I wish all of you a merry Christmas, a time to be with your family, your loved ones…
…and a happy new year! May the 2008 be even better than 2007(RIP) was!
OK, enough! The truth is, that I am tired of all these greetings stuff. No matter how hard I was trying to think of an original idea I didn’t come up with something new… This is why i put this link (click!) here - funny way to celebrate holidays!
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In Greek mythology, the “River Styx” is a river which formed the boundary between Earth and the Underworld, Hades. Last week my father and I visited the Krizna cave (Križna jama) in Notranjska region, Slovenia. A very interesting guy invited us to accompany him on his routine trip to the cave. Mr. Alojz Troha is regularly taking samples of the underground waters which are sent to the institute for further research. He is an experienced caver, a photographer with extensive knowledge about geology, history and biology. Although he was quite busy with taking the samples, he was an excellent guide and his tips on photography were helpful indeed.
Our trip to the underworld was an adventure I didn’t expect. We were using professional caving equipment; high waterproof boots, caving suits, battery lights and inflatable boats. The cave has a pleasant climate, the temperature is slightly above zero and the air is fresh. But being four hours in the cave wading in cold river can be chilly and we were wearing two pairs of skiing sock, skiing underwear and two! fleece sweaters under the caving suits.
A waterproof backpack is a necessity, but even that did not prevent me from dropping my flash unit into the river. Luckily it was turned off and the water was shallow.
Last week there was Slovenian tourism forum taking place in Rogaska Slatina. We also attended it, because our company Zidana Marela was among the finalists in the competition for the Sower. The Sower is an award for innovative ideas in Slovenian tourism, which is granted by Slovenian tourist board. We were hoping to get one of the awards, but we were pleasantly surprised, when we got the SILVER SOWER!
The reason why we got it is Traditional Slovenian Night, our main product which we organise for foreign tourists visiting Slovenia. But that’s not innovative at all, every country has this kind of show, you would say. That’s true, but we were the first ones to run this kind of events here in Slovenia. We make possible to every foreign visitor to experience our tradition in a new and entertaining way. This way we contribute to more authentic experience of our beautiful country.
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Usually I don’t like to get up early in the morning. But in photography early birds get the best shots. Sometimes even I manage to get my butt out of the warm bed take the camera and go shooting. It was a cold December morning and this time also Crt (you can check his photos here)joined me. We decided to climb the St. Ana hill, which overlooks the Ljubljana marshlands. The sunrise was beautiful and we managed to get a few excellent shots. Yes, a day like this can be really rewarding and we soon forgot, that we got up almost in the middle of the night… Enjoy the photos!
Recently I returned from South Africa. I was leading a group of 22 Slovenian tourists and we visited Republic of South Africa, Swaziland and Victoria Falls from Zimbabwean side. We had a great time together and we were quite lucky with the weather. Since it was quite a long trip I took more than 1500 photos. Editing was hard, but rewarding. Here is just one photo, hope you like it. Some of the best are published in my personal galleries at Pbase. You can find them here: http://www.pbase.com/ratluk/rsa. I will appreciate any comments and if you find the photos beautiful, please share them with your friends. Thanks!
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