Author: arlette

As you know, I love Slovenia and I enjoy living here very much, but I am not always enthusiastic about…

Ever since we moved to this region, we have been able to enjoy a beautiful stork pair every year, making…

As you probably know from reading my earlier blog post, Bine and I were married for 25 years last Monday….

The medieval town of Škofja Loka, which lies between Kranj and Ljubljana, is over 1000 years old, making it one…

Today, no blog about Slovenia, but about the »journey« that Bine and I have made together so far. Today it…

Last Monday, I wrote about the (funny) names of Slovenian villages. I got some nice responses and one reader, from…

Oh my God, those names. I really have to dedicate a blog to them :). Slovenians don’t have much imagination…

The nights in Gradenc, the small village where we live, are wonderfully quiet. Like many places in Slovenia, I guess….

Slovenia has a different way of building houses than in the Netherlands. Here, they use large, red blocks with openings…

Well, so the house had been bought, and in short, the plan was as followed: – Demolish the first wooden…