We went back up to Faito to experience the autumn leaves, and hiked up Monte Molare for the amazing vista. This is one of our very favorite family adventures– it is all so beautiful.…
It happened! Finally a chestnut festival! We went, we ate, we revelled in being at a sagra again, we drank too much wine, we walked through chestnut trees, and we appreciated the beauty of it all. We…
August here was, once again, like every August here but even worse this year, HOT. So stupid gross humid hot. Record hot. We went to cooler Slovenia for awhile, but we also had to come home. Also the…
We were so impressed by this country and this city. Matt loved being inspired by all the renovated camper vans everywhere, and I loved fitting in with the way we look and the way we dress. We all…
We visited Fusini Lake, which was actually just over the border in Italy. It was so shocking to us that moments after we crossed the border into Italy, there was trash on the road, bad roads and bad…
Turns out, Slovenia trails have been pretty dependably STRAIGHT UP the mountain. These folks are way tougher than we are! We went on what we had read was an Easy-Moderate hike, good for families… but it was brutal! …
We took a cable car up the mountain, then we walked (or took the chairlift, depending on who wanted to hike up the hill with the dog and who wanted a ride). Then ended in an alpine settlement…
First we visited Lake Bled, a popular tourist destination that is beautiful but that I hated. There were a ton of people there, all just walking around the busy lake with a ton of cars, bikers, and other…
