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You have a passion for travel but don’t want to feel like a tourist. You don’t just visit a destination; you experience life there for one day — or forever….
Planning A Trip to Slovenia
If you are planning to visit Slovenia and its charming capital, Ljubljana, you’ve come to the right place. Here are my top tips for booking air travel, reserving hotels and…
How to Search for your Ancestors in Slovenia
After more than a decade of searching for my Slovene ancestors, I found help in a most unexpected place: Facebook. In this post, I’ll share what I’ve learned about starting…
Why Ljubljana Might Have Europe’s Best Christmas Market
Ljubljana puts its own unique spin on the European tradition of Christmas markets by celebrating the holiday, not once, but three times. If you’re planning to visit Slovenia over the…
Pueblo Inglés: Volunteer Vacation in Spain for Native English Speakers
It sounded too good to be true: a free, one-week, all-inclusive stay at a charming resort in Spain for native English speakers. Indeed, there was a catch. I was volunteering…
Visit Kranj: World War II Bomb Shelter in a Charming Town
The vast bomb shelter tunnels underneath the charming old town of Kranj are one of coolest historical attractions in Slovenia. But most travelers pass right by, without even knowing what…
Slovenia Eases Covid Travel Restrictions
March 1, 2022 update: Slovenia has removed all travel restrictions, and Covid pass mandates in businesses and restaurants. Kids no longer will be wearing masks in school, however there may…
Visit Nantucket: Whaling History and New England Charm
Ever since America stopped lighting lamps with whale oil, Nantucket has been a sanctuary for generations of vacationing families — and a few hardy year-round residents — who are quite…
HGTV House Hunters International Update: The Adventure Continues in Slovenia
Whenever I watch an episode of House Hunters International on HGTV, I’m left with a lot of practical questions. How did the move work out? Did the featured house hunters…
Dual Citizenship in the USA and Slovenia through Ancestry
Thanks to my Slovene ancestors who left their homeland for a new life in America, I’m a proud citizen of two great countries. In this post I’ll try to answer…
Siege of Sarajevo: Balkan War Memories in Bosnia
Sarajevo endured the longest military siege of a city in modern times from 1992 through 1995. The human suffering seems more distant with every passing year, but the scars run…
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