Slovenia. Some bits and pieces

- Just 46.6k of coast line, but they do love seafood.
- Just 2.1 million people (compare Brisbane)
- Crime - none - not that anyone is talking about, not enough for our tour guide to lock-up the bikes. Very little litter. Graffiti as an anachronism (except for Ljubljana) when house proud is the norm.
- 95 octane fuel (price snapshot)
Slovenia €1.45
France €1.94
Italy €1.72
- I mused in an earlier post, if something in the water is creating Amazing cyclists (Pogacar, Roglic et.al) The water is abundant with accessible, fresh and drinkable springs. I drank that - didn’t help. Picture this: a kid grows up with a bike and motorist who see a cyclist and responds by slowing to give way (they don’t scream G.O.T.F.R. or use their vehicle to intimidate her out of the way). Do you recon they will ride at every opportunity? Wouldn’t you leave your car at home to go to the shop, the movies, to visit friends or go to school/ work? You would, just like many here. Collectively, our tour group rode ~ 4,500klm in Slovenia, and 2,400 klm in France and we had ONE traffic incident (a close pass by a bus), which appeared to be accidental because of road conditions. Fantastic.
- Slovenians see their neighbours as different to themselves. Italians are complainers. Croatians are to excitable. Serbians are rude & aggressive. Hungarians are miserable. (As reported by Slovines not me)
- Slovenians love to smoke. Google says 27% of them do. Italy 24%, Aus 10.2%. Smokers certainly are more visible as they are allowed to smoke in outdoor venues- even restaurants.

- Food is seasonal. If a vegetable is out of season, you typically don’t get it. (Ljubljana was the only big city we visited at 280,000 population, and Piran the next biggest @ 3,700)
- Population density 100-1000 on Central Coast. Slovenia is 105/sq klm. Is that a reason for such aggressive driving.
- Wonderful multi cultural food in Ljubljana. some vote Slovenian food as better than France.
- Ljubljana might just be Paris of the Balkans. Relaxed, safe stylish beautiful.
- Cycle touring and just dawdling along on a bike is the best.Weiterlesen