I'm a busker ( street musician) from Slovenia's third largest city- Celje and i played in 17 European countries and more than 300 cities! Since you have such a nice opinion on Slovenia i must return the favore and say tha i really enjoyed busking in Denmark! From all the countries in north of Europe Denmark is my favourite!
I am from Serbia, and can tell you this. The most progressive republic of the former Yugoslavia was Slovenia. Fructal, Radenska Tri Srca, Gorenje... brands that all of us know even today. Every single household in Yugoslavia had at least one Gorenje appliance at one time. They really never belonged with the rest of the Balkan group. Their way of life is more like Austrian or German. In Yugoslavia, they were always ahead and now they are ahead. They were like distant Slavic cousins standing on the side while everyone else was partying. They would drink wine and dance the waltz, and we would drink rakija and dance the kolo. There was a short war for independence from Yugoslavia - thank God not as serious as the other Yugoslav wars. In history we never had disagreements before with Slovenia, except the little disagreement in 1991 and the fact that they took Tito's cars on loan from Belgrade, but never returned them. Even when our football fans meet, it's always a good atmosphere. To us, they are like our advanced cousins. To them, we are their southern, wild, more exotic cousins. We like Slovenia and they seem to like visiting Belgrade and Novi Sad, so yeah, I hope our relationships stay good. I loved it there and plan to visit the entire country. What a charming gem in Europe. Their language is so sweet, nature absolutely amazing... It's like Austria and Switzerland, but cheaper, and with a Slavic touch. Ziveli!
Good old days. Now we are worse than balkan. We sold everything. Good Slovenians leaving the country. Me as well. Hello Austria and by corruption🇦🇹🤌🏼 Slovenia is done.
Also don’t forget Elan, the Slovenian Ski company that invented carving skis. And Iskra first electronic telephones, egregiously copied by US companies. Slovenia had a run during Yugoslav times! So glad, Fructal was preserved by Serbian companies, best juices ever!
Slovenians themselves are the best judge of this, but from my Czech perspective I see Slovenians as definitely a Central European nation, very similar to us, Czechs. They are basically our lost brothers. I will explain why: we Czechs and Slovenians have Slavic roots, language and mentality, but at the same time we have quite visible cultural, architectural and genetic influences of German/Austrian entities. This is also perhaps the reason why we are the most economically developed Slavic countries (+ Poland and Slovakia). I have never been to Slovenia, but from the things I have seen and heard, it seems to me that we really have a lot in common, it even seems to me that more than we Czechs have with Poles and Slovenians with Croats or Serbs. Zdravím do Slovinska naše braty a sestry!
I am Serb & I agree with you. Slovenes are originally West Slavs & they belong into the same subgroup of West Slavs together with Czechs, Moravians & Slovaks. I consider them "South" Slavs only {more or less} in geographical term. Genetically they are also very similar to you. I am Serb & I love Czech Republic & Czech people. Greetings from Serbia. 🙂💙🌻
@@tienshinhan2524 Yes, totally agre with you, we Czechs and Slovenians has been divaded by Austrian Germans, so we started to move further away from each other linguistically. Czech developed within the West Slavic dialect and Slovenian were linguistically more inclined towards South Slavs, but besides that, we are still very much alike, as I said, lost brothers. Sending love and greetings to our brothers to Serbia as well!
@@ctiradperunovic do don’t have slavic root you are slavic and germans are distant Slavs , do you know Prussia existed one a it was slavic and the tatarian empire
@@ctiradperunovic by genetic analysis slovenes and some croats (zagreb and zagorje area) are closer to west slavs than south slavs but since there was no more land connection because of bavarians they got influenced by south slavs
I dont think Slovenia people liked to be defined as Balkan. Just as I lived there for sure its the richest country in the area and with the highest quality of life.
@@filipcuk927the guy wrote ...richest in the area. Austria is much richer. But if you and him ment as in Slovenia beeing the richest Balkan country then I agree with you.
Balkan is a Turkish word that mean the land of honey and blood so balkan region is what they caled sout Slavic nations and Slovenians are south Slavic nation as they speck Slavic language
@@Psysso "Everything south of river Sava is considered Balkan" ... doesn't change nothing. Modern "Balkan" borders" are nonsense. Completely different from historical Balkans borders. I am from Serbia.
The Slovenian national anthem is about love, how the entire world should come together and love each other. :) Like "A Toast" or "Cheers". That tells you a lot.
Slovenia is Melania Trump's home country. She is married to U.S. President Donald Trump. As an American, I feel we are very fortunate to have her as our First Lady. She's a beautiful woman - both inside and out. Thank you, beautiful Slovenia!!!
Slovenia isn't a Balkan country. It's Central Europe. Has a lot of varied landscapes, multilingual people, nice women and some cool music artists. Lake Bled is overrated.
I don't think Slovenia is located in the Balkans, tbh. Nevertheless, i've been to Ljubljana and it's extremely beautiful ❤. Yes, Israel definitely doesn't have any love at all.
You can't change geography. The same as Slovenia is considered mediteranian country although it has only 42 km of coastline. Same goes for Alps. Only a small part of Alps are in Slovenia (compared to Switzerland, AUT, ITA, FR) but no one would argue that is not "alpic" country. The same reasoning applies for it being Balkan country - located (partly) on Balkan peninsula.
Bro kept saying Balkan Balkan Balkan as a reference for everything until he got to Balkan Peninsula and forgot to check Slovenia isn’t located on a peninsula
It's not, geography is obvious problem here. And history too, Slovenia has different history than other ex Yugoslav countries. We are somehow connected with Austria, Hungary, Itally in our past, so our way of life is pretty much different... Though I also enjoy Balkan countries,, people, nature and delicious food!
You can't change geography. The same as Slovenia is considered mediteranian country although it has only 42 km of coastline. Same goes for Alps. Only a small part of Alps are in Slovenia (compared to Switzerland, AUT, ITA, FR) but no one would argue that is not "alpic" country. The same reasoning applies for it being Balkan country - located (partly) on Balkan peninsula.
Great video! I love visiting Slovenia with whatever chance I get. Also, Slovenia has produced the two best cyclists in the world right now. Tadej Pogacar and Primoz Roglic. They dominate whatever races they enter!
You can't change geography. The same as Slovenia is considered mediteranian country although it has only 42 km of coastline. Same goes for Alps. Only a small part of Alps are in Slovenia (compared to Switzerland, AUT, ITA, FR) but no one would argue that is not "alpic" country. The same reasoning applies for it being Balkan country - located (partly) on Balkan peninsula.
