Tag Archives: Slovenia

The Charismatic Adriatic

Posted on 01. May, 2009 by Kerry Banks.

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We’re huddled outside Trzaska Koca na Dolicu, a two-storey hut perched on a col beneath the imposing walls of Slovenia’s Triglav Mountain, while guides Andrej Spelic and Miha Loboda fire off the morning’s pep talk like preachers delivering a sermon. Last night the matronly hut custodian spooned proletarian portions of goulash and polenta onto our [...]

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Balkan Surprise

Posted on 19. Feb, 2009 by Kerry Banks.

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There are countries in the world that never enter the average North American’s mind unless they happen to surface in the news because of some political upheaval, outbreak of violence or a natural tragedy. Slovenia and Croatia are two of those places. Some may recall that these young republics were caught up in the series of ethnic [...]

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