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Free WiFi Internet locations in Slovenia
More and more of us are using the Internet when on holiday or travelling abroad these days, but one of the biggest problems is finding a reliable WiFi hotspot, preferably a free one! I came across a post today on http://mykafkaesquelife.blogspot.com/ which linked to the Google map below.
Credit for the map belongs to Blaž, a Slovenian blogger. MKL … Read the rest
Tags: camping sites, Internet, Slovenia, Slovenian, Slovenija, WiFi
Affiliate advertising
Sarah and David
To fund the Slovenia-Walking website we use advertising. If you would like to support us and our website please consider reserving your hotel or apartment in Slovenia via Booking.com. Also, it would be greatly appreciated if you would purchase your travel books and maps (or any other items for that matter) at Amazon via our Bookshop … Read the rest
Tags: advertising, affiliate, website
10 Highest Mountains in Slovenia
All but one of Slovenia’s 10 highest peaks are to be found in the Julian Alps, within the boundary of the Triglav National Park, the sole exception being Grintovec, the highest mountain in the Kamnik-Savinja Alps.
Many of these great summits can be reached by the walker who has a head for heights and enjoys some easy scrambling. Some are … Read the rest
Tags: Grintovec, Jalovec, Julian Alps, Kanjavec, Mangart, Mangrt, mountains, Prisank, Prisojnik, Razor, Rž, Škrlatica, Slovenia, Slovenian, Slovenija, Triglav, Triglav National Park, Visoki Rokav
Conservation workshop in Slovenia
Old window, Slovenia
Interested in heritage conservation and learning new skills? Then perhaps you would like to get involved in restoring a 17th century Slovenian cottage to its original beauty.
The American based organisation, Adventures in Preservation (AiP), is holding a conservation workshop in the small village of Brecljevo, which is located near Šmarje pri Jelšah, roughly half way between … Read the rest
Tags: conservation, Slovenia, Slovenian, Slovenija
Waterfalls in Slovenia – our 10 favourites
Here is a list of our 10 favourite waterfalls in Slovenia (in no particular order).
Slap Boka waterfall, Slovenia
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Slap Savica
1. Slap Savica – 78m fall.
This magnificent waterfall is fed by underground channels that lead from the Triglav Seven Lakes Valley. Slap Savica is the source of the Sava Bohinjka.
Access: A 20 minute walk from the car
Tags: Izvir Soce, Martuljek waterfalls, Slap Boka, Slap Kozjak, Slap Pericnik, Slap Pršjak, Slap Rinka, Slap Savica, Slap Voje, Slovenia, Slovenian, Slovenija, Veliki Sumik, walk, waterfall
Some reasons why you should visit Slovenia
Logarska Dolina
Here’s a really nice article that seems to sum up a lot of what is so good about Slovenia and the Slovenians. Read it and you will want to go.
Slovenia-Slovakia
Slovenia, member of the European Union.
Its Slovenia, not Slovakia!
It seems that these two countries get mixed up more than I thought. Here’s an interesting article on a comparison with Slovakia and why Slovenia should rebrand itself. I’ve never had a problem, but then again, I can read a map!
Update – 16/01/10
Still confused? I hope … Read the rest
Website makeover
Previous version of Slovenia-Walking
I’ve been brushing up my CSS skills over the last few days and given Slovenia-Walking a bit of a makeover (there was a bit of Photoshop work involved too). One problem I have is that the white navigation links are hard to see if images are turned off. Can anyone suggest a fix for that without … Read the rest
Tags: website
Website on a mobile phone
Beside Lake Bled
I’ve just installed a plugin called ‘Wapple Architect Mobile plugin‘ so that our readers can access Slovenia-Walking more easily on their mobile phones. The site loads really quickly, although that will depend on the signal strength of course, but its around 4-5 times quicker now. Only the main content is shown, so no adverts and … Read the rest
Tags: mobile phone, plugin, Slovenia, Slovenian, Slovenija, website, WordPress
