{"id":3300,"date":"2022-10-19T20:10:50","date_gmt":"2022-10-20T00:10:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/peterdittman.com\/weblog\/?p=3300"},"modified":"2025-08-07T16:50:29","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T20:50:29","slug":"slovenia-and-beyond","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/peterdittman.com\/weblog\/slovenia-and-beyond\/","title":{"rendered":"Slovenia and beyond"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>As has been our custom, we tend to include some form of &#8220;civilization&#8221; and relaxation in our travels &#8211; at least something not involving backpacks and exhausting hikes!    We&#8217;d heard the Istrian Peninsula offered some vineyards and olive groves, along with temperate climates and a bit away from crowds.    <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We settled on Piran, Solvenia and were not disappointed!   Piran lies just over the border from Trieste, Italy and less than a 2 hour drive from Venice &#8211; perfect for our plans.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/peterdittman.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/IMG_6466.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3305\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/peterdittman.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/IMG_6444.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3303\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/peterdittman.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/IMG_6464.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3304\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/peterdittman.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/IMG_6438.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3302\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/peterdittman.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/IMG_6480.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3306\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/peterdittman.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/IMG_6484.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3307\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/peterdittman.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/IMG_6448.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3308\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/peterdittman.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_6450-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/peterdittman.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_6450-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/peterdittman.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_6450-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/peterdittman.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_6450-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/peterdittman.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_6450-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/peterdittman.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/IMG_6450-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/peterdittman.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG_6461-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3102\" srcset=\"https:\/\/peterdittman.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG_6461-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/peterdittman.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG_6461-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/peterdittman.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG_6461-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/peterdittman.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG_6461-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/peterdittman.com\/weblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG_6461-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Chillin&#8217; at some vineyards on our day trip into Croatia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As has been our custom, we tend to include some form of &#8220;civilization&#8221; and relaxation in our travels &#8211; at least something not involving backpacks and exhausting hikes! 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