The idea was simple: spend February 8, Slovenia’s Day of Culture and a national holiday, getting acquainted with three of the country’s autochthonous grape varietals. I had just spent nearly three weeks bouncing between four hotels in three cities in three countries, my head buried deep inside a computer. Answering the ad was easy. And… Continue reading
What do you do when ominously dark clouds gather and thunder claps loudly just a few minutes before you’re about to set out for a short drive to a mountain peak? On this day, we accepted the dare. And, for the most part won. Above is a view to the southeast from the summit of… Continue reading
Mayors of five central and Southern European cities met for an informal round table meeting in the Slovenian capital Ljubljana on Thursday (March 10) to discuss ongoing efforts in their respective municipalities towards achieving urban sustainability. Mayor of Ljubljana Zoran Jankovic hosted the event which was also attended by Mayor of Sofia, Bulgaria, Yordanka Fandakova, Mayor of Budapest Istvan… Continue reading
I spent a large part of today near the Slovenian-Croatian border in the towns of Dobova and Brezice where a logjam of migrants making their way to northern Europe is becoming particularly acute. As usual, children, like the girl above, are making the most of the surreal situation they find themselves in only because they… Continue reading
This is Miha Turšič, a Slovenian artist who today spent his 15th day on a hunger strike to protest what he calls the “bureaucratization of culture” and the lack of state funding for the arts in this small alpine nation. In my experience –mainly through the stories of exasperation shared by colleagues and friends who… Continue reading
Svetina, a small settlement in Slovenia’s eastern Styria region just south of Štore, is known regionally for two things: its parish church which dates back to at least the early 15th century, and as the final resting place for Alma Karlin, Slovenia’s most renowned female traveler of the early years of the 20th century.
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