You can't change geography. The same as Slovenia is considered mediteranian country although it has only 42 km of coastline. Same goes for Alps. Only a small part of Alps are in Slovenia (compared to Switzerland, AUT, ITA, FR) but no one would argue that is not "alpic" country. The same reasoning applies for it being Balkan country - located (partly) on Balkan peninsula.
You can't change geography. The same as Slovenia is considered mediteranian country although it has only 42 km of coastline. Same goes for Alps. Only a small part of Alps are in Slovenia (compared to Switzerland, AUT, ITA, FR) but no one would argue that is not "alpic" country. The same reasoning applies for it being Balkan country - located (partly) on Balkan peninsula.
@@ro.stan.4115 Dude, you are talking out of your ass. By your logic Italy, Hungary and Ukraine are a Balkan countries. By your logic Lichtenstein is not an alpine country. Slovenia is central European country, the end.
I bet the author of the video put that Slovenia is in the Balkans, just to get a zillion comments that it is not in the Balkans. You know he gets money from comments, right? So, this doesn't surprise me. Like when he asked Croats what country they don't like, and he expected everyone would say Serbia (and vice versa). These UA-camrs are tricky folks... The things they wouldn't do for clicks. He is a nice guy, don't get me wrong, but he knows the tricks of the business.
@@netopir3804 The Slovenian Language is literally in the South Slavic Language group which only consists of the slavic languages in the Balkans and they're all closely related to one another. Also Slovenia was part of Yugoslavia which means they've got a common history. Also how come can a Central European country border the Adriatic Sea lmao it's literally refferred as the sea between Italy and the Balkans by all geographers. You could say that Slovenia is a bridge between Central Europe and the Balkans but you can't deny Slovenia's broad history with the Balkans.
@@grismuerto I like the Balkan influence, don’t get me wrong. It’s cultural enrichment. Still, Slovenia has its own ancient geographical place, rich culture, very evolved language and firm economic impulse. Slovenia may be insignificant in the world’s play, and it hurts when people brush over it and label it as a generic Balkan country speaking a generic South Slavic dialect. Slovenia has been ridiculed under Yugoslavia equally, no news there, though producing most of the foreign exports and high quality goods for Yugoslavia. It seems, the bullying is just continuing…
Geographically it may be the Balkans, but certainly not culturally. Ecological awareness is much higher than in the Balkans, the nature is more Central European, the Alps, and also the tradition and general character of Slovenians is more European than Balkan.
We never were balkans. We are not balkans. And hopefully we will never be balkans. Saying to a Slovene that he is a balkan is one of the biggest insults
I think Slovenians have a good cuisine. Here in Canada where I live, I bought some cabbage rolls at a Slovenian store or Deli. They were the best cabbage rolls I ever had. Slovenians also have very good pastry and cakes.
@@bijelimedved2983Thanks for info. I’m not familiar with Montenegrin cuisine. I have had Burek here in Canada which is Serbian I believe. Isn’t Serbian food similar to Croatian food?
When will this nonsense about the Balkans stop? Balkan is not a true geographical term because it's a vague term originating from the Ottoman Empire, specifically defining the European part they conquered. The land where Slovenia is was never under Ottoman control so this theory falls immediately. The only reason ignorant people mark Slovenia as Balkan is just because of Yugoslavia which was a failed attempt to make all the South Slavs the same. Guess how well that ended up. Slovenes firstly are not only South Slavs they are also half western Slavs who settled before the South Slavs arrived.
Slovenia might partly be located on the Balkan peninsula but culturally, it is definitely not a part of the Balkans. They even call Balkan immigrants 'Balkanci' (Balkanians).
The name Balkan is actually a young name. It came into force only after the Berlin Congress of 1878. Previously, this area was called European Turkey. After the Congress of Berlin, when the independent states of Serbia, Romania, Montenegro and the autonomy of Bulgaria were created, the name European Turkey is no longer an option. They use the shorter name Balkan,. So Balkan are countries which were under Otomans. Even Croatia is not Balkan.
In strictly geographical terms, a large part of Slovenia is a part of the Balkan peninsula. But that is totally irrelevant. "Balkans" as a sociological and political term is what matters. And Slovenia has never been a part of that. It is much the same with my own country, Croatia (or at least the western part of it).
Geographical Balkan "peninsula" is questionable, such as borders on West, East & South because historical "Balkans" was completely different {geographically}. Modern borders of Balkan "peninsula" are very stretched. And no, minority part of Slovenia is on the "Balkan peninsula", about 23 - 27 %. They are considered "Balkan country" just because of Yugoslav era.
@tienshinhan2524 Which confirms what I wrote about the sociological and political meaning of the term "the Balkans". And once again, that is why Slovenia cannot be considered a Balkan country. The geographical aspect, you are wrong. Balkan is a peninsula, whether you like it or not. The western and northern borders are the south banks of the rivers Sava and Danube. So, anything south of Ribcev Laz at Lake Bohinj (Sava Bohinjka) is geographically the Balkans. E.g. my hometown of Zagreb is geographically part Balkans, just because it was built on both sides of Sava. I guess you skipped your geography classes.
Agree, Slovenian's destiny is exactly the same like the ours, the Czech one. We Czechs and Slovenians have Slavic roots, language and mentality, but at the same time we have quite visible cultural, architectural and genetic influences of German/Austrian entities due to many centuries under the rule of Holy Roman Empire and Austrian-Hungarian Empire, which set Slovenia completely apart from the Balkans and basically it completely integrated Slovenia into the sphere of Central Europe, and I would not be afraid to say even more among the West Slavs than the South Slavs. And as you say, the part of Croatia as well and I would say also the north half of Serbia, which was under the Austrian-Hungarian Empire for many centuries as well, but there the Ottoman influence is still far more pronounced.
@@branko4033 In geographical aspect I am right & you are right but only partially. Modern borders of so called "Balkan "peninsula" are very stretched & they are completely different than historical borders of that "peninsula. Historical borders are Danube ~ Sava ~ Una ~ Krka. Then they stretched borders to the West to Korana, later on Kupa river & than on Sava river. Border goes on Sava river but not on entire strem of Sava river. The real line of that border goes: Sava ~ Krka ~ Vipava - Soča. All of those rivers... especially Krka, Vipava & Soča... those rivers are so narrow and deep that they cannot mark a peninsula, peninsular error. Ribčev Laz & Lake Bohinj, Sava Bohinjka are geographically on the Balkan "peninsula" but only on the paper. Does not make that territory completely nothing more Eastern but only Southern. For example Zagreb Southern from Sava is nothing more Eastern than Zagreb Northern from Sava river. Slovenia is considered s Balkan country because of Yugoslavia, {more or less}. Not whole Balkan "peninsula" is Southeastern Europe. Only country that is really on that "peninsula" is Greece. Btw, I am Serb & Serbia is Central Balkan country not on Western Balkan. ☘
1/4 of Slovenia is geographically on the Balkan peninsula. And geography is exact science. But Slovenia is also a Mediterranean, Panonnian, Alpine and above all a Central European country with ancestral links to Czechs and Slovaks.
