by leandra | Nov 18, 2025 | Food & Drink, International Travel
We spent our last day in Slovenia in the capital, Ljubljana, where having a car was unnecessary. So we dropped our car at the airport before noon and headed to the bus stop. The airport info desk said we couldn’t buy bus tickets ahead of time, so we found shade...
by leandra | Nov 17, 2025 | Food & Drink, International Travel, Travel
Monday After our day of detours we decided to try our luck at the always crowded Thirsty River Brewing. We split a smash burger and a sausage plate, accompanied by the ‘wrong bar’ redcurrant sour triple for Eric (really good, nice tartness) and the...
by leandra | Nov 15, 2025 | International Travel, Travel
Solčava Panoramic Road On the way from Maribor to Bled, we took a scenic detour along the very twisty Solčava Panoramic Road for some amazing views. Logar Valley While pretty, we found the valley to be not a great value at 10€ per vehicle. Our first stop was just...
by leandra | Nov 14, 2025 | International Travel, Travel
Note: Unlike the Bled version, the Julian Alps Card: Soča Valley was 25€ with no discount for staying in the valley. I did the math and we didn’t find enough interesting things that were included to justify getting the card. Boka Waterfall A massive waterfall a...
by leandra | Nov 13, 2025 | International Travel, Travel
Our original plan was to drive northwest out of Bled and go across the Vršič Pass to Bovec, with plenty of time for photos of mountain views. Alas, that is not how the day unfolded! What should have been an 85km trip turned into 278km trip. Read on… We left Bled...