Lifestyle
If you dream of writing for money but have no idea how to turn your passion into profit, and worry that living in Slovenia could stymie your career, then a good first step would be to listen to the words of a man who’s a best-selling author despite living in the publishing backwaters of Kamnik.
STA, 1 May 2018 - A survey conducted among Slovenian 18-30-year-olds has shown that three out of four would prefer to have permanent employment contracts, although most have been engaged in student work or undeclared work.
Our first interview with Dan Bendall focused more on his time as an expat in Slovenia, someone who left the UK and started a new life handling property here. The original story was too long for just one post, so here’s part two, as promised, this time focusing on the local property market.
STA, 30 April 2018 - Slovenia was hit by a migration wave two years ago, and while many refugees only passed through the country the number of those seeking asylum has increased significantly compared to the past. NGOs have helped address the situation with integration programmes, but it is clear many challenges remain.
Tuesday, May 1, is a national holiday, and thus many stores will be closed, or closing early, while state-run museums and galleries are also likely to remain locked, as they are each Monday. That said, plenty of other things will be open, and the streets themselves will remain as interesting to explore as ever.
How a non-Slovene, non-beekeeper, non-author ended up writing a novel about beekeeping in Slovenia. Part one here.
The long holiday weekend, with five days off for some, presents the perfect excuse for this week’s visit to the archives to cannibalize itself and review what was posted in the first three months of the year. Clicking on the titles above each picture will take you to the full set, along with the individual credits.
STA, 27 April 2018 - Resistance Day, a public holiday remembering the establishment of the Liberation Front (Osvobodilna fronta, OF) which spearheaded the resistance against Nazi and Fascist occupation in WWII, will be marked in Slovenia on Friday.
“Machen Sie mir dieses Land wieder deutsch!” (Adolf Hitler)
A trip to the coast on a national holiday.
Another amazing Instagram post by the President of Slovenia.
