Hello! Glad it’s on your list !! Truly a beautiful place in the world that we knew so little about . Like Bled is stunning. It’s a fairy tale. Thanks for watching and for your kind comment. Cheers! M&D
@@debflynn1544 Actually, that are Alps too - Slovenian part of the Alps. And way more beautiful. Not grey and dark as other parts of the Alps (dolomite) but bright, almost white and !WARNING! way more dangerous too. They are from a fragile and delicate limestone and far from so compact as dolomite. So guys be careful if you climb our beautiful mountains. Check twice every stone you grab or step on.
@@janluna67 Agreed. I've been to French, German and Swiss Alps, and the Julian Alps are waaaay more beautiful. The beauty also continues in Italy for a while. Cinque Torri is alsoa moutain to visit :)
Hello! Yes amazing and incredible beauty. We can’t wait to return and explore it further- we’ve only scratched the surface! Thanks for watching ! Happy New Year! M&D
Hello! Wow good for you! We loved Slovenia! 🇸🇮 it was our first time there and will for sure be back. Good luck to you there! Thanks for watching and commenting! Cheers! M&D
Looks like you two had an amazing time there! Funny thing, I've actually done a number of runs throughout Slovenia on my treadmill with the iFit app, so I was already familiar with Lake Bled and Vintgar Gorge, among others. It is such a beautiful country! Glad to see you're staying healthy and traveling.
Hello guys! Wow what a great idea about the iFit app and running through different places! Great idea! It is a beautiful country! Thanks for watching and commenting. Cheers! M&D
Excellent video, guys! You two produce great travel videos that not only entice the viewer to consider the destination for a future trip but offer great practical tips and recommendations. Cheers!
Hello John, We love to travel and we are enjoying sharing our tips and recommendations on our channel. Thank you so much for watching and for your kind words. We appreciate it. Cheers! M&D
Hello, you've must have stayed low, because there is no shower in the high mountain huts, at many places you even have to go outside to toilet. It is not me complaining, I love it the way it is. I am just telling this because there are some weirdos who expect hotel luxury @ 2000 meters and higher. It is ridiculous. At those places everyone has to be happy to have a roof above his head when cold night falls (not to mention dangerous summer storms). Getting some warm food after a whole day hike for me the ultimate happiness 😍😍😍
Hello! Apologies for slow reply! Busy time of year. You are so right about people’s crazy expectations! When your long hiking it’s just so nice to have a warm place and warm food. No need for a 5 star resort! And yes you’re correct we didn’t go too high , as that portion of our trip was cancelled by the hostel as there had been a storm and trees were down. Our next location was accommodating and allowed us to check in a day early. All in all amazing Slovenia and definitely will return. Thanks for watching! Happy New Year! 🥂M&D
Doug - your favorite food "ričet". Pronunciation for an English speaking maybe try like ree-chat. I think it should sound right in Slovenian language. Reeset doesn't sound right. However, points for effort. Slovenian is a damn difficult language. Monique, burek is actually not really slovenian food. It was brought in Slovenia from south. I think origin of burek has Turkish origin since came from areas which were after Turkish invasion controlled by Ottoman Impire (Bosnia and Serbia). In late atumn or winter season try "krvaice" (Blood sausages) or "pečenice" (baked pork sausages) with sour turnip or sour cabbage and cooked potato (that's pretty tipical slovenian food).. Besides, 3-4 days for Ljubljana - if you really want to explore and really experience Ljubljana - you need 2 weeks. A big plus for hiking equip warnings and physical preparation stress! 👍👌Well done! Our Mountain rescue service deals every year with so many unnecessary accidents and risks because people are not adequate equipped and/or prepared. Our mountains aren't the higher, but they can be tricky and dangerous if they are underestimated. Our mountains are beautiful, very bright ("white"). However, this beauty comes from very fragile limestone and weather can be changed in an hour. So, be well equipped and prepared. Huts - careful! Not all huts are so luxurious as you talk. Depends by location and type of the hut. But all huts will provide you with warmth and food. Otherwise - good work! My tips - Doug, if you like history - you really should visit the WWI museum in Kobarid and Predjama castle. Otherwis also Postojna cave and Škocjan cave are really worth to see.
