Stumpjumpers and Struklji in Slovenia. Guest post by Anna Van Leemputten: On Friday, we were met by another GoOpti driver called Robert. An ex-policeman he had once been the driver and bodyguard for the Prime Minister of Slovenia. However, like Greece, Slovenia has had several Prime Ministers in recent times. Thus, he drove us to Kamnik […]
First Impressions of Ljubljana
Ljubljana Slovenia – European Green Capital 2016: Guest post by Anna Van Leemputten Carpe Diem. When someone suggests you visit a country you are only vaguely aware of and have only ever passed through as a stopover on a journey to somewhere else, whilst also offering cycling on snow (and you are a bit of […]
Ljubljana Christmas Market and More
Christmas in Ljubljana, Slovenia: Guest Feature by Anna Van Leemputten When you don’t have much time to ‘shop’ and still take in cultural and sporting elements of a country, a Christmas market, which brings together very different arts and crafts, has an obvious attraction. Do not be mistaken when Ljubljana describes its market more as […]