June 2025
Experience in the Heart of Slovenia
Hello everyone! We are Oliver and Vanja Kavčić. Radio Si is a good friend and companion during our car rides ever since we moved to Slovenia from Sweden approximately a year ago. We love the music blend and news and interesting “radio stories” (ours being one of them 😉) in English. As expats here, we feel that Radio Si is more than just a media outlet; more of a community of like-minded people gathered around the same passion and love- this amazing country we call home, the amazing Slovenia.
We have been living in Slovenia for a year; first in Izola and since December 2024 in Ljubljana. We are eager to explore the rest of the country, but traveling alone, without proper guidance or advice, is not exactly our “cup of tea”.
When we saw the announcement by Radio Si: “CALLING ADVENTUROUS FOREIGNERS living in Slovenia, we knew immediately it was something for us. They contacted us and the idea to explore Logarska dolina was on the table and preparations started quickly. We were so excited to visit Logarska dolina partly also because this was the dream of Oliver’s sister Angelica, who lived for a long time in Canada and she spoke of Logarska dolina as a dream landscape in Slovenia where she would feel good and” connect mentally “with her Slovenian roots. Angelica died of cancer in Canada at the age of 60, never having the chance to see and experience her dream landscape, Logarska dolina and Oliver and I wanted to visit this part of Slovenia, partly guided by these family and emotional reasons.
But soon came the sudden change of plans in the organization. The weather forecast for Logarska dolina visit was not so promising, i.e. the temperatures were supposed to drop from 25 to 15, and some heavy rain was predicted.
“Hm, what to do?” I asked Lidija from SI.
“I have another idea,” said Lidija swiftly. “How about visiting the Heart of Slovenia, the town of Litija?”
Why not? It sounds great. Let’s do it. We just “steer our ship” to the other side of Slovenia and may the Slovenia exploration begin. Full sails ahead towards Litija.”
Oliver: “Vače, Slivna, Litija. Where is that?”
Vanja: “I do not know, but Lidija from SI says that it is magical there. And that people are so nice there.“
Oliver: “Ok, then, so be it. Look, it is just 40 km from Ljubljana. Nice, it is not going to be a long ride and we will have breakfast at the Kmetija Pr’ Škundr.
Vanja: “Yummy, I cannot wait. Food on the farms in the Slovenian countryside is so good, not like in supermarkets where everything looks so plastic and vegetables and fruits have no taste. It says that we will have: “Tasting and indulging in traditional Slovenian cuisine, lunch prepared at the Kmetija Pr‘ Škundr on a wood-burning stove.” This sounds heavenly.” And we have clay crafting, a pottery workshop where we will learn about traditional pottery-making and the magic of shaping clay with our own hands. I will make you a heart-shaped pot, dear. “
Oliver: “Radio SI planned a Tree canopy climbing – an adventure through treetop routes at Adventure Park Geoss and a visit to the Sitarjevec Mine in Litija, one of the largest ore deposits in Slovenia, known for over 60 types of minerals and the fastest-growing stalactites in the world.
This is how the Litija adventure started. We invite you to listen to our story made together with Lidija Petković from Radio Si that amazing day in May 2025. We hope you will enjoy.
Best,
Vanja and Oliver
Photos by: Vanja & Oliver
