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Guest Post by travel writer Bradley Fink
Overshadowed by the allures of Italy, and the magnificent Croatian coast, Slovenia remains one of Europe’s best kept travel secrets. Those who go will find its alpine scenery divine. While winter in Slovenia makes it great for downhill sports, in summer the country is lush, colorful, and packed with natural beauty.
For your one week itinerary, the place to start is Ljubljana (Loo-blee-ah-nah). Small and picturesque, Ljubljana is one of Europe’s charming capitals. Walk along the promenade by the river Ljubljanica, and cross the little bridges to explore the city center. Ljubljana is loaded with shops, cafes, and plenty of hotels. You will also find the best places to eat in Slovenia.
After spending two days in Ljubljana, make your way to Bled, which is no more than a 75-minute drive, or two hours by train. Bled is known for its scenic lake, with the cathedral at the middle. On your first day visit the castle, and take some photos by the lake. In the summer months the weather should be good enough to swim. At the beach bank there are docks beyond a little stretch of sand, where you can lounge around and mingle with the local summer crowd.
On your second day in Bled, ask the way to Vintgar Gorge. Someone will point you down a road that travels out of town. The road will take you 3.5 km towards a village named Podham. On the way you’ll see the sign that will direct you toward the gorge. Vintgar Gorge, or Bled Gorge, is a 1.6 kilometer canyon carved by the river Radovna. In all the world, this is one of the most beautiful gorge formations you will see. The canyon forms waterfalls, pools, shoots, and sometimes rapids, which you can follow on a boardwalk. Where you exit from the gorge there is a place to have a snack.
From Bled, go to Bovec, which is one hour to the west. Bovec is a little town in the beautiful Julian Mountains. There you can relax and dig the quiet mountain vibes. Better yet, several adventure companies in Bovec offer cannoning, rafting, rock climbing, hydrospeeding, and tandem paragliding. Stay two days, and get your summer rush of adrenaline. If you find that Luka is still there, go cannoning with him. 
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There are so many forum heritage being found and excavated in Rome, Italy. Forum or Fora (in Latin) is a publlic space or marketplace in ancient Rome civilization. It was also the political, economical and religious centre with various structures constructed by the emperors at that period. This Trajan’s Forum is chronologically the last of the Imperial fora being built during Roman Empire in 106 – 112AD.
Some EXIF info: Photo taken with my Nikon D60 and Tamron SP10-24mm ultra wide angle lens. Shutter speed 1/250sec and Aperture F8.0. Focus distance was set to 12mm. ISO 100. Auto White Balance. No flash fired and no exposure being compensated with Matrix metering. Image distortion caused by wide angle lens corrected with PS Elements 8.0.
This photo shows only a small part of the actual forum site. Trajan’s Forum covered a large area of 200 x 120m rectangular shape. It featured a large square, a temple, a huge statue of Trajan in a six-horse chariot, as well as a 38m high Trajan’s Column made from marble. Most of the structures were collapsed and buried until being discovered and excavated in late 18th century. What we could see now are just ruins of marble debris and broken pieces of round pillars being re-erected at the original site of a basilica, as well as the Trajan’s Column.
I captured the scene during my trip to Rome last year in May. Many of the remains of these legislative protected forums are found in the centre of Rome, near the more famous Roman Forum site. New buildings were built around these heritage sites with its original appearance kept undisturbed.
Let’s imagine we were the emperor who overseeing this Trajan’s forum with people lived happily and proud of you as an emperor… – Travel Feeder, your ultimate photo travel blog
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