Hello! We absolutely loved your country and the people! We have so much more to learn and see in your beautiful country. We’ll be back! Thanks for watching and commenting. Cheers! M&D
Hello Rui! Yes it was amazing! So. Ice to get out in nature in different places in the world. 🌍 But our ❤️ remains in Madeira! Thanks for watching! Cheers! M&D
Hello! Hey Slovenia 🇸🇮… We know our video was perfect ( apparently our pronunciation was a little off - but that is what we were told- I think it’s the tourist easy way to pronounce it! ) We appreciate you watching and you have an amazing country and we loved sharing its beauty with our audience. Cheers! M&D
Loved your video. Lake Bled looks stunning and reminds me of Lake Tahoe on California. In terms of the city break, we recently visited Budapest and reminds me of this. I think you would love Budapest, maybe something to put on your bucket list…
Hello Pramit! Yes we can see the similarities Lake Bled / Lake Tahoe. We have also been to Budapest and loved it as well! So many places to explore!! Thanks for watching and commenting. Cheers! M&D
Hello! Not sure if you know our story but we are expats in Portugal over the last few years. So at this point right now we are staying in Portugal! However after - who knows. And for those just starting to look at retirement destinations- it’s worth looking at for the people, culture, beauty, landscapes and activities. Also its location. Thanks for watching! Cheers! M&D
Hello! Yes Lake Bled is magical !! Funny enough we are currently floating our place out there on the market. Feel free to send us an email if you’re serious. Thanks for watching! Cheers! M&D
@@Track_Us_Down Can you provide a link to your video where you show us your current apartment? I need to show the wife, particularly that stunning view.
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Ah, you guys are really inspiring me as to what life can be like when we retire and make the move to Europe. I want to live there full time, but the hubby wants to do slow travel/long stays. Time will tell, but I'm the meantime, I'm living vicariously through you! 😎🤣♥️
Hello Miranda! Thanks for watching and for your kind comment. Nothing has to be one way or the other in retirement - there is a way to make both work. Slow travel gets long after awhile and you may crave a home base until you’re ready to do it again mixed in with a few quick trips to round it out. That’s one way! You guys will figure out what is best for you! Glad we are part of your journey! Cheers! M&D
Burek and cevapcici are about as Slovenian as are pizza, hamburgers, hot dogs or po'boys. Slovenia has absolutely fabulous cuisine, awesome wines and great beer. Imho, Slovenian cuisine is every bit as good as the food from my own homeland, the neighbouring Croatia. And both cuisines are second only to Italian.
Hello, Track us Down! You've presented a nice video about my homeland. But a question: why you have "wasted" a great portion of your video on commenting staying on a balcony above Funchal, Madeira? Wouldn't be opportune to show more of the country you had introduced by having a Slovenian background? Nice regards! Maryan
Hello! Thank you for watching and for your kind comment. Ha ha that’s a great question- we were so busy and with friends in Slovenia that we didn’t have time to do a sit and talk while there. Making videos in real life isn’t always perfect situations. It would have been ideal to do it there- we just couldn’t make it happen. Hope you stick around! Happy Holidays 🎄! M&D
Hello! Yes we only showed the places we went to . You are so right that there are so many more beautiful places in Slovenia. We will definitely go back! Cheers! M&D
greetings from Slovenija :-) I'm glad you enjoyed it. and it's nice to hear you didn't have a problem with communication. i hope you 2 will come and explore more there is a loot to see for sure. I'm from Slovenija and I didn't see the whole place that's how small we are. 🙃🤫
Hello! Yes you are so right! We explored a few places and highly recommend them but there is so much more- other towns, other hikes, other places … We loved your country and felt welcomed . Thanks for watching! Cheers! M&D
@@Track_Us_Down I can also give you a recommendation. Postojna Cave is a must-see, you won't regret it. it's a bit expensive but worth a visit + dress warm, it is chill in Postonska Cave. but for hikes and beautiful views, the Triglav National Park is great, and the Julian Alps. Piran is also a beautiful city by the sea,... I could go on and on, I know that everything can be found on the internet. the best food for my taste is in tourist farms, the best food! it's good in restaurants dont get me wrong, but the next level is in tourist farms it's a different experience real homemade food from that area you are in at the moment. Have a good day and Enjoy 🙃😉
Hello! We loved your country! Oh ok this is what we read about Burek - that it is a traditional Yugoslavian dish and this crunchy and greasy Slovenian fast food is one of the nations favourites The best Burek in Ljubljana can be found at Nobel Burek. Thanks for sharing your insights. Anyways we loved it! Cheers! M&D
@@Track_Us_Down Hello We were under jugoslavia but here was always Slovenia even under austria ungarian era .. This are albanians and bosnians who have this fast foods.