The name Balkan is actually a young name. It came into force only after the Berlin Congress of 1878. Previously, this area was called European Turkey. After the Congress of Berlin, when the independent states of Serbia, Romania, Montenegro and the autonomy of Bulgaria were created, the name European Turkey is no longer an option. They use the shorter name Balkan, which is the result of a mistake. Where is the (western) border of the Balkans? There have been countless debates about where the geographical border of the Balkans is. According to one interpretation, the mainland part of the peninsula's border is discovered by simply drawing a straight line between Odessa on the Black Sea and Trieste on the Adriatic. Many more geographers support the opinion that the border runs along the rivers. Until the end of the First World War, the prevailing opinion of Austrian geographers was that the border of the peninsula runs along the Danube to the mouth of the Sava, then along the Sava to the mouth of the Kolpa, along the Kolpa, and finally descends in a straight line to the River. Therefore, the territory of Slovenia was not included in the Balkan Peninsula. Later after the end of the first world War Mostly Serbian and SHS tried to place the borders as far west as possible. In the case of the Balkans, it is primarily a matter of cultural naming, geographically it is no objective to "search" for a peninsula. Even Croatia is not Balkan country
That part of Balkan "peninsula" (1/4) of territory is in most Southern part of Central Europe. I am from Serbia & for me "Balkan" & especially Balkan "peninsula" is a nonsense. I agree about ancestral links with Czechs, Moravians & Slovaks.
@tienshinhan2524 Did you read my answer......Because of SHS Srbs tried to push west border as west as was possible. I put exactly what was agreed between geographers. And even today the west border of Balkan from geography is clear. Once again later was evan a lot of "political" pressure on geographical.
@@Simon-o4h Ok. Where are for you West, East & South borders of that "peninsula". I am from Serbia & for me that is nonsense... so called "Balkan peninsula".
finally a comment i can agree with :) as for this 1/4, the culture of the people on this part is still not anything like balkan anyway, is it, it's just Slovenes and their culture
Slovenia is not a Balkan country not geographically nor culturally and because was part 76 years of Yugoslavia that doesn't mean that belongs to the Balkans actually Slovenia was 1000 hears part of a Holly Roman empire....
You can't change geography. The same as Slovenia is considered mediteranian country although it has only 42 km of coastline. Same goes for Alps. Only a small part of Alps are in Slovenia (compared to Switzerland, AUT, ITA, FR) but no one would argue that is not "alpic" country. The same reasoning applies for it being Balkan country - located (partly) on Balkan peninsula.
What's that suppose to mean? Austrians and Italians discriminated Slovenians for centuries. They halted development and kept the people poor. Educate yourself before writing such nonsense.
First, we are not Balkans. And im not saying this because i think we are superior in any way, but it is just not the Balkan. People confuse this because Slovenia was part of Yugoslavia. Yes it is the best place to live, compared to balkan countries if we think in terms of better standard and quality of life, but otherwise i dont think it is.
Slovenia is not a Balkan country! You've been there, and know that Slovenia is closer to the west than to Balkan countries in every aspect. Shame on you for this unfair characterization.
Oh stop. Balkan is geographical term and quite a decent chunk of Slovenia indeed lies on the Balkan peninsula. If he would say that we are alpine country you wouldnt be throwing fits even tho most of Slovenia isnt actually covered by Alps. He didnt say anything about culture being balkan so he isnt wrong
@@alpineanubis Balkan is geographical term, true, but very questionable about Western, Eastern & Southern borders. "Decent chunk" of Slovenia lies on Balkan "peninsula" is about 27 %, so minor "chunk". Does not make that part nothing more Eastern. They are considered more or less as "Balkan country" because of Yugoslav era. I am from Serbia.
You can't change geography. The same as Slovenia is considered mediteranian country although it has only 42 km of coastline. Same goes for Alps. Only a small part of Alps are in Slovenia (compared to Switzerland, AUT, ITA, FR) but no one would argue that is not "alpic" country. The same reasoning applies for it being Balkan country - located (partly) on Balkan peninsula.
@@ro.stan.4115 Geography does not mean nothing. Slovenia have about 47 km of coast. For Alps you are right. Being "Balkan country" has a lot of definitions. That Balkan part of Slovenia does not make that terittory nothing more Eastern & it's not "partly" on that "peninsula" but with minor part, about 24 - 28 %. Modern borders of Balkan "peninsula" are stretched.
You can't change geography. The same as Slovenia is considered mediteranian country although it has only 42 km of coastline. Same goes for Alps. Only a small part of Alps are in Slovenia (compared to Switzerland, AUT, ITA, FR) but no one would argue that is not "alpic" country. The same reasoning applies for it being Balkan country - located (partly) on Balkan peninsula.
I see in the comments a strong discussion on the question of whether Slovenia belongs to the Balkans or not. The first problem is to understand what the Balkans are, most people define it as a peninsula, but geographically it is not, that is, if we consider the Balkans a peninsula, then Europe is also a peninsula, the Balkans have too much territory vast connected to the European continent to be considered a peninsula. Historically since this term has existed (1700) the Balkans are the European countries that were under Ottoman rule at that time (therefore excluding Slovenia and Croatia which were under Habsburg rule). With the creation of Yugoslavia, Slovenia and Croatia also "entered the Balkans" and in 70 years they have been greatly influenced by it, in cuisine and music, especially due to the immigration of Bosnians, Serbs, Kosovars and Macedonians. Culturally, Slovenia and Croatia are not Balkan, as they do not have a common past and culture with the other Balkan countries: Orthodox and Muslim religion, Byzantine and Ottoman culture, use of the Cyrillic alphabet, typically Turkish cuisine. Balkan cuisine is actually very present in both Slovenia and Croatia, but it has been present in the area since more or less the 70s, and we are all happy about it.😋
Europe can't be a peninsula since we consider it as a mainland. It's like saying Australia is an Island. But yeah tectonically speaking Europe is not a continent, the borders are just cultural
I really like your travel videos... but I guess 🤔... still you have not visited best country in the world 🌍 A country of love...soul.... emotions and compassion...❤️ But your camera can not capture its true essence.. so just bring your pure heart if you have one, 😉 to capture its real beauty ❤ And trust me you won't be same person after visiting this country.. some thing within you will change permanently... Because this country will take on you to journey within yourself....and you will realise that your urge to explore more and more places, people, things..etc have come to standstill....and you will reach a point where there will be absolute bliss.. absolute joy.. which is forever and not dependent on the outer world....😊 So if you want to experience life from different perspective then do visit this beautiful country 🙏
I mean, yeah, it is pretty affordable(prices are around the same as in Italy) if you don't go to the most touristic places(Bled,Bohinj, Postojnska jama, and the coast). Younger generation speaks English( you can expect at least minimal standards from everyone). For ages between 30-50, you can expect about 90% of speakers and 50-75 around 50% speakers.
