November 10, 2016 https://gruncleodd.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/tolmin-gorge-slovenia-trail-1024x611.jpg

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 …

November 7, 2016 https://gruncleodd.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/preseren-square-ljubljana-triple-bridge-190x119.jpg

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 …

November 7, 2016 https://gruncleodd.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Labeled_speleothems-190x136.jpg

Tourist spelunking. The previous entry provided some dramatic views of mature Karst landscapes but peer below the surface and you may well find complex underground drainage systems forming karst aquifers. The surface can also hide caves or even extensive cavern …