Piran, Primorska, Slovenia

A quick Google search will reveal many websites dedicated to holidaying in Slovenia and one of them that we have enjoyed browsing is “All Slovenia Holidays”, which belongs to Gabriela Rupp.

Gabriela is an Independent Internet Professional and the author of several German and English websites. She has Slovenian roots and  … Read the rest

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Church of St Primoz near Jamnik

All England football fans will know that the England team will take on Slovenia in the group stages of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, but how many will know where Slovenia is, or have even heard of this wonderful country on the sunny side of the Alps?  … Read the rest

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Venice, gondolas

I was asked today by a follower on Twitter for tips on how best to travel from Venice to Ljubljana. Its a journey we have done by car but not by public transport. What are the options then?

By train seemed the most obvious way and there is a direct line. However, there  … Read the rest

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Hay drying in Trenta

Ths is a lovely video of still images of Slovenia and a great introduction to this wonderful country. The pictures have no captions but its fun guessing the locations.

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Beside Lake Bled

Earlier this year (2010) a new Slovenia Tourist Board Office opened in London “for practically everyone interested in Slovenia”.

Address & Contact details -

Information Office of the Slovenian Tourist Board

10 Little College Street

SW1P 3SH London

Tel: 0870 225 5305

Fax: 020 7222 5277

E-mail: london(at)slovenia.info

Web: http://www.slovenia.info

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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.  … Read the rest

Tags: camping sites, Internet, Slovenia, Slovenian, Slovenija, WiFi

Ptuj beside the River Drava

The Kurentovanje festival in Ptuj. Now this looks like fun!

The Kurentovanje is the most important carnival event in Slovenia with a 50-year-old tradition which preserve the ethnographical tradition.

Full details of this 11 day festival (05 Feb 2010 to 16 Feb 2010) and loads of pictures can be  … Read the rest

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Slovene

I stumbled across this interesting Slovene language site today – www.digitaldialects.com.

It’s an entertaining way of improving your Slovenian vocabulary by completing some simple but fun exercises or games. Areas covered include greetings, numbers, colours, animals, food and some general vocabulary.

Have fun!

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Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport (aka Brnik airport) is to close temporarily in April 2010 for two weeks to allow for runway renovation.

Flights to and from Ljubljana during this time will operate from Maribor in the north-east of the country and passengers should allow for extra transfer times. Full details can be found by following this link to the Read the rest

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Book group accommodation in Slovenia

Hostelbookers.com also offer a group booking service which makes finding the right place to stay in Slovenia quick and easy.

Hostelbookers.com cater for families, school and college groups, hen and stag trips plus sports groups. In fact, whatever your group or interest we recommend contacting them for a quotation.

Why

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