Your video about Slovenia´s title surprised me really a lot. I´m in Mr Putin´s archives due to my father, so I have a prejudice about everything that was in the eastern block (I´m a Lithuanian citizen). First of all: Numbeo: Purchasing Power Index 83.54 Moderate Safety Index 76.15 High Health Care Index 66 High Climate Index 76.11 High Cost of Living Index 49.24 Low Property Price to Income Ratio 12.92 High Traffic Commute Time Index 25.39 Very Low Pollution Index 22.25 Low ƒ Quality of Life Index: 178.01 Very High. That was a nice surprise !! Let´s see the vid !! Ljubljiana is a marvel, your hike in the Julian Alps another. In Lithuania we also have this fairy tales (Vitautas on the horse, etc). You mention the Lord of the Rings: I´ts now raining a lot here in Coimbra. Some 50 Km east of Coimbra, in the woods, there are a lot of homes of Hobbits and some Elves! (You have this tiny houses also in Madeira, I think in Santana, it´s 4 a vid ! ). I hope they have suffered no damage due to the intense rain!! Lake Bled: 476 m as per Google. Elevations: some to 1000m. Lovely !!! Like your helmets, I have mine here too, a Bell. But now temperatures (Meteoblue) are 12 C for the highs, and 5 degrees Celsius for the lows!! 2025 !!
Hello Teodoro! Good to hear from you and hope all is well for you in Coimbra! Thanks for watching and for sharing your research on Slovenia. As always appreciate you being here and commenting! Cheers! M&D
Nice comment. One clarification though, Slovenia or ex Yugoslavia was NEVER in the eastern block. Not took part of the Warsaw pact either. It was one of the founder states of the non-aligned movement. Though it had a socialistic regime it was far, faaaar away from what the Soviet style comunistic regimes looked like. We had a lot of cultural things in common, but just to clarify that. It always gets "thrown in the same basket" as the rest of the eastern block where it was way different. One of the most powerful passports in the world at the time, the lifestyle wasn't so bad since the economic loans came from the east and the west, government also much less strict and allimposing as in the ussr...
@@nevaf.s.5358 agreed, life was really cool back in the time. Also, Slovenia doesn't belong either politically, either from geographic perspective to eastern block. Geographically it is Central Europe, politically it was a part of Jugoslavia, which was a category of its own 😂
I don't understand where are people, that are visiting us, finding the information that Slovenia is an eastern european country? I actually really am interested in that. Did you google it, or was it just an assumption because we are slavic nation? Don't get me wrong, I am not saying that if we would be eastern europe we would be offended or something, but we are literally centra (or west) from the roman empire times. The only way you could say that we are eastern is if you say that we belonged to the eastern block. And even then we were not under Kremlin command. Btw, is Austria considered eastern country? Because the last time I checked the maps they had land further to the east then slovenia. Heck, even geographical center of europe is more east then we are :) Ok, enough rant. Good video though! :)
Hello! It was a complete assumption. It’s just what we’ve always thought. We apologize and realize Slovenia is central. To be honest we knew very little of anything about Slovenia. So happy we visited and will for sure return. Totally get why you think it’s weird we have that assumption. Maybe you’re right…. We associate it with the eastern block?? We should have known better. However- loved 🥰 Slovenia. Thanks for watching and sharing your thoughts. Cheers! M&D
@Track_Us_Down I am really glad you liked it. It was noticable from the video already :) Enjoy your future travels as well. You seem like a likable persons :)
Hello!! Ha ha you sure do!! Apparently we are now told that that is how they tell tourists to pronounce it - just to keep it simple. 🤷🏻♀️ Not sure if that’s the case !! lol! At any rate we loved traveling in your country! We will be back! Thanks for watching! Cheers! M&D
Thanks for the Video with all the tips for a first timer's trip. Had this city in my bucket list and now its taken a priority to the top of the list.