Oh, and watch out for crime in all "bigger" cities, especially Ljubljana, the capital. We have a lot of immigrants from all Balkan countries( especially Serbia, Bosnia, and Albania), and some of them commit a lot of crimes
Love Slovenia from Serbia, great people 🇷🇸🤝🇸🇮
Love Serbia from Slovenia! ❤
I'm a busker ( street musician) from Slovenia's third largest city- Celje and i played in 17 European countries and more than 300 cities! Since you have such a nice opinion on Slovenia i must return the favore and say tha i really enjoyed busking in Denmark! From all the countries in north of Europe Denmark is my favourite!
I am from Serbia, and can tell you this. The most progressive republic of the former Yugoslavia was Slovenia. Fructal, Radenska Tri Srca, Gorenje... brands that all of us know even today. Every single household in Yugoslavia had at least one Gorenje appliance at one time. They really never belonged with the rest of the Balkan group. Their way of life is more like Austrian or German. In Yugoslavia, they were always ahead and now they are ahead. They were like distant Slavic cousins standing on the side while everyone else was partying. They would drink wine and dance the waltz, and we would drink rakija and dance the kolo. There was a short war for independence from Yugoslavia - thank God not as serious as the other Yugoslav wars. In history we never had disagreements before with Slovenia, except the little disagreement in 1991 and the fact that they took Tito's cars on loan from Belgrade, but never returned them. Even when our football fans meet, it's always a good atmosphere. To us, they are like our advanced cousins. To them, we are their southern, wild, more exotic cousins. We like Slovenia and they seem to like visiting Belgrade and Novi Sad, so yeah, I hope our relationships stay good. I loved it there and plan to visit the entire country. What a charming gem in Europe. Their language is so sweet, nature absolutely amazing... It's like Austria and Switzerland, but cheaper, and with a Slavic touch. Ziveli!
Thank you brother. Serbia is also amazing, and people.
Good old days.
Now we are worse than balkan.
We sold everything.
Good Slovenians leaving the country.
Me as well.
Hello Austria and by corruption🇦🇹🤌🏼
Slovenia is done.
Also don’t forget Elan, the Slovenian Ski company that invented carving skis. And Iskra first electronic telephones, egregiously copied by US companies. Slovenia had a run during Yugoslav times! So glad, Fructal was preserved by Serbian companies, best juices ever!
Don't cry for cars... Tito was Slovenian on his mother's side anyway.
Slovenians themselves are the best judge of this, but from my Czech perspective I see Slovenians as definitely a Central European nation, very similar to us, Czechs. They are basically our lost brothers. I will explain why: we Czechs and Slovenians have Slavic roots, language and mentality, but at the same time we have quite visible cultural, architectural and genetic influences of German/Austrian entities. This is also perhaps the reason why we are the most economically developed Slavic countries (+ Poland and Slovakia). I have never been to Slovenia, but from the things I have seen and heard, it seems to me that we really have a lot in common, it even seems to me that more than we Czechs have with Poles and Slovenians with Croats or Serbs. Zdravím do Slovinska naše braty a sestry!
I am Serb & I agree with you. Slovenes are originally West Slavs & they belong into the same subgroup of West Slavs together with Czechs, Moravians & Slovaks. I consider them "South" Slavs only {more or less} in geographical term. Genetically they are also very similar to you. I am Serb & I love Czech Republic & Czech people. Greetings from Serbia. 🙂💙🌻
@@tienshinhan2524 Yes, totally agre with you, we Czechs and Slovenians has been divaded by Austrian Germans, so we started to move further away from each other linguistically. Czech developed within the West Slavic dialect and Slovenian were linguistically more inclined towards South Slavs, but besides that, we are still very much alike, as I said, lost brothers. Sending love and greetings to our brothers to Serbia as well!
@@ctiradperunovic 🙂🙂❤❤👍👍
@@ctiradperunovic do don’t have slavic root you are slavic and germans are distant Slavs , do you know Prussia existed one a it was slavic and the tatarian empire
@@ctiradperunovic by genetic analysis slovenes and some croats (zagreb and zagorje area) are closer to west slavs than south slavs but since there was no more land connection because of bavarians they got influenced by south slavs
I dont think Slovenia people liked to be defined as Balkan. Just as I lived there for sure its the richest country in the area and with the highest quality of life.
Austria is much richer
@@ro.stan.4115 austria is not balkon however
@@filipcuk927the guy wrote ...richest in the area. Austria is much richer. But if you and him ment as in Slovenia beeing the richest Balkan country then I agree with you.
Bili smo del Balkana, bili smo del Avstro-Ogarskega cesarstva z obiski Osmanskega cesarstva, pred tem, pa smo bili del Rimljanskega cesarstva.
@@ro.stan.4115 dej zbaš se, trol
Most of my Slovenian friends will tell you that Slovenia is not a Balkan nation.
your friends are right
@@stef562 They are not, geographically everything south of river Sava is considered Balkan.
Yes because a lot of people don’t want to be associated with the balkans. Even in Croatia you will find people who deny being Balkan
Balkan is a Turkish word that mean the land of honey and blood so balkan region is what they caled sout Slavic nations and Slovenians are south Slavic nation as they speck Slavic language
@@Psysso "Everything south of river Sava is considered Balkan" ... doesn't change nothing. Modern "Balkan" borders" are nonsense. Completely different from historical Balkans borders. I am from Serbia.
Slovenia is beautiful!
Slovenia is Mitteleuropa, it's not Balcan..
