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Summer updates 2026

Katja September 17, 2026Uncategorized Leave a Comment

Slowly, slowly, another summer is coming to an end, but ours hasn’t even really started yet. The last few months have been crazy busy regarding work and we have not managed to get away at all. So we now urgently need a break. Not only us two, but definitely also the children, who have been in kindergarten practically all summer. This week we are in “our” Piran at the Slovenian coast on a mini break, enjoying the sea atmosphere while planning our upcoming autumn adventure. So excited about that! But first, here’s a quick recap of our summer days at home.

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Where are we going in autumn 2026?

Katja September 2, 2026FRENCH POLYNESIA Leave a Comment

September is here, school is starting and for most of you this year’s main holiday is already over. But for us this is just the beginning! Our kids have been in kindergarten all summer, we have also been very busy working the last few months, and we haven’t actually gone on a family trip or trip outside of Slovenia since last autumn. So we are now really (deservedly) going all in. We picked one interesting and far-flung destination. And no, this time we are not going with the Defender for a change. So where are we off to, for how long, how will we travel, why this part of the world and why right now? Find out below.

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TÜRKIYE & GREECE OVERLAND TRIP | family wild camping with our Defender

Katja July 25, 2026BULGARIA, DEFENDER TRIPS, FAMILY HOLIDAYS, FAMILY TRAVELS, GRRECE, OVERLAND, OVERLANDING, TURKEY, WITH KIDS Leave a Comment

41 days, around 8000 kilometers, 8 countries, two plane flights, one mom, one dad, a 4-year-old and a 1-year-old. And of course our faithful Land Rover Defender camper. Lots of wild camping. Beautiful beaches. Juicy melons and crispy bread. Colorful hot air balloons over dramatic landscapes. The friendliest locals. Dirty hands and torn pants. From our home base in Slovenia to Istanbul, a flight to Egypt and back, continuing the journey to beautiful Cappadocia, exploring the Turkish Mediterranean and Aegean coast, and finally the Greek peninsula of Halkidiki. Such epic journeys as this one are always difficult to put into words, so this post will be really long. For us, these are unforgettable memories, and for some of you, I believe, a great help in planning similar overland road trips around Turkey.

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CHALKIDIKI PENINSULA, Greece | family overland trip (Atos, Sithonia, Kasandra)

Katja May 31, 2026CAMPING, DEFENDER TRIPS, FAMILY HOLIDAYS, FAMILY TRAVELS, GRRECE Leave a Comment

After around five weeks on the road across Turkey with our LR Defender camper, we decided to explore the Greek peninsula of Chalkidiki before returning home to Slovenia. Chalkidiki is known primarily for its three “fingers” that extend into the Aegean Sea, Athos, Sithonia and Kassandra, located in the northern part of the country with the nearest large city called Thessaloniki. On board with our 4-year-old Mila and 1-year-old Leo we stayed a few nights in apartments while we camped the other nights, despite the rather chilly November weather. It was a full off-season period and there were literally no tourists, so this was really not a problem. We were most impressed by the beautiful wild beaches on the green and less urban Sithonia, the middle finger, but we also found some beautiful and interesting spots on Kassandra. Read more about our time in this parts of Greece in this post.

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CAPPADOCIA, Türkiye | family overland trip

Katja May 29, 2026DEFENDER TRIPS, FAMILY TRAVELS, TURKEY, WITH KIDS Leave a Comment

Woohoo, we’re finally here! Sadly, we had to skip Cappadocia during our six-week road trip through the Caucasus in Autumn 2024, so this time (end of October 2025) we took a lot of time for it. We ended up staying for 9 days! So we really got to know this extremely interesting and world-famous Turkish region very well. We visited Cappadocia with our 4-year-old Mila and 1-year-old Leo, as part of a longer overland trip through Turkey with our Land Rover Defender converted into a camper. We spent one night in a campsite but we wild-camped the other seven nights at three different locations. Wild camping is tolerated and widely practiced in Turkey. Due to this fact, as well as the exceptionally hospitable locals and their affection for children, Turkey is a very appealing country to us and we are always happy to return. In this article, we take a closer look at our time in Cappadocia.

