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Travel guides, tips and stories about Slovenia by Patrick Faust, French expat since 2004.
21 February 2013
5 top places to visit in Slovenia
All tourist brochures, leaflets and promotion adverts about Slovenia will indicate 5 top places to visit when you come to Slovenia. They are really magnificant and you should not miss them. I will talk about other more hidden pearls to visit in my next article, so come back to get more ideas! 🙂 1.
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18 February 2013
City break in Slovenia
Good thing about Slovenia being a small country, are short distances. Instead of just one city, you can discover half of the country in just a few days. Let’s see how to do it step by step: 1. Fly to the Ljubljana airport Joze Pucnik (direct flights from Paris, London, Frankfurt, Munich, Vien
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13 February 2013
St. Valentine’s and St. George’s day in sLOVEnia
Slovene version of Valentin’s day on 14th February is called St. George’s day celebrated on 12th March. This is when the « birds are merry and they get ready to be wed », meaning the spring is coming and love is in the air. It is said that many years ago, for this occasion people used t
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11 February 2013
Carnival parade in Ptuj
Traditional carnival parade happened yesterday in Ptuj with more than 30.000 spectators and over 3.000 masks from 11 countries (Slovenia, Germany, Belgium, Croatia, Russia, Serbia, Macedonia, Bulgaria …). It was cold, but we insisted for nearly 3h to see all the participating masks. Besides th
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10 February 2013
Winter holiday for families in Kranjska gora
Popular skiing destination for the British tourists in the middle 1980’s, Kranjska gora is still today a popular winter destination. Less than an 1h30 drive by car from Ljubljana, many Slovenes have their secondary holiday homes in Kranjska gora or in small alpine villages around it. Tourists
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5 February 2013
Special 2 euro coin for 800th Anniversary of Visiting the Postojna Cave
Postojna Cave, Slovenia’s most remarkable natural sight and the most visited show cave in Europe is one of the most beautiful caves, and one of the richest in terms of cave formations or ‘speleothems’. In prehistoric times people used the cave as a refuge. Later, the local inhabita
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1 February 2013
Kurentovanje, Carnival festival in Ptuj
Town of Ptuj, situated in the North-East of Slovenia is known as the oldest town in Slovenia but it is famous also for its carnival, Kurentovanje. Kurentovanje, a procession of traditional carnival masks, events and performances is organised every year since 1960. Its main star mask is a famous « ku
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30 January 2013
Skiing in Slovenia
After a lovely sunny day in Krvavec ski resort, I have decided to share with you more about skiing in Slovenia. Slovenian ski resorts may not be as known as the ones in Austria, Switzerland or France, the ski runs may not be as long, but they offer skiing in the unspoilt nature, modern equipment 
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28 January 2013
Ideas for visits: Kamnik and its surroundings
If you live in Ljubljana or you are on holiday and you would like to go out of town for a day, Kamnik is a good place to go. It is situated only half an hour from Ljubljana, towards the breathtaking Kamnik Alps, on the Kamniska Bistrica river. The famous Velika planina, a mountain plateau … Li
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23 January 2013
To be an expat in Ljubljana
If you are a foreigner living in Ljubljana, you must know at least a few international clubs, associations, media, where people can meet and socialize. There is International Club of Slovenia, ICS, that organises different events for expats like concerts, dance classes, pub quiz etc. Not to forget t
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23 January 2013
Ideas for visits: Idrija mercury mine and Cerkno partisan hospital
If you want to spend a day close to Ljubljana, explore the nature and Slovene culture, Idrija is a perfect destination for you. Only one hour drive from Ljubljana, you will find a second biggest mercury mine in the world. Active for over 500 years, and today a museum. Guided tour takes you through s
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23 January 2013
How to become Slovene? How to learn Slovene?
How difficult it is to learn Slovene? How to pronounce it? How and when to use different gender and in dual?? Why do I need to use dual? And how do I say it in different dialects? So complicated 🙁 Find out more about the Slovene language on Radio Slovenia International.
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