This section will feature short articles about destinations, travel tips, practical matters and links to sites for your travels in Slovenia and the Balkans. Our goal is to bring you better, easier access to the travel stories, news and people of these countries.

Rural Herzegovina

by Andrew Villone

I spent a few days this past April exploring the region around Mostar, Herzegovina’s largest city. While Mostar is getting all the press, and deservedly so, for the rebuilt old town bridge (stari most) I was more curious about rural Herzegovina and the what lay on the outlining plateaus and down river from Mostar. With the assistance of the helpful Mostar tourism office, I’m hooked up with Ved, a part-time guide who’s used to dealing with large groups, usually around Mostar. So he’s excited with the idea of getting out of the city and hitting the places very few tourist see. Read More.

Charms of Ljubljana

by Owen Lipsett

Unknown to most travelers, unpronounceable to most who have been heard of it, Slovenia’s capital is the most underrated city in Central Europe, featuring some of the best attributes of the region’s largest metropolises and rewarding those willing to seek them out with a panoply of subtle charms.
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