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Green Heart of Slovenia

Green Heart of Slovenia

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Bohinj Lake and Vintgar Gorge Walks As I’ve said before, everything’s small in Slovenia. Even its highest mountain doesn’t quite manage to hit the 3000m mark. But the Triglav (“Three Heads”), 136m short of the 3000m, has quite a presence. It’s a three headed monster that dominates the whole area. When its heads aren’t in the clouds, of course. We got this fantastic view of the Triglav from Lake Bohinj, Slovenia’s largest lake. With a circumference of 12.5 km, it…

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Out and about in Orava

Out and about in Orava

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Orava, Slovakia and Zakopane, Poland Moving on from Podlesok, our next campsite is just outside the town of Namestovo and directly on the Orava reservoir, the largest man-made lake in Slovakia. It’s so lovely to be on the lakeshore and have plenty of gulls for company! His Lordship even managed to persuade Herself to join us on a boat trip on the lake, with a visit to Slanicky Ostrov island. The 18th century Roman Catholic church there is all that…

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