When it comes to romantic winter vacations, people who aren't interested in flying south to hit the beach generally think of only one other option: skiing at a mountain resort. But there are plenty of other places where you can embrace the cold. Here are seven alternative places to consider traveling to this winter.
Susan Cava realized she and Jan had spent the last six hours hiking about the city in a cold, heavy rain, and they still enjoyed every second of it. Not many cities are worth that effort, but Ljubljan
Tom Barry highlights atrip around the Balkans - a unique opportunity to capture a snapshot of a region that is evolving as quickly as anywhere in the world.
With a population of just 260,000 to 300,000 (it seems to depend on who you ask), Ljubljana is an unlikely, yet very accessible capital city, says David Farley
The Basics Country: Slovenia Where is it: Slovenia is located in central Europe, along the eastern Alps bordering the Adriatic Sea, between Austria and Croatia. Why do people go here: The gem of Eastern Europe, now a part of the European Union, has one of the highest standards of living in the region. Slovenia has [...]