Slovenia

Vintgar Gorge, Slovenia Photo — Slovenia • Vintgar Gorge, Slovenia
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Photo of Alpine Lake, Slovenia — Slovenia • Alpine Lake, Slovenia
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Triglav-IMG_0437-min — Slovenia • Triglav Hikers
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Mount Triglav, Slovenia — Slovenia • Mount Triglav, Slovenia
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Lake Bohinj, Slovenia — Slovenia • Lake Bohinj, Slovenia
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Lake Bled, Slovenia — Slovenia • Lake Bled, Slovenia (Framing)
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Summer Storm, Lake Bled — Slovenia • Summer Storm, Lake Bled
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Mount Triglav Descent 2 — Slovenia • Mount Triglav Descent 2
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Hut Near Mount Triglav — Slovenia • Hut Near Mount Triglav
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Lake Bled Summer — Slovenia • Lake Bled Summer
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Aerial Photographer in Galway Lake Bled — Slovenia • Lake Bled
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Voje Valley — Slovenia • Voje Valley
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Triglav-IMG_0367-min — Slovenia • Triglav
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Vintgar Gorge Walker — Slovenia • Vintgar Gorge Walker
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Piran Lighthouse — Slovenia • Piran Lighthouse
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Piran Panorama — Slovenia • Piran Panorama
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Bled Castle Flag — Slovenia • Bled Castle Flag
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Bled Castle Rooftops — Slovenia • Bled Castle Slovenia
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Predjama Cave Castle — Slovenia • Predjama Cave Castle
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Zlatorog Meadow Hut — Slovenia • Zlatorog Meadow Hut
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Lake Bohinj Summer — Slovenia • Lake Bohinj Summer
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Vogel Cable Car — Slovenia • Vogel Cable Car, Slovenia
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Turquoise Lake Bohinj — Slovenia • Turquoise Lake Bohinj
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Kayaking Lake Bohinj — Slovenia • Kayaking Lake Bohinj
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Lake Bohinj Kayakers — Slovenia • Lake Bohinj Kayakers
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Mount Triglav Ascent — Slovenia • Mount Triglav Ascent
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Mount Triglav Descent 1 — Slovenia • Mount Triglav Descent 1
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Planika Hut — Slovenia • Planika Hut
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Triglav Ridge — Slovenia • Triglav Ridge
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Julian Alps Scree — Slovenia • Julian Alps Scree
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Blue Alps — Slovenia • Blue Alps
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Veliko Jezero — Slovenia • Veliko Jezero
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Alpine Sunrise — Slovenia • Alpine Sunrise
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Vintgar Gorge River Mist — Slovenia • Vintgar Gorge Mist
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Lake Bled Snail by Nicholas Grundy Photography — Slovenia • Please Mind the Gap (Shallow depth of field, Av mode - aperture priority + distance to subject + focal length)
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Ljubljana, Slovenia — Slovenia • Ljubljana Cyclist (Panning - Tv mode / shutter priority)
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“An Honorary Slovene atop Mount Triglav”

Sample:
“Up and out before dawn, I moved swiftly towards the very top of Slovenia. My pace was soon curtailed by a more treacherous section – a knife-edge ridge dropping cliff-like for hundreds of metres either side. Fortunately a “via ferrata,” (literally “iron way”) offered safe passage upwards. Its slender, steel cables were bolted firmly to the rock, allowing me to clip on and put my mind at ease. Pushing onward I hit the final challenge. The metalwork shot up a near vertical ridge, the summit just out of view. My helmet protected against loose stones dislodged by climbers above. Jumping with joy after hauling myself over the summit’s edge, I took out a miniature bottle of spirits. It was most certainly a moment for celebration, for anyone who scales Triglav becomes an honorary citizen of Slovenia! And what better place to mark this occasion than atop the entire country, with 360 degree views of it’s undulating terrain below.”

Overview:
I’ve spent a total of one month over two separate visits travelling around Slovenia. This article focusses on a three-day journey through Triglav National Park, around Lake Bohinj and up to the summit of Mount Triglav. The hike takes in numerous lakes, scree slopes and pine forests along the way. At 2,863 metres, the mountain sits atop the Julian Alps, the southeastern extremity of the European Alps, jutting out into Slovenia from neighbouring Italy and Austria. The hike can be expanded or contracted and is suitable to hikers and mountaineers of all ages and experience levels. Slovenia is a hidden gemstone often neglected by visitors to Europe and the Balkans. Foreigners are slowly discovering Slovenia, however Lake Bled is still the only real known tourist location here. Lake Bohinj and the national park are right next to Lake Bled yet are rarely visited by non-slovenes or non-Austrians. Slovenia is even home to a few striking seaside towns such as Piran, reminiscent of a miniature Dubrovnik. Your readers would be interested in the potential for having a kayaking/hiking/swimming/mountaineering holiday all in the one spot. The weather is ideal and I can also provide info to would-be mountaineers about the best times of year to make the journey over.