Month: January 2017

Why Has No One Heard Of Ana Roš?

The Slovenian chef, who’s spent 16 years revolutionizing her country’s food, is about to star in Netflix’s Chef’s Table. Will…

Slovenian Oven Pumpkin Seed Oil

I am always learning something new about Slovenia. This time it is Pumpkin Seed Oil from Å tajerska and Prekmurje. In…

A Centuries Old Sound of Bells

Churches are among the most common sights in Slovenia; they add a picturesque note to towns, the tops of remote…

An Uprising Under the Alps

These days, Tolmin is a quiet, almost sleepy town in the foothills of Slovenia’s Julian Alps. In the early 18thcentury,…

Great Wine, Nice Country – A Recipe For Attracting Foreigners To Brda

This week it was practically impossible to find a vacancy in the GorÅ¡ka Brda region – despite a threatening, almost…

Skier Tina Maze Ends Career

Slovenia’s best alpine skier to date, 33-year-old Tina Maze, has decided to end her professional career. However, she wanted to appear…

Economy has Grown, but Still Room for Improvement

The Slovenian economy has greatly restructured over the past eight years. The local economy, which is still mainly driven by…

Slovenia Featured in Wall Street Journal

In the Adventure & Travel section of the Wall Street Journal dated October 29, 2016, Slovenia is featured as one…

Doctor Says: Mitochondria

Mitochondria are the “energy factory” of our body. Several thousand mitochondria are in nearly every cell in the body. Their…