Spring updates 2026

Katja May 16, 2026Uncategorized Leave a Comment

It’s two in the morning. And I’m not sleeping. Maybe it’s partly because of those four cups of coffee yesterday, but there’s probably another reason for my years of insomnia, besides the kids waking up of course. In the hope that this typing will tire my eyes a little and I’ll go lie down for another hour or so later, I’m finally checking in with you again.

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PIRAN, Slovenia | things to see and do in Piran and Slovenian coast

Katja May 9, 2026SLOVENIA 2 Comments

Piran, the pearl of the Slovenian coast, one of our most recognizable locations among international tourists and a popular spot for a short trip to the coast among domestic visitors, stole my heart a long long time ago and we happily return several times a year, in all seasons. My favorite months though are May, September and over the winter, when the atmosphere is calmer and the climate is mild. Fresh sea air, blooming oleanders, the sound of sailboats rocking at sunset, morning seagulls, the labyrinth of narrow streets, the sparkles in the eyes of our kids as they jump into the waves, beautiful views, the best calamari and unlimited amounts of ice cream are just a few of the things that keep us coming back. We come to Piran to disconnect and we always truly relax here. We are never in a hurry and the time passes more slowly than at home. And even though I am not originally from here, Piran is our third home and I know it really well. In this post, I share ideas for a trip to Piran and introduce you to all the famous and lesser-known corners and our favorite spots in this beautiful Slovenian seaside town.

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EGYPT | 10 days family road trip from Cairo to Fayoum oasis, Wadi al Hitan NP, Ras Mohamed NP and Sharm el-Sheikh

Katja March 18, 2026CAMPING, EGYPT, FAMILY HOLIDAYS, FAMILY TRAVELS 1 Comment

In October 2025, we set off on a new overland route east with our LR Defender camper, but since we had a total of seven weeks of time, we could afford another short plane trip in between. Lukas, my oldest son, had just two weeks of school holidays at the time and we wanted to spend it together, somewhere warm. The decision was quickly made – we are flying to Egypt from Istanbul! This was my fourth visit, but the time for everyone else. In 10 days on the road we visited Cairo & Giza, explored the interesting pottery village of Tunis, admired the ancient whale skeletons in the Wadi Hitan National Park, slept in the desert, drove through the Suez Canal and finally camped on the beaches in the Ras Mohammed National Park, close to the famous Sharm el-Sheikh on the Sinai Peninsula. It was a great mix of learning about culture and history and relaxing by the Red Sea. We traveled by car the entire time, and we organized the trip with the help of Nada and Talaat and their travel agency Lets go to Egypt.

Winter updates 2026

Katja February 14, 2026Uncategorized Leave a Comment

Weeks go by, and still no new posts. Actually it’s not just weeks, its’s months! Oops. Just today I realized with horror that everything has been quiet over here since October. So maybe it’s time for a short, or not so short, life update. Such posts rarely come out from my side, but now it seems like a good opportunity. So what’s new? Keep reading.

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TÜRKIYE & GREECE OVERLAND TRIP

Katja October 7, 2025CAMPING, DEFENDER TRIPS, EGYPT, FAMILY HOLIDAYS, FAMILY TRAVELS, GRRECE, OVERLAND, OVERLANDING, TURKEY, WITH KIDS

The summer of 2025 has officially begun for us, even though it’s already October. Jokes aside, but it is true that we haven’t even swam in the sea this year. Dipping our toes in the sea May in Piran does not really count. In July, we finally moved into our house, after three long and rather stressful years of renovation. But there was no time to rest, as we immediately started renting out our guestrooms, as the summer tourist season in Kranjska Gora was of course not to be missed from a business perspective. So we kind of sacrificed our vacation and only took a short break in the beautiful Croatian Terme Tuhelj. While we were enjoying our new home, surrounded by this amazing nature, hills and lakes, we still drooled over those seaside summer pics our friends sent us from their holidays a little bit. Well, now most of you are long back at home and our time has finally come. So where are we going? To Türkiye! By car. But in between, we’re going somewhere else. By plane. And before we return home, we’re exploring one part of Greece too. We will be away for quite some weeks. Read more about why we’re heading east again, how we’ll travel, where exactly we’re going and for how long, in the rest of the article.

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