Much of the area rather misleadingly simply described as Bohinj is protected by national park designation - under the aegis of the Triglav National Park (TNP) authority. Affording levels of shielding from many of the ways of the modern world, the TNP centres its inner core on Lake Bohinj, a jewel that must continually be…
Lake Bohinj: Dogs, pollution, and being a victim of its own popularity
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…
Lake Bohinj sets the agenda for responsible, sustainable tourism
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…
Lake Bohinj welcomes all who arrive with the best of intentions
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…
Bohinj: Mayor Kramar seeks breakthrough in Bohinj 2864 impasse
The key to the now mothballed proposal to develop Bohinjska Bistrica as a ski resort under the Bohinj 2864 aegis seems to depend on the favour of Stanislav Zore, Archbishop of Ljubljana and the de facto landlord of a tract of land required to bring the controversial and often stymied scheme to fruition.Slovenia's clergy through…
Vogel: Bohinj-based ski centre sold to Terra Australis group
Interesting times lie ahead for arguably Slovenia's most famous ski resort, Vogel above Lake Bohinj, following news of a majority acquisition of KD Capital's 51% shareholding of the Ukanc-based cableway and ski centre.Whilst Vogel cannot offer high altitude winter sports that the soon to be rejuvenated Kanin lift above frontier town Bovec will once more…
Alpine Adventures, Soccer, Central Asian Autocracies & Secessionist Politics 