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Article: IN FOR A RAIL TREAT! Pint-sized Slovenia's spectacular scenery is staggering, and there's no finer way to see it than by train, says rail buff BENEDICT LE VAY.(Features)
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- Daily Mail (London)
- Article date:
- August 12, 2009
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Byline: BENEDICT LE VAY
ASK ten people in the street where Slovenia is. I just did and eight couldn't place it. But that's not unusual; a certain U.S. president messed it up with Slovakia, and the flag (another red, white and blue tricolour) doesn't help it stand out, either.
The fact that few people know about this beautiful country, the size of Wales, in the heart of Europe, is a good reason to go. For the record, it's south of Austria, touches the top right of Italy and has its own tiny bit of Adriatic coast. It borders Hungary in the west and Croatia in the south. And it has Alps.
The scenery is superb, with national parks and more storks ...
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