Balkan is turkish
balkon*
Wtf in kaj je bila Jugoslavija ❓
@@galalauf6791napaka
@@filipcuk927 On this side of river is mitl evropa and on the other side is balkon.
Slovenians are so friendly, kind, warm, hospitable, and humble ♥️😊🥰🇸🇮
The Slovenian national anthem is about love, how the entire world should come together and love each other. :) Like "A Toast" or "Cheers". That tells you a lot.
Slovenia is Melania Trump's home country. She is married to U.S. President Donald Trump. As an American, I feel we are very fortunate to have her as our First Lady. She's a beautiful woman - both inside and out. Thank you, beautiful Slovenia!!!
About Melania's beauty, special inner....here in Slovenia, we aren't as suse as you!
Luka Dončić is from Slovenija🎉
Slovenija nije Balkan. Trst je Slovenija. Pozdrav braćo iz Bosne i Hercegovine. 🇧🇦🇧🇦🇧🇦🇸🇮🇸🇮🇸🇮
Tako je..Trst je Slovenija...👏👏👏
Proud to be slovenian
Slovenia isn't a Balkan country. It's Central Europe. Has a lot of varied landscapes, multilingual people, nice women and some cool music artists. Lake Bled is overrated.
We aren’t Central Europe.
@@crsx1861 I am Serb & it's not even "Balkan" & one does not exclude other.
Central Europe??? 🤣🤣. Ok Slav(e)
@@MertPapazoglu
Croatia is also in Central Europe and Adriatic sea😊
@@stef562 No lol 😂.
Slovenia is amazingly beautiful! Sending love from your neighbour Croatia! ❤
Thank you bro
I love Slovenia beautiful people, love from South Africa ❤
I don't think Slovenia is located in the Balkans, tbh. Nevertheless, i've been to Ljubljana and it's extremely beautiful ❤. Yes, Israel definitely doesn't have any love at all.
Balkan is a turkish word not slavic
Love to Slovenia from Serbia.
As A Serb i been there many times very cool country Serbia
Slovenia is NOT Balkan… otherwise, very cool video
You can't change geography. The same as Slovenia is considered mediteranian country although it has only 42 km of coastline. Same goes for Alps. Only a small part of Alps are in Slovenia (compared to Switzerland, AUT, ITA, FR) but no one would argue that is not "alpic" country. The same reasoning applies for it being Balkan country - located (partly) on Balkan peninsula.
@@ro.stan.4115 spizdi trol
It is
Bro kept saying Balkan Balkan Balkan as a reference for everything until he got to Balkan Peninsula and forgot to check Slovenia isn’t located on a peninsula
Here we go....this triggers zmajcheki's.
It's not, geography is obvious problem here.
And history too, Slovenia has different history than other ex Yugoslav countries.
We are somehow connected with Austria, Hungary, Itally in our past, so our way of life is pretty much different...
Though I also enjoy Balkan countries,, people, nature and delicious food!
You can't change geography. The same as Slovenia is considered mediteranian country although it has only 42 km of coastline. Same goes for Alps. Only a small part of Alps are in Slovenia (compared to Switzerland, AUT, ITA, FR) but no one would argue that is not "alpic" country. The same reasoning applies for it being Balkan country - located (partly) on Balkan peninsula.
@@ro.stan.4115 yeah italians a germans stole a lot of coast and alps from slovenes
I die for Slovenia..... 🇸🇮🇸🇮🇸🇮
We Slovenes are not balkans. We are central europeans.
Great video! I love visiting Slovenia with whatever chance I get. Also, Slovenia has produced the two best cyclists in the world right now. Tadej Pogacar and Primoz Roglic. They dominate whatever races they enter!
Vingegaard > Podgacar 😂🇩🇰🤝🇸🇮
@ I don’t see Vingegaard with a grand tour win for 2024. 😂 Where as Roglic has 5 GT’s in total and Vingegaard has only 2
I live in Slovenia and is the best country in the world
Slovenia looks so scenic
My Slovenia 🇸🇮
Slovenia might me the best slavic country but not the best balkan country since it is not situated on balkan, nor geographically not historically
😂😂😂
It is Balkan
@@MertPapazoglu trol, begone
@@MertPapazoglu I am Serb & I don't agree.
You can't change geography. The same as Slovenia is considered mediteranian country although it has only 42 km of coastline. Same goes for Alps. Only a small part of Alps are in Slovenia (compared to Switzerland, AUT, ITA, FR) but no one would argue that is not "alpic" country. The same reasoning applies for it being Balkan country - located (partly) on Balkan peninsula.
Slovenia is a part of Central Europe, not Balkan
brt je dau skp polotok pa del evrope toj isto kt da bi js reku da norveška ni skandinavija ampak je severna evropa
You can't change geography. The same as Slovenia is considered mediteranian country although it has only 42 km of coastline. Same goes for Alps. Only a small part of Alps are in Slovenia (compared to Switzerland, AUT, ITA, FR) but no one would argue that is not "alpic" country. The same reasoning applies for it being Balkan country - located (partly) on Balkan peninsula.
@@ro.stan.4115 dej zbaš se, trol
I like Slovenia 🇸🇮❤🇸🇴
Slovenia was a balkan country when it was part of Yugoslavia. But never before and since.
Balkan...iz 2 razloga geografski...a dolazi puno ostwlih ex yu ...a i slovenke vole te decke jer jos imaju testarona za oplodnju
You can't change geography. The same as Slovenia is considered mediteranian country although it has only 42 km of coastline. Same goes for Alps. Only a small part of Alps are in Slovenia (compared to Switzerland, AUT, ITA, FR) but no one would argue that is not "alpic" country. The same reasoning applies for it being Balkan country - located (partly) on Balkan peninsula.
@@ro.stan.4115 Dude, you are talking out of your ass.
By your logic Italy, Hungary and Ukraine are a Balkan countries.
By your logic Lichtenstein is not an alpine country.
Slovenia is central European country, the end.
@@asusintel2521 LOL! Ne pričaj gluposti.
@@Kintabl pa 23 posto slovenine he balkan notransko i primirsko...a malo sake je za dobre ljude..za lose..to je znak primitivizma..
I'm from Slovenia 🇸🇮
beautiful country!
It is but it is not a Balkan one
6:12 Luka Dončić deserves a mention too:)
I bet the author of the video put that Slovenia is in the Balkans, just to get a zillion comments that it is not in the Balkans. You know he gets money from comments, right? So, this doesn't surprise me. Like when he asked Croats what country they don't like, and he expected everyone would say Serbia (and vice versa). These UA-camrs are tricky folks... The things they wouldn't do for clicks. He is a nice guy, don't get me wrong, but he knows the tricks of the business.