Hello! Yes it’s a great place to visit! We hope you enjoy it. Thanks for watching and good to hear from you ! Cheers! M&D
SOLD! Thanks for exploring and sharing somewhere new that is very intriguing. Lake Bled reminds me of the French and Swiss Alps, absolutely beautiful.
Hello! Glad it’s on your list !! Truly a beautiful place in the world that we knew so little about . Like Bled is stunning. It’s a fairy tale. Thanks for watching and for your kind comment. Cheers! M&D
@@debflynn1544 Actually, that are Alps too - Slovenian part of the Alps. And way more beautiful. Not grey and dark as other parts of the Alps (dolomite) but bright, almost white and !WARNING! way more dangerous too. They are from a fragile and delicate limestone and far from so compact as dolomite.
So guys be careful if you climb our beautiful mountains. Check twice every stone you grab or step on.
Thank you! 🙏🏻
@@janluna67 Agreed. I've been to French, German and Swiss Alps, and the Julian Alps are waaaay more beautiful. The beauty also continues in Italy for a while. Cinque Torri is alsoa moutain to visit :)
It’s another beautiful place to explore, thank you 😊
Hello! Yes absolutely an amazing place to explore!! Thanks for watching and commenting. Cheers! M&D
This was so good. Thank you.
Hello! Thanks for watching and for your kind comment. Cheers! M&D
There are really beautiful landscapes in this place. I loved Lake Bled and the waterfalls!👍
Hello! Yes amazing and incredible beauty. We can’t wait to return and explore it further- we’ve only scratched the surface! Thanks for watching ! Happy New Year! M&D
Glad you guys had a blast in Slovenia! I must admit, I'm a little jelly.
Hello guys! Do put it on your list! You’ll love it! Hope all is well with you. Appreciate you watching and commenting. Cheers! M&D
Lake Bled looks amazing 🤩
Hello Sherry! It’s so pristine and magical. It’s like no where else. Thanks for watching and commenting. Cheers! M&D
Welcome to my New home! What a wonderful place Slovenia is! I hope you enjoyed! Cheers🎉!!
Hello! Wow good for you! We loved Slovenia! 🇸🇮 it was our first time there and will for sure be back. Good luck to you there! Thanks for watching and commenting! Cheers! M&D
Looks like you two had an amazing time there! Funny thing, I've actually done a number of runs throughout Slovenia on my treadmill with the iFit app, so I was already familiar with Lake Bled and Vintgar Gorge, among others. It is such a beautiful country! Glad to see you're staying healthy and traveling.
Hello guys! Wow what a great idea about the iFit app and running through different places! Great idea! It is a beautiful country! Thanks for watching and commenting. Cheers! M&D
Excellent video, guys! You two produce great travel videos that not only entice the viewer to consider the destination for a future trip but offer great practical tips and recommendations. Cheers!
Hello John, We love to travel and we are enjoying sharing our tips and recommendations on our channel. Thank you so much for watching and for your kind words. We appreciate it. Cheers! M&D
Hello,
you've must have stayed low, because there is no shower in the high mountain huts, at many places you even have to go outside to toilet. It is not me complaining, I love it the way it is. I am just telling this because there are some weirdos who expect hotel luxury @ 2000 meters and higher. It is ridiculous. At those places everyone has to be happy to have a roof above his head when cold night falls (not to mention dangerous summer storms). Getting some warm food after a whole day hike for me the ultimate happiness 😍😍😍
Hello! Apologies for slow reply! Busy time of year. You are so right about people’s crazy expectations! When your long hiking it’s just so nice to have a warm place and warm food. No need for a 5 star resort! And yes you’re correct we didn’t go too high , as that portion of our trip was cancelled by the hostel as there had been a storm and trees were down. Our next location was accommodating and allowed us to check in a day early. All in all amazing Slovenia and definitely will return. Thanks for watching! Happy New Year! 🥂M&D
Doug - your favorite food "ričet". Pronunciation for an English speaking maybe try like ree-chat. I think it should sound right in Slovenian language. Reeset doesn't sound right. However, points for effort. Slovenian is a damn difficult language. Monique, burek is actually not really slovenian food. It was brought in Slovenia from south. I think origin of burek has Turkish origin since came from areas which were after Turkish invasion controlled by Ottoman Impire (Bosnia and Serbia).
