Slovenia Stories


SLOVENIA'S LITTLE SECRET; PIRAN ON THE ADRIATIC

Excerpted from my book OUR SUMMER IN SLOVENIA. Available at Amazon.com Piran is a miniature Venice, has a population of only about 5,000, and is situated at the end of a peninsula protruding into the Adriatic and the Gulf of Trieste. Ruled by Venice for more 500 years, and a source of salt for the Venetian appetite, it became less important under Hap...


RENTAL CAR OVERSEAS-HOW TO SAVE

EXTRACTED FROM MY BOOK: MAKE THE WORLD YOUR SECOND HOME, AT AMAZON.COM Since my costly experience in Ireland, I have rented a Kia from a small independent agency in Australia for $16 a day. In Slovenia, I rented from Marko, a very reliable, never-failed me, 1991 Honda Accord, also for about $16 a day. And in Estonia, I rented a 1992 Ford Mondeo stati...


Hanging out in Ljubujiana

First of all, I continue to pronounce ljubliana wrong. O well. I have been exploring the city with the help of my friend Rok who is a great tour guide and knows more about architecture, history, politics, and legends than anyone i have met. The city has an overall feeling of an older, very cultured world. Slovenians have great fruits, but in particular ...


SLOVENIA SIDE TRIPS-HUNGARY-PART FIVE

Saturday morning brought another mild summer day. Clear sky and breezes so light the hundred-plus sail regatta on Lake Balaton is merely languishing in place. Our plans call for a drive to Budapest, stopping at Tihany, a peninsula that juts almost four miles into Lake Balaton, nearly touching the opposite shore. Tihany is one of the more significant pla...