Bridges and Balloons | Unique Travel Itineraries & Special Places to Stay
Handpicked, unique itineraries and special places to stay
Have you got any adventures planned for 2019? We have our eyes on New England for a road trip, a return to New York, and some English travels to Cornwall. And I also have some ideas for you, based on … [Read more...] about Five special trips to take in 2019
Slovenia was a surprise to us. We went there for a festival and ending up falling in love with this deeply underrated country. It’s a small place that packs in a lot of delights – from a lively, … [Read more...] about Slovenia Road Trip: A Perfect 10-Day Slovenia Itinerary
To finish our road trip around Slovenia, we ended up in Lake Bled and spent our final night in a particularly special place in Slovenia – a newly opened green resort near Lake Bled called Garden … [Read more...] about Special Stays: Garden Village, Lake Bled
The final stop on our road trip in Slovenia was the fairytale Lake Bled. We'd been told that the nearby Lake Bohinj is a much less touristy, and some would argue better, option, but the first photo … [Read more...] about Slovenia road trip: Lake Bled
In the last two posts, we've talked about the food and day one of our road trip in the Vipava Valley and Goriška Brda. This post covers day two when we left the wine valleys behind and entered the … [Read more...] about Slovenia road trip: Soča Valley and Vršič Pass
Our time in Slovenia was short but it seemed to stretch and what was only four days felt like much longer. I think it's because we saw so much, but never felt rushed. The county's compact size and … [Read more...] about Slovenia road trip: Vipava Valley and Goriška Brda
We had two priorities for our road trip around Slovenia – beautiful nature and amazing food. The country outdid itself on both counts and this post is all about the vegetarian Slovenia. We'd … [Read more...] about A tour of gourmet vegetarian Slovenia
Continuing with our “We love Slovenia” theme, here is a selection of photos from Ljubljana, a teeny weeny capital that cannot fail to enchant. It had all the quintessential ingredients of charm – … [Read more...] about Things to do in Ljubljana: A Handpicked City Guide
The first time I understood the magic of a city festival was back in September 2007 on a chance visit to Aarhus in Denmark. A friend and I had picked the city from a £10 Ryan Air sale. We didn’t know … [Read more...] about Nights in Ljubljana Old Town
Sometimes you hear about a place or see a photo of it and you know it’s calling your name. I had that with Barcelona, Berlin, the forests of Brazil, and most recently, Slovenia. It was a country I’d … [Read more...] about sLOVEnia
