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Long-eared owls in Kikinda, Serbia

Kikinda is a small town in the Vojvodina province in Serbia and lies close to Romanian border. Vojvodina is flat, mainly agricultural area with excellent bird watching possibilities throughout the year. In winter it is especially interesting with thousands of migrating birds such as Common cranes, Greylag geese and Long-eared owls to name a few. The latter were the reason …

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Little White Egret

Lake Skadar – birds & vistas

This year’s vacation I’ve spent travelling to Serbia and Montenegro with my girlfriend and two more friends. Besides getting rest I also wanted to do some research for future tours to that region. One of the places that fascinates me most is Lake Skadar and its surroundings. I’ve been there many times already but I always like to come back. …

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Tour availability and new photos

Summer is here and season is getting to its peak. Here at A2A we are very busy and great shots are piling up. If you are still considering where to go on your 2011 vacation here is a list of our photography tours that are still available: Our testimonials page is updated with two nice testimonials by Donna & Jody …

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Slovenian Alps

A2A Photography Tour – Slovenia

It’s not every day that you show off your beautiful country to tourists when torrential rain floods the capital and make you use an umbrella in an underground cave! Well, as luck would have it, that’s exactly what happened last September when I took Jami, Margaret and Kim on a tour around Slovenia. Trampling around Ljubljana in heavy rain, not …

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Black Crested Macaque

Volunteering in North Sulawesi

Earlier this year I traveled to North Sulawesi where my girlfriend worked as a volunteer at Tasikoki animal rescue center. Tasikoki is situated about an hour drive from Manado at the coast of Molucca Sea. The location of the rescue center is superb – many luxury resorts and dive centers would be happy to exchange. More about Tasikoki you can find at their …

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Velika Planina in Winter

Winter at Velika Planina

Velika Planina plateau is a great place for photography, no matter which time of the year you visit it. My favourite time is winter, just after fresh snowfall. It is easy accessible by cable car that takes you directly to the ski resort and then it is possible to take another chair lift to the top. Personally I prefer walking …

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Snow in Ljubljana

First Snowfall

Winter is finally here! It is snowing almost in entire Slovenia and the forecast expects two more days of snowfall. Yesss! After a dull late Autumn we have again new possibilities for photographing. Ljubljana is covered in snow and today I took a short walk through the old town. Lovely. Fresh air, festive atmosphere and pure white snow! And it …

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Jeruzalem Vineyards

Beauty of Vineyards

On our Autumn colours tour in October this year we visited Northeastern Slovenia. We spent there two wonderful days and we managed to catch some beautiful light – ideal for landscape photos. On the way there we also stopped at Ptuj – one of the oldest and best preserved medieval town of Slovenia. Our base was private wine cellar that …

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Mt Krn from the Sky

Flight over Julian Alps

Julian Alps is the highest region of Slovenia. It lies to the North-East  of the country and a big part of the area is protected as a Triglav National Park. The park is named after the highest peak of Slovenia, Mt. Triglav (2864 m). The mountain is a true national symbol and is featured on the national coat of arms …

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Truffle Hunting in Istria

Truffle hunting in Istria

With our guests from Seattle we went hunting for truffles while we were touring Istria and Slovenia this September. It was a wonderful sunny day  – just perfect to search for this Istrian delicacy. Our host Klaudio took us to nearby forest where he usually hunts for truffles. Two of his loyal dogs were sniffing around the bushes with success …

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