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Weird combo, right? Well, but this is pretty much how our last month looked like. I can hardly believe it has already been 5 months, since my last day at work, this is a bit scary. Anyhow, a good portion of this month we were sunbathing in Brazil, under the tropical palm trees, then we got fat on sweets in Istanbul and we spent the last November day visiting Zagreb, Croatian capial city, to see the opening of their Christmas markets and unexpectedly also witnessed massive fireworks.

In between we also spent some time in Germany as well as in Slovenia, so we actually visited 5 countries in 3 different time zones this month. Not so bad. Brazil was great. It was peaceful and we really travelled slow. Got loads of vitamin D in the 3 weeks as well. Slightly under pressure as the new year is approaching though. Changes are to come sooner or later, we´ll see what they will bring but in any case everything is better than being stuck in between not knowing. But enough of my personal issues, I´m beginning to sound like a horoscope haha. Back to travel – I´ve already posted a long post with lots of pics from Brazil, you can read it by clicking the button below the picture.

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And because Adria, Slovenian national airline, went down indefinetly, Lufthansa is too expensive and Easyjet only flies 3x a week from Berlin to Ljubljana, we chose to fly with Turkish Airlines from Hanover via Istanbul to Slovenia. And since we anyway had to switch planes in Istanbul, we decided to stay a while. 4 days actualy. The departure was highly endareged though as I fell down the stairs the evening before the flight. But we made it. Slowly, but we made it haha. This has not been the best year in terms of health, that´s for sure. Anyhow, Istanbul was great and we are keen on seeing more of Turkey. Who knows, maybe already soon. A longer post about my TOP 25 things to see, do and experience in Istanbul will open if you click the button below the picture.

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After just 2 days back in Ljubljana, we went for a little trip again. To Zagreb! With the train! My first. A return ticket from Ljubljana was just 14€ per person (it is 2,5hrs ride each way), because we were 4 and we got a group discount. Otherwise the normal price is 9€ per person one way. This is a fun thing to do while in Ljubljana, especially with friends. And we went on the exact first day of the openning of their Christmas markets. And what a show it was. No wonder it was voted the best European Christmas market for 3 times already. Read more about it by clicking the button below the picture.

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Now what? We are finally doing a road trip with our Defender! We missed him a bit. And he had a good rest while we were gone, now it´s time to take him for a ride. He needs a technical exam though (fingers crossed we get all the papers), so we must bring him to Germany. And because we have time, we are not driving the usual highway route, but through Italy and Austria and depending on the weather possibly doing the German Romantic route as well. The plan was to do a skiing road trip, but I´m still not sure I can actually ski with my still bruised knees. Just before Christmas we return to Slovenia, with Lu, yay. Holidays at home, all together. As always, make sure to follow new pics and stories on Facebook and Instragram pages.

This month, we were really a bit here and a bit there. A bit in Slovenia, a bit in France and a bit in Germany. Hopping Europe might sound like fun (and it mostly is) but it also requires loads of time organising everything, searching for best connections, booking places to sleep at, finding plane tickets, studying maps and so on and so on. I´m really becoming an expert. You can wake me up in the middle of the night and ask me something like “how much does a plane ticket from Paris to Venice cost, or what is the best area in Munich to sleep at” and I will know it. You get the picture. So what did we do this month and what is coming up?

We stepped into October by flying from Ljubljana to Berlin, spending just 2 nights in our neglected German home, (picking up Lu and sorting out mail and other stuff) and flying to France on the 3^rd of October. 3^rd of October is a national holiday in Germany and therefore everybody is going somewhere – never taking a train on this date ever again. The horrible train trip was soon forgotten though and we happily reached Ile de Re, or Charlie´s island – thats how I like to call it for fun, cause it sounds kind of fancy. We haven´t been there since May and it was only Lukas second time, so we were really looking forward to it. This time the visit was even more special, since we had a big Slovenian – French family reunion. Read more about Ile de Re by clicking on the button under the picture.

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But school holidays were long not over so we drove from Ile de Re to Slovenia and made an overnight stop at Lyon due to the very long distance. We really enjoyed the city and if I were still a student, I would have loved to spend a semester here. Click the button under the picture to read more about it.

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October in Slovenia is just beautiful. The nature is turning colours, we ate, we drank, we visited family (as always when Lu is here), we did some day trips and puff, the week went by very fast. Lu and me drove the over 1000km back to Germany with my car, just the two of us. In the past 9 years I have driven this road so often that it is really boring already, but sometimes the flights are just too expensive. At least Lu is used to driving ever since he was little and he never complaints about spending tens of hours in cars.

And now? First, we are off to Brazil for 3 weeks! The winter will just have to wait a little bit more. Lu is a bit unhappy to stay in Germany, but his school is very strict so there is no way he could come this time. Promised to bring him an Oscar soccer shirt and yellow Havaianas, which made him feel a bit better. We are leaving tomorrow so last time to pack now – make sure you follow our posts and pictures o  Facebook page and Instragram profile. When we come back we´re also visiting Istanbul for 4 days and then we are off to Slovenia. So more of hopping Europe to come!

Third month since my last day at the office. Even though we spent it quite differently as originally planned, it turned out to be just fine. In the mean time, our medical condition has much improved (jumping from joy) and we were able to do lots of trips around Slovenia. I have to admit it felt good to be back home for such a long time, especially in Ljubljana. Must be about 9 years since I´ve spent so much time here. And the more I´m here, the less I want to go back to Germany.

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