Things change.
When you write, it’s most often at a specific moment in time. The world has been though many changes in these last few years, and some of the local attractions and travel prices mentioned in these article have changed. Please check with your travel planner or the individual websites for the most current information.
Green Slovenia
Among the catchy slogans promoting tourism in Slovenia, the one that resonated with me was "Green Slovenia." A country formed after the break-up of Yugoslavia in 1991, it's set in the heart of Europe at the juncture of the Alps, the Mediterranean, and the Pannonian Basin (which is part of the Hungarian plain); and it is indeed quite green.
Footnotes from Croatia
Mid-November didn’t seem like a propitious time to visit a country on the Adriatic known for its many islands. Elsewhere in central Europe—including Geneva where I was living at the time—the weather was predictably bone-chilling and gloomy.