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vintgar gorge
while in slovenia, i wanted a hike! it didn’t have to be a big one, but i definitely wanted to be immersed in the nature of the area and see something cool. enter vintgar gorge, on the southeastern edge of the triglavski national park, where the julian alps are also found. from bled jezero station, we took a train one stop north to podhom (5 min), and walked for about fifteen minutes through a nice little village, the kind where everyone says dober dan to each other. vintgar gorge for nature and water lovers, is stunning. it’s also easy to get to and doesn’t involve a day-long time commitment. one…
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julian alps
hello all! i’m back to tell you more about slovenia– specifically, the mountainous part. i was telling you last tuesday about my lovely camping trip to lake bled and how it was anything but relaxing, for better or worse. it was because i wanted the full slovenia experience, and this meant journeying deep into the triglav national park (located in the northwest corner of the country including a little bit of italy) which includes the julian alps (named for julius caeser). i know you may have not known slovenia had an adriatic coastline, but did you know there were alps too? yep. mostly known for the time ernest hemingway spent…
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lake bled
dober dan! i can’t believe i haven’t told you about the rest of my full week in slovenia yet. i spent four nights in ljubljana soaking in all of those good vibes and day tripping to a sweet cave and a fantastic little town on the adriatic sea. but it was time for (what i thought was going to be) some lake-side relaxation. for that, we headed north on a easy seventy minute bus ride to bled, slovenia.bled, bled, bled. i had heard so much about you… maybe too much! we arrived in early afternoon and pitched our tent at the campground. yeah, there’s likely only one campground. even if…
