11 to 14 May - Meeting the cousins in Dolenja Vas and Ljubljana June 1st 2012 On Friday 11 May we took le petit poir for a drive over to Dolenja Vas to meet up with rels from my father's side of the family. Lacking sufficient fluency I set up the day, time and place with my cousin's son through Facebook. To get there we decided to drive up the freeway (autocesta) and cut across the hills into the next valley from a northern approach. Despite what the map seemed to i ... read more
Europe » Slovenia The Slovene lands were part of the Holy Roman Empire and Austria until 1918 when the Slovenes joined the Serbs and Croats in forming a new multinational state, renamed Yugoslavia in 1929. After World War II, Slovenia became a republic of the renewed ... ... read more
Well the kids have finished school and embarking on gap year travel before hitting uni in 2013. So Gina and I thought we might as well take a break ourselves - a gap semester. Itinerary is pretty loose apart from an initial 6 weeks in Vietnam and Cambodia followed by a flight to France. The whole family fly out on the same plane on 21 February - no return tickets booked.... full info