headed south-west and then took a road north up the Vipava valley, not so very far from the … Continue reading →

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Lingering in Ljubljana

Posted on August 17, 2012 by EllieGee

Ljubljana is a city that invites visitors to linger. It’s a small scale city compared to other European capitals, with a population of only 280,000 (the whole country only has two million inhabitants). It’s young at heart while preserving its … Continue reading →

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On a guided tour of Slovenia

Posted on August 12, 2012 by EllieGee

Into Slovenia where our friends in Ljubliana, Peter and Alenka, had asked us to come at around 7pm to allow them to get home from work before we arrived. We didn’t really know how long it would take us to … Continue reading →

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