In late atumn or winter season try "krvaice" (Blood sausages) or "pečenice" (baked pork sausages) with sour turnip or sour cabbage and cooked potato (that's pretty tipical slovenian food).. Besides, 3-4 days for Ljubljana - if you really want to explore and really experience Ljubljana - you need 2 weeks.
A big plus for hiking equip warnings and physical preparation stress! 👍👌Well done! Our Mountain rescue service deals every year with so many unnecessary accidents and risks because people are not adequate equipped and/or prepared. Our mountains aren't the higher, but they can be tricky and dangerous if they are underestimated. Our mountains are beautiful, very bright ("white"). However, this beauty comes from very fragile limestone and weather can be changed in an hour. So, be well equipped and prepared.
Huts - careful! Not all huts are so luxurious as you talk. Depends by location and type of the hut. But all huts will provide you with warmth and food.
Otherwise - good work!
My tips - Doug, if you like history - you really should visit the WWI museum in Kobarid and Predjama castle.
Otherwis also Postojna cave and Škocjan cave are really worth to see.
Hello! Thank you so much for watching and for your helpful insights! We appreciate it. We will for sure return to Slovenia. We loved it! Cheers! M&D
😃😁😉😘dobrodošla v sloveniji
Hello! We absolutely loved your country and the people! We have so much more to learn and see in your beautiful country. We’ll be back! Thanks for watching and commenting. Cheers! M&D
Thanks for sharing your experience. It sounds amazing.
Hello Rui! Yes it was amazing! So. Ice to get out in nature in different places in the world. 🌍 But our ❤️ remains in Madeira! Thanks for watching! Cheers! M&D
I FROM SLOVENIA❤🇸🇮
Hello! Hey Slovenia 🇸🇮… We know our video was perfect ( apparently our pronunciation was a little off - but that is what we were told- I think it’s the tourist easy way to pronounce it! ) We appreciate you watching and you have an amazing country and we loved sharing its beauty with our audience. Cheers! M&D
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Loved your video. Lake Bled looks stunning and reminds me of Lake Tahoe on California.
In terms of the city break, we recently visited Budapest and reminds me of this. I think you would love Budapest, maybe something to put on your bucket list…
Hello Pramit! Yes we can see the similarities Lake Bled / Lake Tahoe. We have also been to Budapest and loved it as well! So many places to explore!! Thanks for watching and commenting. Cheers! M&D
M&D would you consider living in Slovenia? Just curious cuz it appears spectacular and serene..
Hello! Not sure if you know our story but we are expats in Portugal over the last few years. So at this point right now we are staying in Portugal! However after - who knows. And for those just starting to look at retirement destinations- it’s worth looking at for the people, culture, beauty, landscapes and activities. Also its location. Thanks for watching! Cheers! M&D
Did he zone out at 5:20 in the video? lol Great tips. Thank you.
Hello! Ha ha he totally did!! Maybe we actually need to write scripts! Lol! 😂 Thanks for watching and great observation skills! Happy Holidays 🎄! M&D
Such beautiful scenery in this video. Lake Bled looks gorgeous. Should you ever decide to sell your place, let us know.
Hello! Yes Lake Bled is magical !! Funny enough we are currently floating our place out there on the market. Feel free to send us an email if you’re serious. Thanks for watching! Cheers! M&D
@@Track_Us_Down Can you provide a link to your video where you show us your current apartment? I need to show the wife, particularly that stunning view.
Now that I read this, I can't stop imagining what your next move will be!
