Vinoteka Brda, Šmartno: a bar at the heart of Slovenia’s wine region

by Abi Prowse | Feb 21, 2025 | Eat + Drink, Europe, Slovenia, Travel

WORDS & PICTURES: Abi Prowse A sense of pride fills my chest each time my little car begins the climb through the tiny villages of Brda, scattered across the hills like birdseed. It’s somewhat misplaced, this pride – our final destination, the walled town of...

Peterc Vineyard Estate, Brda: Escape the Everyday in Slovenia’s Wine Region

by Abi Prowse | Nov 2, 2022 | Destinations, Slovenia, Stay, Travel

WORDS & PICTURES: Abi Prowse There’s a soft autumnal light falling onto the vines as I drive across the border from Italy into Slovenia. The road snakes its way tentatively through acres of rusty foliage, neat rows of vineyards bidding their final goodbyes to this...

Ljubljana, Slovenia: City Guide

by Abi Prowse | Sep 20, 2022 | City Guides, Destinations, Europe, Slovenia, Travel

WORDS & PICTURES: Abi Prowse It would be easy to claim that summer is Ljubljana’s best season: this year hailed Europe’s Greenest Capital, the city is awash in shades of emerald during the warmer months, with willow trees trailing their ethereal fingertips into...

Metelkova Art Centre, Ljubljana: A Photo Journal

by Abi Prowse | Jul 26, 2022 | Destinations, Photo Journals, Slovenia, Travel

WORDS & PICTURES: Abi Prowse There’s something unsettling in the air that morning. Stepping into Metelkova Art Centre – located just steps from Ljubljana’s central train station – feels something like a fever dream. It’s not just the colours, at once...

Finding Peace Among the Mountains of Slovenia

by Abi Prowse | May 22, 2020 | Destinations, Europe, Lifestyle, Slovenia, Travel

WORDS & PICTURES: Abi Prowse As I step out of the car, my lungs fill with the crispness of fresh mountain air. The narrow streets of Kobarid are deserted, the soft pink houses standing vigil in the warm spring sun. Aside from a faint tinkle, which echoes from the...