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Agnieszka Sawala

Journalist, interpret, PR expert. Co-organizes travel festivals and meetings with interesting people. Addicted to (live) music. Vagabond and citizen of the world, currently residing in Slovenia.

Tour of Slovenia 2018

Breaking Away from the Pack: The Slovene Passion for Cycling

by Agnieszka Sawala
23 September 2023
Romania/Travel & Food/Culture

Cycling is one of the Slovenes' national superpowers. For several years their peloton has been running away from the rest of the world. Who will finally overtake them (and why it won't be that easy)?

The City Of Gorizia Is Divided In Two. Sasha gives Blaz a bag of flour through the wire mesh that divides Piazza Transalpina (Transalpina Square) on May 8, 2020 in Gorizia, Italy. Piazza Transalpina is a square divided between the municipalities of Gorizia in Italy and Nova Gorica in Slovenia. In 1947, the new border created between Italy and Yugoslavia was traced by dividing the square in two, crossed by the so-called "Muro di Gorizia". From May 1, 2004, with the entry of Slovenia into the European Union, the wall dividing the square was removed, but from March 11, 2020 the Slovenian government closed its borders with Italy to counter the spread of the coronavirus. A wire mesh has been positioned on the square to delimit the border between Italy and Slovenia, dividing many families, friends and couples.

Blended Regions, Blended Borders

by Agnieszka Sawala
15 August 2023
Croatia/Slovenia/Culture

The Istria region is divided between three countries - Croatia, Slovenia, and Italy. It was always a bit of "someone else's" - the tug of war took decades. And the scars are still visible.

poster for the

Lake Bohinj “Is Too Beautiful for Murder”

by Agnieszka Sawala
27 July 2023
Slovenia/Travel & Food/Culture

What do Agata Christie, Ernest Hemingway, James Joyce, Ulay, Jackie Chan, and Nick Cave have in common? A Slovenian episode!

Center Noordung named after Space Station theorist

The Slovenian Origins of Space Travel

by Agnieszka Sawala
20 July 2023
Business/Latvia/Travel & Food

Almost a century ago, Slovenian engineer Herman "Noordung" Potočnik published his innovative concept for long-term human habitation of space. As is often the case with visionaries, hardly anyone took him seriously at first.

Hiking in forest

The Green Heart of Europe

by Agnieszka Sawala
19 July 2023
Travel & Food/Culture/Slovenia

Slovenia is not only literally one of the greenest countries in the European Union. Here you can live, travel, and even eat and drink eco-friendly!

Cara Delevingne in a scene from the ©Columbia Pictures new film : Life in a Year (2020). PLOT: The movie follows 17-year-old Daryn who finds out that his girlfriend is dying. He sets out to give her an entire life in the last year she has left.

Applause, Please: How a Slovene Became a Polish Filmmaker

by Agnieszka Sawala
17 June 2023
Slovenia/Culture/People/Poland

If a perfectionist skates but doesn't think they're good enough, they have three options - give up, try harder, or... become a filmmaker!

Waves break over the lighthouse, Rab, Croatia

Adriatic Answer is Blowin’ in the Wind

by Agnieszka Sawala
22 April 2023
Croatia/Slovenia/Travel & Food

The ice-cold winds known as a bora, bura, or burja in the Adriatic region might seem violent and terrifying for visitors. The locals believe in its good energy and the upcoming change it brings.

View of Piran

Want to Avoid Crowds on Vacation? Go to Slovenia!

by Agnieszka Sawala
20 March 2023
Slovenia/Travel & Food

In the Slovenian part of the Istria region, you can find everything that one could dream of on holiday. Everything but… the crowds!

Record-breaking Car Terminal: 800,000 vehicles handled in v 2022

Size Doesn’t (Always) Matter!

by Agnieszka Sawala
6 February 2023
Slovenia/Business/Green Transformation

If you aren’t as well-endowed as you would like, the best strategy is to make optimal use of what you do have – just like Slovenia does with its seemingly insignificant access to the sea.

Truffles

Sniffing For Hidden Treasures

by Agnieszka Sawala
21 January 2023
Slovenia/Travel & Food/Culture

An unusual hunt: digging for truffles in the forests of Slovenia’s Istria.

The months and days of the year on calendar paper stock photo

The Unusual Slovenian Calendar

by Agnieszka Sawala
16 November 2022
Slovenia/Culture

Although Slovenia uses the common Gregorian calendar, the local names of the months might seem confusing.

Saltpans in Piran in summer

Slovenian Salt: The “White Gold” of Piran

by Agnieszka Sawala
21 October 2022
Slovenia/Travel & Food/Culture

Time stopped about seven centuries ago in the Slovenian salt pans on the Adriatic Sea. This is the story of the traditional harvesting of exceptional salt.

Laibach group

Stateless Passport to Utopia

by Agnieszka Sawala
17 October 2022
Slovenia/Culture

Originating in Slovenia, Neue Slowenische Kunst (NSK) has spread all over the world. A country with no land, but with a passport.

Couple having breakfast in nature

Slovenia Is A Food-Lover’s Paradise

by Agnieszka Sawala
7 October 2022
Slovenia/Travel & Food/Culture

If Slovenia didn't provide enough reasons for someone to fall in love with the country, here's one extra: through the stomach to the heart!

Woman of advanced years, portrait in house

25 Ways to Say “Grandma” in Just One Language

by Agnieszka Sawala
2 October 2022
Culture/Slovenia

Slovenia is a tiny country with more than 40 dialects, making Slovenian the most diverse Slavic language.

Olm Proteus anguinus swimming in cave

A Baby “Dragon” With Superpowers

by Agnieszka Sawala
28 September 2022
Slovenia/Travel & Food

It lives in the Dinaric Alps, or to be precise rather below them. Its looks are those of an alien, and it has supernatural powers. As if that weren’t enough - it never gets old. Meet the Slovenian human fish.

Hiking in Julian Alps with views towards Triglav

Climbing Mt. Triglav: A Slovenian Rite of Passage

by Agnieszka Sawala
27 August 2022
Slovenia/Travel & Food/Culture

One of Slovenia's most recognizable landmarks, Mount Triglav, is much more than just the country’s highest mountain and a national symbol. It is a three-headed god, the gateway to becoming a true Slovenian.

beekeeping in slovenia

In Slovenia, the Buzz Is Real

by Agnieszka Sawala
23 August 2022
Latvia/Business/Tech/Green Transformation

Slovenia is literally flowing with honey. Since the 11th century, beekeeping has been an essential part of Slovenian culture, an inspiration for art and design, and the backbone of local tourism. Professional beekeeping is so rooted in Slovenia that one in two hundred Slovenes is a beekeeper.

Slovakia vs Slovenia

Identity Confusion: “They Say Slovakia, We Say Slovenia”

by Agnieszka Sawala
23 July 2022
Travel & Food/Culture/Slovenia

People notoriously mix these two countries and their names. Here’s the ‘Donald Trump method’ and other tips on how to tell them apart.

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