My thoughts…
It's literally in the Balkans geopolitically 😭
@@grismuerto Please explain, how Slovenia in 2024 is geopolitically tied to Serbia, Montenegro, Bulgaria or Greece.
@@netopir3804 The Slovenian Language is literally in the South Slavic Language group which only consists of the slavic languages in the Balkans and they're all closely related to one another. Also Slovenia was part of Yugoslavia which means they've got a common history. Also how come can a Central European country border the Adriatic Sea lmao it's literally refferred as the sea between Italy and the Balkans by all geographers. You could say that Slovenia is a bridge between Central Europe and the Balkans but you can't deny Slovenia's broad history with the Balkans.
@@grismuerto I like the Balkan influence, don’t get me wrong. It’s cultural enrichment. Still, Slovenia has its own ancient geographical place, rich culture, very evolved language and firm economic impulse. Slovenia may be insignificant in the world’s play, and it hurts when people brush over it and label it as a generic Balkan country speaking a generic South Slavic dialect. Slovenia has been ridiculed under Yugoslavia equally, no news there, though producing most of the foreign exports and high quality goods for Yugoslavia. It seems, the bullying is just continuing…
I am Slovenian. Have no problems with slovenia being part of the balkans. It is a fantastic place on Earth with fantastic people, foos, nature, music.
izdajalc
The better question would be Is this europes best country?
Not even close
@@ro.stan.4115 dej zbaš se, troltrol
Geographically it may be the Balkans, but certainly not culturally. Ecological awareness is much higher than in the Balkans, the nature is more Central European, the Alps, and also the tradition and general character of Slovenians is more European than Balkan.
As in Balkan is not in Europe?
@@ro.stan.4115 i meant central/west europe.
I am Serb. 24 - 28 % is on Balkan "peninsula". Culturally, genetically, mentally & other things... no. Greetings from Serbia.
We never were balkans. We are not balkans. And hopefully we will never be balkans. Saying to a Slovene that he is a balkan is one of the biggest insults
You are half balkan. Better? 😂
@@ro.stan.4115 Culturally not, Ethnically not, only geographically and that is only 1/3
@@twototheonetothethree5684 But what about being femboy? 🤣
@@ro.stan.4115 we are because of the balkan people who live here
You are balkan, you just got western style which is not pride but shame
It is not the Balkans. I think it's central Europe.
I think Slovenians have a good cuisine. Here in Canada where I live, I bought some cabbage rolls at a Slovenian store or Deli. They were the best cabbage rolls I ever had. Slovenians also have very good pastry and cakes.
Montenegro has the best cuisine and Serbia the best restaurants
@@bijelimedved2983Thanks for info. I’m not familiar with Montenegrin cuisine. I have had Burek here in Canada which is Serbian I believe. Isn’t Serbian food similar to Croatian food?
@ croatian has more sea food but similar
@@carolinecerovski7358I love your country ! Seriously , isn’t a joke !
@@bijelimedved2983 Yeah right. Your food is full of meat and grease. Slovenian cuisine is much more balanced and healthy.
When will this nonsense about the Balkans stop? Balkan is not a true geographical term because it's a vague term originating from the Ottoman Empire, specifically defining the European part they conquered. The land where Slovenia is was never under Ottoman control so this theory falls immediately. The only reason ignorant people mark Slovenia as Balkan is just because of Yugoslavia which was a failed attempt to make all the South Slavs the same. Guess how well that ended up. Slovenes firstly are not only South Slavs they are also half western Slavs who settled before the South Slavs arrived.
And in my opinion the language shows that quite well. Neither West or South Slavs understand Slovene easily,while we can easily learn theirs.
Changing the video title to "Is This the BALKANS' Best Country? 🇸🇮 (Slovenia)" would be more accurate.
Wow! Slovenia is really a beautiful country! Nice video as usual🍀💕🪻
Slovenija ni balkan
Love your videos. But - not Balkan. Very important!
I think yes from Italy
Slovenia might partly be located on the Balkan peninsula but culturally, it is definitely not a part of the Balkans. They even call Balkan immigrants 'Balkanci' (Balkanians).
Minor, not partly. 25 - 28 %.
@@tienshinhan2524 I thought it was even less than that.
@@markmarku8169 upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5b/Balkan_topo_blank.jpg
Musala is the highest peak on the Balkans, with its 2925m.
I agree with you since the Alps are definitely not on the Balkans,whatever that is supposed to be.
The name Balkan is actually a young name. It came into force only after the Berlin Congress of 1878. Previously, this area was called European Turkey. After the Congress of Berlin, when the independent states of Serbia, Romania, Montenegro and the autonomy of Bulgaria were created, the name European Turkey is no longer an option. They use the shorter name Balkan,. So Balkan are countries which were under Otomans. Even Croatia is not Balkan.
And HDI in NOt 0.890, but much higher!
It's 0.926 (data from 2022).
Slovenia is not Balkan
Kaj pa tisti ki živijo v Beli Krajini?
Its Balkan
In strictly geographical terms, a large part of Slovenia is a part of the Balkan peninsula.
But that is totally irrelevant.
"Balkans" as a sociological and political term is what matters. And Slovenia has never been a part of that. It is much the same with my own country, Croatia (or at least the western part of it).
Geographical Balkan "peninsula" is questionable, such as borders on West, East & South because historical "Balkans" was completely different {geographically}. Modern borders of Balkan "peninsula" are very stretched. And no, minority part of Slovenia is on the "Balkan peninsula", about 23 - 27 %. They are considered "Balkan country" just because of Yugoslav era.
@tienshinhan2524 Which confirms what I wrote about the sociological and political meaning of the term "the Balkans". And once again, that is why Slovenia cannot be considered a Balkan country.
The geographical aspect, you are wrong. Balkan is a peninsula, whether you like it or not. The western and northern borders are the south banks of the rivers Sava and Danube. So, anything south of Ribcev Laz at Lake Bohinj (Sava Bohinjka) is geographically the Balkans. E.g. my hometown of Zagreb is geographically part Balkans, just because it was built on both sides of Sava.
I guess you skipped your geography classes.
