AT#162 - Travel to Slovenia

Travel with Amateur Traveler Podcast

Chris Christensen

History, Places & Travel, Society & Culture

4.4 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 29 November 2008

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

The Amateur Traveler talks to Shel Holtz (from the For Immediate Release podcast) about his trip to Slovenia. Here about the food, the wine, the lake and the cake as Shel describes his visit to the capital of Ljubjana, the caves at Postojna, Portoroz castle and Lake Bled. Slovenia is one of Europe’s best kept secrets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	I got my bags back on a roll heading out there and I'm ready to go looking real good
0:08.0	in my passport photo.
0:10.5	Amateur Traveler episode 162.
0:14.0	Today the Amateur Traveler goes to Slovenia.
0:17.0	If you hear the word Slovenia and don't automatically think natural beauty,
0:22.0	you need to pay attention today on the amateur traveler. I'm your host Chris Christensen. Before we get
0:36.7	into today's interview I do have three news stories for you. The first one is a
0:42.0	little bit of a surprise to me,
0:44.0	but if you are of a certain size that you require
0:47.0	two airline seats to fit,
0:50.0	and you're traveling in Canada,
0:52.0	you'll only have to pay for one seat.
0:54.4	The Canadian Supreme Court ruled Thursday that people who are quote
0:58.2	functionally disabled by obesity
1:01.2	deserve to have two seats for one fair. This was something that had been
1:06.1	appealed to them and the airlines lost on appeal. If you're going to
1:10.7	Washington, D.C. some good news for you, the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History reopened last week after an $85 million facelift, so you may want to check out that new and improved museum.
1:23.0	Penthouse is seeking to buy a Las Vegas Casino
1:27.0	and the quote was,
1:28.0	Chief Executive of Penthouse says the company is looking to buy a casino
1:31.0	on the Las Vegas Strip and generate business by tying it to the adult magazine and website empire.
1:37.0	Penthouse CEO Mark Bell told the Las Vegas Review Journal for report published Sunday the best time to buys in a down economy.
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