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Hello Miranda! Just floating it out there at this point to see how it does in the market. 🤷🏻♀️
Ah, you guys are really inspiring me as to what life can be like when we retire and make the move to Europe. I want to live there full time, but the hubby wants to do slow travel/long stays. Time will tell, but I'm the meantime, I'm living vicariously through you! 😎🤣♥️
Hello Miranda! Thanks for watching and for your kind comment. Nothing has to be one way or the other in retirement - there is a way to make both work. Slow travel gets long after awhile and you may crave a home base until you’re ready to do it again mixed in with a few quick trips to round it out. That’s one way! You guys will figure out what is best for you! Glad we are part of your journey! Cheers! M&D
Would love to see a video of your hiking pack list. Hiking shoe options, how far you hiked each day, more tips.
Hello! Thanks for the great video idea! Thanks for watching! Cheers! M&D
Burek and cevapcici are about as Slovenian as are pizza, hamburgers, hot dogs or po'boys.
Slovenia has absolutely fabulous cuisine, awesome wines and great beer. Imho, Slovenian cuisine is every bit as good as the food from my own homeland, the neighbouring Croatia.
And both cuisines are second only to Italian.
Hello! Completely agree about Italian food. Amazing!! Thanks for sharing your knowledge and truthfully no clue what a po’boy is! lol! Cheers! M&D
@Track_Us_Down Po'boys? You can't go to New Orleans and not have any.
Ha ha…. Ok then it’s on the list! 🤪
I am living between Ljubljana and Bled..❤
Hello! Very nice! Thanks for watching. We are new visitors to your country and hope to encourage more people to travel there. Cheers! M&D
@Track_Us_Down too many turists will ruin our secrets. Sometimes is better be hidden. 😉
i live in slovenija
Hello! Well then you are very lucky to live in such a beautiful country. Thanks for watching! Cheers! M&D
Hello, Track us Down! You've presented a nice video about my homeland. But a question: why you have "wasted" a great portion of your video on commenting staying on a balcony above Funchal, Madeira? Wouldn't be opportune to show more of the country you had introduced by having a Slovenian background? Nice regards! Maryan
Hello! Thank you for watching and for your kind comment. Ha ha that’s a great question- we were so busy and with friends in Slovenia that we didn’t have time to do a sit and talk while there. Making videos in real life isn’t always perfect situations. It would have been ideal to do it there- we just couldn’t make it happen. Hope you stick around! Happy Holidays 🎄! M&D
Thanks for your kind reply! Happy Holidays!🎉🎉
Nice video, but you are forget to show beatutiful Slovenian coast, Piran, Portoroz, and Postojna cave, Soca river, Triglav mountain.
Hello! Yes we only showed the places we went to . You are so right that there are so many more beautiful places in Slovenia. We will definitely go back! Cheers! M&D
greetings from Slovenija :-) I'm glad you enjoyed it. and it's nice to hear you didn't have a problem with communication. i hope you 2 will come and explore more there is a loot to see for sure. I'm from Slovenija and I didn't see the whole place that's how small we are. 🙃🤫
Hello! Yes you are so right! We explored a few places and highly recommend them but there is so much more- other towns, other hikes, other places … We loved your country and felt welcomed . Thanks for watching! Cheers! M&D
@@Track_Us_Down I can also give you a recommendation. Postojna Cave is a must-see, you won't regret it. it's a bit expensive but worth a visit + dress warm, it is chill in Postonska Cave. but for hikes and beautiful views, the Triglav National Park is great, and the Julian Alps. Piran is also a beautiful city by the sea,... I could go on and on, I know that everything can be found on the internet. the best food for my taste is in tourist farms, the best food! it's good in restaurants dont get me wrong, but the next level is in tourist farms it's a different experience real homemade food from that area you are in at the moment. Have a good day and Enjoy 🙃😉
Thank you for this authentic information. We appreciate it and will keep note of it for next time! Have a great day!
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Hello to you guys hope you enjoj Slovenia......but "burek" is not slovenian food ...just to know..
Thnx for your visit ...
Hello! We loved your country! Oh ok this is what we read about Burek - that it is a traditional Yugoslavian dish and this crunchy and greasy Slovenian fast food is one of the nations favourites The best Burek in Ljubljana can be found at Nobel Burek. Thanks for sharing your insights. Anyways we loved it! Cheers! M&D
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We were under jugoslavia but here was always Slovenia even under austria ungarian era ..
This are albanians and bosnians who have this fast foods.
