The northern shores of Slovenia's Lake Bohinj are not only diametrically opposed to its southern flank dominated by an interminably busy road connecting Ribcev Laz with Ukanc and the Vogel cableway, but by contrast affords walkers a fairly rough path only suitable for pedestrians and not bicycles, or any other form of mechanised transportation. This…
The four sides of Lake Bohinj afford visitors diverse pleasures and limitations, but the body of water itself has become the subject of much debate along a common theme: limiting the impact on its ecosystem from outside influences, both human and otherwise. The road along the southern edge of Bohinjsko Jezero links Ribcev Laz, where…
Awarded the Best Europe Tourism Project by the British Guild of Travel Writers, Slovenia's innovative Juliana Trail has been recognized for providing a tourist-centric product designed to take the strain off traditionally popular, but at times overwhelmed areas of the Julian Alps. Without it sounding like a tired cliche, there is more to Slovenia's alpine…
To me, Slovenia has always punched above its weight as an alpine nation. It can of course be argued that the modern day border that wraps around a territory occupied by 2 million inhabits has within it quite by chance some of the most dramatic mountainscapes of Europe, but it isn't necessarily what you have…
The Great Reset is a term that has been bandied around for the last year, primarily in the wake of and to some extent the continuation of the novel coronavirus pandemic. Seen by many as more a basis for what conspiracy theorists have presaged for years than a coordinated global response to Covid-19 and the…
As 2018 draws to a close another year will pass that has seen little obvious change in the fortunes of Bohinj's once iconic hotel, the Zlatorog. Empty for at least the last five years the Ukanc-based facility still ostensibly remains in the hands of failed hotelier Zmago Pacnik, who seemingly closed the doors once every…
Can a single tree on the eastern shores of Slovenia's Lake Bohinj reflect so much about modern day attitudes many people have towards the environment, especially seemingly expendable items of which it is assumed there is an inexhaustible supply? Notwithstanding an ongoing battle with a devastating attack by a bark beetle, usually only trees…
This blog post reviews many(but far from all) of Lake Bohinj's accommodation options in what has become a shrinking marketplace due to the demise of many of its mainstay operators. My overall rating(out of ten) is born from part experience and the location, tariff and facilities relevant to each property. Being purely subjective, I have…
It is often overlooked that bijou Slovenia has an astonishing 178 mountain huts that come in all shapes, sizes and guises. By Midsummer Day ninety percent of all alpine refuges are open, the remaining higher-altitude lodges welcoming hikers and hut to hut trekkers by the end of June.One of the most accessible huts more akin…
Alpine Adventures, Soccer, Central Asian Autocracies & Secessionist Politics 