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Travel guides, tips and stories about Slovenia by Patrick Faust, French expat since 2004.

6 September 2013
EuroBasket 2013 in Slovenia has begun
EuroBasket Championship 2013 has begun on Wednesday, 4th September. We’ve already seen two days of matches and we are proud to say that Slovene team is doing very well after beating Czech Republic and Spain! You can follow all information about the competition on EuroBasket official website. I
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28 July 2013
Exploring Slovenia: Pekel Gorge near Ljubljana
Talking about one day walking trips around Ljubljana some time ago on this blog, I have promissed you to visit some of these hot spots and write more about them. After the Kamniška Bistrica Gorges, I visited Pekel Gorge near Brezovica on the edge of Ljubljana Marshes. How to get there? From Ljubljan
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24 July 2013
Exploring Slovenia: Kamniška Bistrica Gorges
Many Slovenian rivers with clear emerald water and breathtaking gorges offer also spectacular views of the mountains around them. Besides Bled Vintgar Gorge, Tolmin Gorges and Mostnica Gorge in Bohinj, Kamniška Bistrica is the closest to Ljubljana, surrounded by the Kamnik Alps. It springs under the
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17 July 2013
Exploring Slovenia: Woodenware and Brown Bear Country
To explore Slovenia in more details and to meet the locals, you need to leave behind all big towns and top tourist destinations and head to the countryside. That is what I did. Being Slovene and originally from the Nort-East region, I think I know Slovenia quite well. But travelling around, I always
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14 July 2013
Where to eat in Ljubljana?
As a small capital, Ljubljana has a large selection of restaurants. You can choose from Slovenian traditional food, Italian pasta or pizza, Bosnian burek, or go more extreme and try some Turkish, Greek, Chinese, Indian, Japanese, Argentinian or even Russian dishes. It is always a difficult decision
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5 July 2013
Interactive map of Slovenia
After several weeks of work, we are inviting you to check our new interactive map of Slovenia where you can find: airports close to Slovenia inter airport shuttles from neighbouring countries to Slovenia or from Ljubljana airport to other parts of Slovenia rent a car companies what to visit, where t
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4 July 2013
Exploring Slovenia: Mostnica Gorge in Bohinj
Exploring amazing Bohinj Lake area, you will find another Slovenian hidden gem by the Stara Fuzina village, the Mostnica Gorge. Walking by the river, you will enjoy the most spectacular rock shapes formed by water, pools and gorges with crystal clear water. There are endless opportunities for photog
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21 June 2013
Bass Camp 2013 : 28-30th June, Griblje (Slovenia)
Vibe Department in collaboration with Dub Lab and Area Zero is organizing bass holiday for all bass heads this summer! The third edition of Bass Camp festival is to held place in Griblje in Bela Krajina for the first time, at a campsite next to Kolpa river. This ‘mini’ festival will showcase all kin
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19 June 2013
Easiest and cheapest way to travel to Slovenia
As a small country, Slovenia only has one international airport, Airport Joze Pucnik, 30 km from Ljubljana. And there are only two low-cost airlines flying to Ljubljana, Easy Jet and Wizzair, which makes Slovenia quite an expensive destination to fly to. So, what can you do? Airports near Slovenia
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17 June 2013
MUSIC FREAKS GATHERING : 23.-25.8.2013 , Slovenska Bistrica, Slovenia
Open air festival of Electronic Music @ Lake Farovec, Slovenska Bistrica, Slovenia TECHNO, HARDTECHNO – HARDSTYLE, HARDCORE – DRUM’N’BASS, DUBSTEP Summer time uncovers good music, hot bodies and pure outdoor pleasure. So join us in August for the greatest weekend of your life
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16 June 2013
Ljubljana city break
Vous trouverez un grand choix d’hôtels, auberges, appartements, gîtes et campings à Ljubljana et dans sa banlieue. Parmi les hôtels de charme dans le centre ville vous pouvez choisir parmi l’Allegro, Lesar, Antiq, l’hôtel Slon Best Western (l’éléphant en slovène) est bien pos
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11 June 2013
Lipica Stud Farm
You will find Lipica Stud Farm by the Italian border, in the picturesque Karst region. This ancient stud farm, named after the linden trees that we find all over the area (linden means « lipa » in Slovene language), was founded in 1580 when Archduke Charles of Habsburg decided to build a royal stud
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