Good to know! Thanks 🙏🏻
"Loo-blah-nah" is more of a slang/local way of saying it. The correct way is "Lyoo-blyah-nah". Ly or rather Lj sounding same as li in milion.
Hello! Thank you so much for that clarification! Appreciate you watching! Cheers! M&D
Your video about Slovenia´s title surprised me really a lot. I´m in Mr Putin´s archives due to my father, so I have a prejudice about everything that was in the eastern block (I´m a Lithuanian citizen). First of all: Numbeo:
Purchasing Power Index 83.54 Moderate Safety Index 76.15 High Health Care Index 66 High
Climate Index 76.11 High Cost of Living Index 49.24 Low Property Price to Income Ratio 12.92 High
Traffic Commute Time Index 25.39 Very Low Pollution Index 22.25 Low ƒ Quality of Life Index: 178.01 Very High.
That was a nice surprise !! Let´s see the vid !! Ljubljiana is a marvel, your hike in the Julian Alps another. In Lithuania we also have this fairy tales (Vitautas on the horse, etc). You mention the Lord of the Rings: I´ts now raining a lot here in Coimbra. Some 50 Km east of Coimbra, in the woods, there are a lot of homes of Hobbits and some Elves! (You have this tiny houses also in Madeira, I think in Santana, it´s 4 a vid ! ). I hope they have suffered no damage due to the intense rain!! Lake Bled: 476 m as per Google. Elevations: some to 1000m. Lovely !!! Like your helmets, I have mine here too, a Bell. But now temperatures (Meteoblue) are 12 C for the highs, and 5 degrees Celsius for the lows!! 2025 !!
Hello Teodoro! Good to hear from you and hope all is well for you in Coimbra! Thanks for watching and for sharing your research on Slovenia. As always appreciate you being here and commenting! Cheers! M&D
Nice comment. One clarification though, Slovenia or ex Yugoslavia was NEVER in the eastern block. Not took part of the Warsaw pact either. It was one of the founder states of the non-aligned movement. Though it had a socialistic regime it was far, faaaar away from what the Soviet style comunistic regimes looked like. We had a lot of cultural things in common, but just to clarify that. It always gets "thrown in the same basket" as the rest of the eastern block where it was way different. One of the most powerful passports in the world at the time, the lifestyle wasn't so bad since the economic loans came from the east and the west, government also much less strict and allimposing as in the ussr...
@@nevaf.s.5358 agreed, life was really cool back in the time. Also, Slovenia doesn't belong either politically, either from geographic perspective to eastern block. Geographically it is Central Europe, politically it was a part of Jugoslavia, which was a category of its own 😂
I don't understand where are people, that are visiting us, finding the information that Slovenia is an eastern european country? I actually really am interested in that. Did you google it, or was it just an assumption because we are slavic nation? Don't get me wrong, I am not saying that if we would be eastern europe we would be offended or something, but we are literally centra (or west) from the roman empire times. The only way you could say that we are eastern is if you say that we belonged to the eastern block. And even then we were not under Kremlin command. Btw, is Austria considered eastern country? Because the last time I checked the maps they had land further to the east then slovenia. Heck, even geographical center of europe is more east then we are :) Ok, enough rant. Good video though! :)
Hello! It was a complete assumption. It’s just what we’ve always thought. We apologize and realize Slovenia is central. To be honest we knew very little of anything about Slovenia. So happy we visited and will for sure return. Totally get why you think it’s weird we have that assumption. Maybe you’re right…. We associate it with the eastern block?? We should have known better. However- loved 🥰 Slovenia. Thanks for watching and sharing your thoughts. Cheers! M&D
@Track_Us_Down I am really glad you liked it. It was noticable from the video already :) Enjoy your future travels as well. You seem like a likable persons :)
Everything to know, after visiting 5% of the country. Good to know.
So the rest 95% there's nothing to see?
Hello! You’re actually right- we visited a small part of a beautiful country and will definitely return. Happy New Year! M&D
we sell shirts with wrong pronounciation?
Hello!! Ha ha you sure do!! Apparently we are now told that that is how they tell tourists to pronounce it - just to keep it simple. 🤷🏻♀️ Not sure if that’s the case !! lol! At any rate we loved traveling in your country! We will be back! Thanks for watching! Cheers! M&D