Agree, Slovenian's destiny is exactly the same like the ours, the Czech one. We Czechs and Slovenians have Slavic roots, language and mentality, but at the same time we have quite visible cultural, architectural and genetic influences of German/Austrian entities due to many centuries under the rule of Holy Roman Empire and Austrian-Hungarian Empire, which set Slovenia completely apart from the Balkans and basically it completely integrated Slovenia into the sphere of Central Europe, and I would not be afraid to say even more among the West Slavs than the South Slavs. And as you say, the part of Croatia as well and I would say also the north half of Serbia, which was under the Austrian-Hungarian Empire for many centuries as well, but there the Ottoman influence is still far more pronounced.
@@branko4033 In geographical aspect I am right & you are right but only partially. Modern borders of so called "Balkan "peninsula" are very stretched & they are completely different than historical borders of that "peninsula. Historical borders are Danube ~ Sava ~ Una ~ Krka. Then they stretched borders to the West to Korana, later on Kupa river & than on Sava river. Border goes on Sava river but not on entire strem of Sava river. The real line of that border goes: Sava ~ Krka ~ Vipava - Soča. All of those rivers... especially Krka, Vipava & Soča... those rivers are so narrow and deep that they cannot mark a peninsula, peninsular error. Ribčev Laz & Lake Bohinj, Sava Bohinjka are geographically on the Balkan "peninsula" but only on the paper. Does not make that territory completely nothing more Eastern but only Southern. For example Zagreb Southern from Sava is nothing more Eastern than Zagreb Northern from Sava river. Slovenia is considered s Balkan country because of Yugoslavia, {more or less}. Not whole Balkan "peninsula" is Southeastern Europe. Only country that is really on that "peninsula" is Greece. Btw, I am Serb & Serbia is Central Balkan country not on Western Balkan. ☘
@tienshinhan2524
OK, thx.
1/4 of Slovenia is geographically on the Balkan peninsula. And geography is exact science. But Slovenia is also a Mediterranean, Panonnian, Alpine and above all a Central European country with ancestral links to Czechs and Slovaks.
The name Balkan is actually a young name. It came into force only after the Berlin Congress of 1878. Previously, this area was called European Turkey. After the Congress of Berlin, when the independent states of Serbia, Romania, Montenegro and the autonomy of Bulgaria were created, the name European Turkey is no longer an option. They use the shorter name Balkan, which is the result of a mistake. Where is the (western) border of the Balkans? There have been countless debates about where the geographical border of the Balkans is. According to one interpretation, the mainland part of the peninsula's border is discovered by simply drawing a straight line between Odessa on the Black Sea and Trieste on the Adriatic. Many more geographers support the opinion that the border runs along the rivers.
Until the end of the First World War, the prevailing opinion of Austrian geographers was that the border of the peninsula runs along the Danube to the mouth of the Sava, then along the Sava to the mouth of the Kolpa, along the Kolpa, and finally descends in a straight line to the River. Therefore, the territory of Slovenia was not included in the Balkan Peninsula. Later after the end of the first world War Mostly Serbian and SHS tried to place the borders as far west as possible. In the case of the Balkans, it is primarily a matter of cultural naming, geographically it is no objective to "search" for a peninsula. Even Croatia is not Balkan country
That part of Balkan "peninsula" (1/4) of territory is in most Southern part of Central Europe. I am from Serbia & for me "Balkan" & especially Balkan "peninsula" is a nonsense. I agree about ancestral links with Czechs, Moravians & Slovaks.
@tienshinhan2524 Did you read my answer......Because of SHS Srbs tried to push west border as west as was possible. I put exactly what was agreed between geographers. And even today the west border of Balkan from geography is clear. Once again later was evan a lot of "political" pressure on geographical.
@@Simon-o4h Ok. Where are for you West, East & South borders of that "peninsula". I am from Serbia & for me that is nonsense... so called "Balkan peninsula".
finally a comment i can agree with :) as for this 1/4, the culture of the people on this part is still not anything like balkan anyway, is it, it's just Slovenes and their culture
Slovenia was never balkan, never will be.
Always was, always will😂
@ nah ur just mad bosnian, it is central Europe go read some books or visit some internet pages its not that hard trust me 😂🫵🏻
@@n1n038 Zašto vrijeđaš Bosance ?
There are plenty of balkan ppl in Slovenia, and also half of the country belong to Balkan, Dolenjska, Notranjska, juzna primorska
@@BoboSLO1 Just because there are balkan people living in Slovenia doesn't mean Slovenia is balkan wdym 😆
This is not balkan
Answer is NO! Because it is not Balkan!
Slovenia is not a Balkan country not geographically nor culturally and because was part 76 years of Yugoslavia that doesn't mean that belongs to the Balkans actually Slovenia was 1000 hears part of a Holly Roman empire....
You can't change geography. The same as Slovenia is considered mediteranian country although it has only 42 km of coastline. Same goes for Alps. Only a small part of Alps are in Slovenia (compared to Switzerland, AUT, ITA, FR) but no one would argue that is not "alpic" country. The same reasoning applies for it being Balkan country - located (partly) on Balkan peninsula.
@@ro.stan.4115 dej zbaš se, trol
@@dominikgruskovnjak2511Slovenije je 40% na Balkanu to je realnost.
@@Yuri-l8f6u No, moji kraji sigurno ne, niti se nimam za balkanca.
yes its safe
Yes, Slovenia IS the best country in the Balkans. It help when you neighbours are Austria and Italy though :D
I am Serb & for me they {Slovenes} are "Balkans" only on paper {politically}.
What's that suppose to mean? Austrians and Italians discriminated Slovenians for centuries. They halted development and kept the people poor. Educate yourself before writing such nonsense.
Greece by far the best🇬🇷
@@dissco.partysan3333 you forgot to mention ... the vast areas they stole from slovenija
@@ro.stan.4115nah man.
What an amazing place. I am afraid I will never be able to visit it.
I would love to visit Slovenia
As a Slovenian, we are a part of Balkan and Central Europe.
I would love to visit!
The borders of israel include the illegally occupied golan heights. Even by international recognition this is not usually recognized like that.
First time I hear that Slovenia is Balkan 😅
There is first time for everythi g.
@@ro.stan.4115 dej zbaš se, trol
Not balkan tho
We are not Balcan! 😊
If Slivenia is a Balkan country than Croatia and Italy are also Balkan countries. 😓
true biking
Unlike Bosnia u can swim he has said 😂😂😂😂...Bosnia has a coastal line😂😂😂
yes, for 12 miles and then you end up in Croatia 😅
I first heard of Slovenia when Melania was elected first lady of the United States. 😂
like many Americans lol!
Of course in USA you have a lot of knowlege about Europe geography.😂
Balkan?
Yes, definitely it is.
