http://blog.lukaesenko.com It's all about travels and photography. Tue, 30 Dec 2008 10:19:08 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This beautiful Fairy and I, we wish you all the best in the forthcoming new year 2009! http://blog.lukaesenko.com/2008/12/30/all-the-best-in-2009/ Yala NP is the most popular national park in Sri Lanka. No wonder why, we were there for about three hours and yet we saw amazing number of wildlife.  I have been to several African countries for Safaris so I did not expect much from Yala. But I was pleasantly ... http://blog.lukaesenko.com/2008/12/22/yala-national-park-safari/ Dickwella is just a small town to the South of Sri Lanka. It is not on a tourist map although there is quite interesting temple to visit. My local guide told me it is nothing special and that we should skip it to save time, but I insisted to stop ... http://blog.lukaesenko.com/2008/12/15/dickwella-a-hidden-buddhist-haven/ There are numerous historical cities scattered all over Croatian Adriatic sea. Porec, Rovinj, Pula, Zadar, Sibenik, Trogir, Split and of course - Dubrovnik. I visited all of listed cities, but Dubrovnik is my favourite. It is the history, the architecture, its people, lively atmosphere, the restaurants and tourists that make ... http://blog.lukaesenko.com/2008/11/20/dubrovnik-the-adriatic-pearl/ Prekmurska Gibanica. My favourite. Reach in flavour, reach in calories, satiable and sweet. Some of the ingredients; poppy seeds, walnuts, apples, raisins, cottage cheese, cream. Prekmurje region of Slovenia offers some of the best cuisine in the country. you should definitely try some of it. Prekmurska gibanica (of course), Bograc, Bujta ... http://blog.lukaesenko.com/2008/11/14/over-mura-moving-cake/ Wild boars are really fun to visit at Bavarian forest national park. You can actually get into their enclosure and observe them eye to eye. The enclosure is huge and the boars are not always to be seen, but if you visit them two or three times you have a ... http://blog.lukaesenko.com/2008/11/10/a-brief-encounter-with-wild-boar-family/ Wildlife is one of my favourite type of photography. Being in nature on the fresh air and observing the animals of all kinds is a rewarding enough by itself and if I manage to get a decent shot -what would I wish more? Unfortunately it is also one of the ... http://blog.lukaesenko.com/2008/11/05/wisent-the-giant-of-the-european-forests/ October. One of the most beautiful months in Slovenia. No wonder why - the autumn colours are just beautiful and on a sunny Sunday it would be a sin to stay at home!Bohinj seemed a natural choice for its beautiful lake and surroundings. Since I was the only photographer I ... http://blog.lukaesenko.com/2008/10/16/autumn-in-bohinj/ Bled is one of the most photographed highlights of Slovenia. No wonder - the place is just calling for it! When you look at the postcards and tourist brochures it seems it is impossible to make some unique shots. Well, there is always a way to get a different photos ... http://blog.lukaesenko.com/2008/10/13/lake-bled-a-bit-differently/ The smoke that thunders or "Mosi-Oa-Tunya" is a local name for Victoria Falls. The Falls lie on the border between Zimbabwe and Zambia and can be visited from both countries. I visited the Falls from Zimbabwean side, from the town Victoria Falls. The Vic Falls were discovered by Dr. David Livingstone ... http://blog.lukaesenko.com/2008/10/08/the-smoke-that-thunders/