The drive from Zagreb to Ljubljana yesterday was the most scenic to date. We were treated to an array of different coloured fields creating a patchwork blanket of soft greens, browns and yellows. Now and again out of the blue would appear beautiful authentic farmhouses, old historical castles and Roman Catholic Churches with high steeples and clock towers. Although Slovenia was also part of the former Yugoslavia, it managed to untangle itself from the mess of wa...

We set out fairly early this morning and walked for about 20 minutes to the city centre. Somehow we stumbled across the Franciscan Church of the Annunciation where a free two hour city walking tour was due to commence. Yes, we are on a budget so I did write FREE, I feel like such a scab! We were very fortunate to have Tina, the tour guide all to ourselves. She was very informative so we learnt a lot from her. The tour included eight stops to some of the cities hi...

What a long flight! Luckily we did manage to get some shut eye on the flight (about 8 hours on and off) so we weren't as exhausted on our arrival into Frankfurt. What was more exhausting was the six hour wait that followed at the airport in order to connect with our flight to Slovenia. There is only so much people watching I can take before wanting to strangle myself or someone else for that matter! I am such a princess .. I know! We watched as all flig...