Is Slovenia The BEST Balkan country? 🇸🇮
it's certainly a one that has proven it can self-govern and remain relatively prosperous an without corruption... never mind how beautiful it is...
I mean it’s not in the Balkans so no
@@sv-bd5em he probably meant ex-YU..
NOT Balkan!
Was meint man genau unter Balkan , Geographisch oder politisch und kulturell ?
I like your subtle diss of Israhell.
First, we are not Balkans. And im not saying this because i think we are superior in any way, but it is just not the Balkan. People confuse this because Slovenia was part of Yugoslavia. Yes it is the best place to live, compared to balkan countries if we think in terms of better standard and quality of life, but otherwise i dont think it is.
Thank you, very interesting.❤
Pogacar!❤
Im from slovinia zdravo😂😂
You did a good job.
Oh ! S-love❤nia
slovenia is not a balkan country.
Maribor is my city
We have mountains, seas, lakes 😀
Slovenia is not a Balkan country! You've been there, and know that Slovenia is closer to the west than to Balkan countries in every aspect. Shame on you for this unfair characterization.
Oh stop. Balkan is geographical term and quite a decent chunk of Slovenia indeed lies on the Balkan peninsula. If he would say that we are alpine country you wouldnt be throwing fits even tho most of Slovenia isnt actually covered by Alps. He didnt say anything about culture being balkan so he isnt wrong
@@alpineanubis Balkan is geographical term, true, but very questionable about Western, Eastern & Southern borders. "Decent chunk" of Slovenia lies on Balkan "peninsula" is about 27 %, so minor "chunk". Does not make that part nothing more Eastern. They are considered more or less as "Balkan country" because of Yugoslav era. I am from Serbia.
You can't change geography. The same as Slovenia is considered mediteranian country although it has only 42 km of coastline. Same goes for Alps. Only a small part of Alps are in Slovenia (compared to Switzerland, AUT, ITA, FR) but no one would argue that is not "alpic" country. The same reasoning applies for it being Balkan country - located (partly) on Balkan peninsula.
@@ro.stan.4115 Geography does not mean nothing. Slovenia have about 47 km of coast. For Alps you are right. Being "Balkan country" has a lot of definitions. That Balkan part of Slovenia does not make that terittory nothing more Eastern & it's not "partly" on that "peninsula" but with minor part, about 24 - 28 %. Modern borders of Balkan "peninsula" are stretched.
@@tienshinhan2524geography does not mean nothing. 😂😅
The highest point is in Bulgaria Musala 2925 meters!!!
It is the best one yes ! Much love from Bulgaria !
Slovenija ni Balkan. To so si izmislili Bosanci in Srbi
Slovenia is not balkan!!!!
One thing about not knowing the geography as being a traveler? like saying Finns are vikings?
Slovenia is an Alpine country. Not even close to a Balkan country.
You can't change geography. The same as Slovenia is considered mediteranian country although it has only 42 km of coastline. Same goes for Alps. Only a small part of Alps are in Slovenia (compared to Switzerland, AUT, ITA, FR) but no one would argue that is not "alpic" country. The same reasoning applies for it being Balkan country - located (partly) on Balkan peninsula.
@ro.stan.4115 Slovenia is either culturally and geografically a Mitteleuropean country! Although, that's what is thought in most parts of Europe.
Yugoslavian best Republic❤❤❤
i just recently created this account and look what happened
2:52 Wrong! Triglav is the 3rd highest peak in the Balkans behind Mouth Olympus in Greece and Musala in Bulgaria.
NOT IN THE BALKANS!
@@dominikgruskovnjak2511 It is in the Balkans lmao. Learn geography.
@@HeroManNick132 LOL, who is speaking.
What’s the best Balkan country?
North Macedonia, 🇲🇰 lake ohrid is the best city and lake I’ve ever been to (I’ve been to every country in Europe) I’m British
@@Tswirl358 have you been to Montenegro ?
I have been to Serbia only but I love Serbia!
@ yes 👍
I would say either Romania or Greece as both countries have very diverse scenery’s, great food, nice people and a rich history :)
I see in the comments a strong discussion on the question of whether Slovenia belongs to the Balkans or not.
The first problem is to understand what the Balkans are, most people define it as a peninsula, but geographically it is not, that is, if we consider the Balkans a peninsula, then Europe is also a peninsula, the Balkans have too much territory vast connected to the European continent to be considered a peninsula.
Historically since this term has existed (1700) the Balkans are the European countries that were under Ottoman rule at that time (therefore excluding Slovenia and Croatia which were under Habsburg rule).
With the creation of Yugoslavia, Slovenia and Croatia also "entered the Balkans" and in 70 years they have been greatly influenced by it, in cuisine and music, especially due to the immigration of Bosnians, Serbs, Kosovars and Macedonians.
Culturally, Slovenia and Croatia are not Balkan, as they do not have a common past and culture with the other Balkan countries: Orthodox and Muslim religion, Byzantine and Ottoman culture, use of the Cyrillic alphabet, typically Turkish cuisine.
Balkan cuisine is actually very present in both Slovenia and Croatia, but it has been present in the area since more or less the 70s, and we are all happy about it.😋
Europe can't be a peninsula since we consider it as a mainland. It's like saying Australia is an Island. But yeah tectonically speaking Europe is not a continent, the borders are just cultural
I really like your travel videos... but I guess 🤔... still you have not visited best country in the world 🌍 A country of love...soul.... emotions and compassion...❤️ But your camera can not capture its true essence.. so just bring your pure heart if you have one, 😉 to capture its real beauty ❤ And trust me you won't be same person after visiting this country.. some thing within you will change permanently... Because this country will take on you to journey within yourself....and you will realise that your urge to explore more and more places, people, things..etc have come to standstill....and you will reach a point where there will be absolute bliss.. absolute joy.. which is forever and not dependent on the outer world....😊 So if you want to experience life from different perspective then do visit this beautiful country 🙏
Is it affordable? Also, is English widely spoken?
I mean, yeah, it is pretty affordable(prices are around the same as in Italy) if you don't go to the most touristic places(Bled,Bohinj, Postojnska jama, and the coast). Younger generation speaks English( you can expect at least minimal standards from everyone). For ages between 30-50, you can expect about 90% of speakers and 50-75 around 50% speakers.
Oh, and watch out for crime in all "bigger" cities, especially Ljubljana, the capital. We have a lot of immigrants from all Balkan countries( especially Serbia, Bosnia, and Albania), and some of them commit a lot of crimes
it is
Here before Slovenians claim that Slovenia is not Balkan country