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Before we reached the island, Damir pointed out one of the buildings visible from the lake as we crossed it. Although he was a determined and devout communist, Marshal Tito wasn’t immune to enjoying some of the benefits of being …

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As I’ve noted, Slovenia isn’t a particularly big nation so going from point A to point B anywhere in the country isn’t especially time consuming. For example, in about two and a half hours you can drive from Ljubljana to …

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When I ended the previous entry, our group was walking to Prešeren Square – named for France Prešeren – a 19th century Slovene Romantic poet who joined themes of his own unrequited love for his personal muse, Julija Primic, with that of …