Archives for October 4th, 2006

Triglav, Slovenia’s highest peak. Photo by Stane Klemenc.

American reporter Keith O’Brien decided to honeymoon in Slovenia and the resulting story was published in the Boston Globe. You can read it here: Tackling new heights in Slovenia: Honeymooners attempt 9,396-foot Mount Triglav.

When you read it, you will notice that it’s a bit of a departure from the usual travel reports on Slovenia. In other words, he doesn’t gush over Bled or call Ljubljana the “next Prague.” (In fact, he even takes a swipe at Ljubljana, writing that it’s “not the prettiest city you will ever visit.” And in line with yesterday’s post, he also notes that it is “grafitti-tagged, like many major cities in the Balkans.”)

Regardless, the main thrust of the story is his attempt to get to the top of Triglav, which — it should be mentioned — is not a cakewalk, like Iraq, but rather difficult. And, in the end, too much for the honeymooners.

Link to the story (Passwords and logins here)

(Thanks Alenka!)