Author: worldwidewalkies

Dobrodošli Dogs: Waggy Tails & White Horses – A Trip to the Famous Lipizzaner Stud Farm at Lipica, Slovenia

lippizan_mare_&_foal — A Lipizzaner mare and her foal greet us on the drive into the stud at Lipica

My first love, before Freddie Mercury; even before Mr Spock; before pretty much anything else that I can remember other than my family – was horses.

For me, today was going to be the fulfilment of a dream. Mark had considered it as a surprise for my 40^th Birthday, but it was closed. Last year, we had been forced to bail out of a planned trip due to violent thunderstorms. Third time lucky, we were going to visit the famous stud at Lipica (Lipizza in Italian) where they breed the iconic, white Lipizzaner dressage horses that are used by the Spanish Riding School in Vienna. Continue reading “Dobrodošli Dogs: Waggy Tails & White Horses – A Trip to the Famous Lipizzaner Stud Farm at Lipica, Slovenia” →

World Wide Walkies Goes Global!

Pups with St Anna behind — The Fab Four in Monte Rosa, where ‘Fur Babies’ and ‘Dog on the Rhine’ were written!

We are very excited to have been featured as Guest Blogger on ‘Keep Your Paws on the Road’ Stateside.

Four British Cavapoos in Italy featured on an American Blog. Not only that, we received a photo from a lady who has bought our book in Australia. We have definitely gone Global! Continue reading “World Wide Walkies Goes Global!” →

Hunting Dragons; Barefootin’ in Dog-Friendly Ljubljana, Slovenia

Ljubljana_Dragon_Bridge — Close-up of one of the pillars on the Dragon Bridge, Ljubljana

Bojana, the owner of Kamp Tura had promised us a proper pitch when someone moved, however we hadn’t realised that it was on a first-come-first-served basis. The campsite was full and pitches that became vacant disappeared immediately! Continue reading “Hunting Dragons; Barefootin’ in Dog-Friendly Ljubljana, Slovenia” →

Three Campsites & a Graveyard. The Sandal Saga in Slovenia!

Graveyard_Vremski_Britof — “You can stay here if you want!”

“You can stay here if you want!” cackled the old woman, as she rearranged the flowers on the grave that she was tending.

We had reached a dead end, quite literally, next to a cemetery in Slovenia.

We had come from Verona and had been on the road for hours. We were looking for our first choice of campsite. “I don’t have the address, but we can’t miss it. Vremski Britof is only a small village. I read about the campsite on a blog and it sounds lovely. It’s right by a river!” Mark enthused.

Campsite Dujčeva Domačija was not listed in our Sat Nav. However, we had the postcode and it was that which had led us us confidently down the narrow road to the cemetery. It was the kind of narrow road that had me thinking “I hope that we won’t need to do a U-turn…”

Continue reading “Three Campsites & a Graveyard. The Sandal Saga in Slovenia!” →