in Slovenia, there is Predjama Castle which reigns over the surrounding area, perched high up in a vertical cliff, not far from the Postojna cave, in the idyllic village of Predjama. It is an interesting and romantic sight throughout the year: in the spring and summer its surroundings are abundant with blossoms and flowers, in the autumn it is clad…
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Our next full day tour was with a company called Slovenia Explorer, we were undertaking a tour called Coastbusters - Seaside in one day. We first stopped at Socerb Castle offered views of the Slovenian coast and the Gulf of Trieste. And also we we saw our only cat in the whole of Slovenia ! And he was a cutie…
SLOVENIA, BLED, VINTGAR GORGE – SO BEAUTIFUL !
I had no idea about the Vintgar Gorge. I had literally googled it as I was not sure I wanted to walk this. The Vintgar Gorge or Bled Gorge is a 1.6 kilometre gorge in northwestern Slovenia in the municipalities of Gorje and Bled, four kilometres northwest of Bled. Carved by the Radovna River, it is the continuation of the…
We booked a full day tour from Roundabout called the Alpine Fairytale. We were meant to be picked up at 8am from Levstikov Trg but due to a road accident that morning, we eventually got in the mini van at 9 am. We were driven first to the Alpine region below the Julian Alps where we stopped in Skofja Loka, one…
We spent five nights in Ljubljana, Slovenia and these were the sights we saw. It is such a quaint, small city that I really enjoyed spending time in ! Our first morning, we did a two hour walking tour. And saw the Old Town Square and Town Hall. The New Town Square and the university area. Did you know that…
TRAVEL PLANS FOR 2017
My travel plans for 2017 are again a mixed lot. My husband requested that we did not do a long haul this year. He did not want to fly more than six hours. And he still has to have a two annual leave block. Where as I luckily do not need to do that any more. But I also have to…