If one by the sea

Sorry for not blogging much but I’ve just moved to a new place near Rijeka (Croatia) and do not get much time online for now. Things are good, I have a place overlooking the Adriatic sea so I can’t complain, the weather though has reminded me of Ljubljana with lots of fog and drizzly rain [...]

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Thank you for sLOVEning me!

On the eve of my departure from this wonderful experience which has been Slovenia I find myself asking just one question. Does this really have to end?
The answer unfortunately is yes; all good things do come to an end. But that is the only way they can start again or start another chapter, and [...]

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The things that really matter

Those who follow my blog know I’ve ranted at times trying to champion the causes and find solutions for historical or social problems I’ve seen here in Slovenia be they old buildings, the youths disinterest in anything more then temporal materialism, or intolerance for Muslims and gypsies. Those are all important but not among [...]

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Wanna lift? Tourists alla carta

The other day I was in town and had heard that the castle lift had been completed so I went to take a look at it.
To be honest I was both disappointed and not surprised at what I saw. I’ve been visiting this beautiful city for months now and have expressed at different times my [...]

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Window on the XYZone

Here is something new I will add to this blog of pictures that I take that are not necessarily taken to illustrate my writings or city experiences but more for fun and a candid look into life in the XYZone.
Today I was in Celje so pictures will be from there but some could have been [...]

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