Category: Activities
Kayaking the lakes of Austria
If you are spending your time in Slovenia and love to kayak, a trip across the Karavanks just north of the border is, in my opinion, worth it. We did it on one prolonged weekend, with the goal of visiting two lakes of Austria, each […]
Iceland in a week (the cheapest way possible)
After a very busy summer of 2019, we finally had a chance to take a week off and fly to Iceland to do a crazy camping experience there. Our initial goal was to travel there a bit earlier, already during the end of August, but […]
Bikepacking Parenzana trail
At the end of April 2019, we used one prolonged weekend to circle the Parenzana trail with mountain bikes. Parenzana is today a bike trail that follows the old railway route that connected the villages of Istria and ran from Poreč all the way to […]
Visiting Dolenjska and Bela Krajina: Kolpa and thermal water
Dolenjska – a region of Slovenia, besides Prekmurje, which is, in my honest opinion, highly underrated by Slovenians and foreigners alike. If everyone visits the Gorenjska region with the mountains, topped by Bled, as well as the seaside, topped by Piran, and a stop in […]
Calm water kayaking on Soča and Idrijca
Kayaking on Soča river While Slovenia possesses a number of beautiful rivers, one of the undeniably most famous ones is Soča, or Isonzo as Italians would call it – the emerald river. Cold, wild, and clean, certain stretches of the river are among the best […]
Best XC bike destinations in Slovenia
A paradise for mountain bikers of all abilities, Slovenia offers trails of all kinds: from easy gravel road uphills to technical singletracks, from downhill and freeride style bike parks, through natural tracks for Enduro riders, to the most amazing views you can imagine on your […]
Best lift-accessed bike parks in Slovenia
Slovenia has a number of ski resorts, and many of them boast lift-assisted bike parks for quite a few years already. Despite not being as known as the resorts in Austria, Italy or France, Slovenia’s resorts can offer everything from high mountain experience to soft […]
Best winter hikes on Pohorje, Slovenia
Besides the more difficult hikes that also include skiing or snowboarding on the descent, the country of Slovenia offers also a number of beautiful winter treks that are perfectly safe avalanche-wise, and viable for the whole family and for those less experienced in visiting the […]
Tour around ski resorts in Slovenia
In the shadows of Switzerland, France, Austria, and Italy, Slovenia may not get that much of an attention as a skiing destination. No wonder, Slovenian large ski resorts are generally smaller than those in the aforementioned countries, and often offer less luxury ski resorts. But for the chairlifts, […]
Perfect MTB holidays location in Slovenia: Ruše and Maribor
If you are looking for a location to base yourself for a mountain bike holidays in Slovenia, look no further than Ruše. Less than 1 hour proximity of 3 bike parks (Mariborsko Pohorje, Rogla and Kope), a huge network of signposted XC routes on unpaved […]