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August 2025, Three-day tour in Slovenia 🇸🇮

About a week ago, I visited Hungary’s southwestern neighbour Slovenia and spent three days and two nights there. It was one of the most memorable journeys, I ever had in my life.

Slovenia is a country in the southern part of Central Europe. The country is bordered by four countries: Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast and Croatia to the east. Slovenia also has a coastline with the Adriatic Sea. It has a population of more than 2 million and it’s capital is Ljubljana with around 280.000 residents. Bordered by four countries, of which all of them influenced it to a certain extent in the past, Slovenia can rightfully considered to be a small, hidden gem in Europe.

I arrived to Ljubljana by train on August 24 in the afternoon. I explored the city centre and the old town of the Slovenian capital. What I noticed immediately is that the streets vere usually very clean and how bicycle-friendly the city is. In several areas of the city centre, you could only go on foot or by bicycle and there are several green areas in the city, too. While walking along the Ljubljanica river, I tried to get to know Slovenian culture as much as possible.

The next day, on August 25, I travelled by train from Ljubljana to Jesenice and from there, I took a bus towards Lake Bled. There, I took a large circle around the lake and I took several views towards the lake or towards the mountains, which were surrounding the lake. The whole area was so clean and beautiful, that I seriously felt like I was in Switzerland or Austria. The same is true for the Slovenian towns and villages. The houses and roads there were so clean and well-organized, that it immediately reminded me of the settlements in Austria.

After I went back to Ljubljana on the same day, I went up to see the Ljubljana castle. Although I didn’t go inside the castle, I still took several pictures around it and I also managed to witness a breathtaking view of Ljubljana itself and the surrounding mountains. During the late afternoon and in the evening, I once again did a long walk inside the city centre and the old town as well as going to a local supermarket and buy local products. Since Slovenia is a South Slavic country, I also didn’t forget to search for and try out the culinary masterpieces of burek and ćevapi along with trying the famous Cockta, a coke founded in the former Yugoslavia.

With it’s high mountains, amazing natural landscapes, famous historical towns, it’s coastal area as well as with the mixture of South Slavic, German and Italian influence, Slovenia is truly a hidden gem inside Europe. If you wish to have a (relatively) cheap holiday in a country with amazing landscapes, seashore and/or charming towns with amazing history, then Slovenia is among the best options you can choose from.

One thing I can confirm, is that I’ll definitely visit Slovenia again in the near future. 🇭🇺❤🇸🇮

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🇬🇧 Happy Independence Day to Ukraine, to the Ukrainian nation and to the Ukrainian freedom fighters! 🇭🇺❤🇺🇦
🇭🇺 Boldog Függetlenség Napját Ukrajnának, az ukrán nemzetnek és az ukrán szabadságharcosoknak! 🇭🇺❤🇺🇦
🇺🇦 З Днем Незалежності України, української нації та українських борців за свободу!
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Today is the 36th anniversary of the Baltic Way.

On August 23, 1989, two million people from the three Baltic countries - Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia - formed a live chain from Vilnius to Tallinn to protest against the illegal occupation of the Baltic countries by the Soviet Union. That day was also the 50th anniversary of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, which divided Poland and the Baltics between the Third Reich and the Soviet Union. Two million people also protested against that pact, which sealed away the freedom of the Polish and Baltic nations.

Today, the three Baltic countries - Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia - are proud members of the European Union, with high levels of living standard, strong democracy and freedom

🇬🇧 Long live the Baltic countries!
🇭🇺 Éljenek a balti országok!
🇱🇹 Tegyvuoja Baltijos šalys!
🇱🇻 Lai dzīvo Baltijas valstis!
🇪🇪 Elagu Balti riigid!

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August 20 - Happy State Foundation Day to Hungary! 🇭🇺

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Happy Independence Day to India and South Korea! 🇭🇺❤🇮🇳🇰🇷
भारत और दक्षिण कोरिया को स्वतंत्रता दिवस की शुभकामनाएं! 🇭🇺❤🇮🇳🇰🇷
인도와 한국의 독립기념일을 축하드립니다!
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August 5, 2025 - The 1st anniversary of the successful July Revolution in Bangladesh 🇧🇩 - The first ever uprising by Generation Z

From 2009 until 2024, Bangladesh was ruled by the party Awami League and it's leader, Sheikh Hasina. During her leadership, Bangladesh has turned towards severe authoritarianism, corruption and downfall. Hasina's dictatorship resulted in the imprisonment of several opposition figures and the opression of more than 170 million Bengalis, living in Bangladesh.

On July 1st, a mass-protest has started against Hasina's regime as a quota referendum movement by the Students Against Discrimination, a platform with Bengali students. The protest soon turned into a mass uprising, hundreds of thousands of Bengalis demanding the removal of Sheikh Hasina.

From July 16 to August 5, the Bangladeshi police conducted a massacre against the protesters, which resulted in the death of more than 1000+ protesters, including several students. In a leaked telephone call, Sheikh Hasina has admitted, that she ordered the police to use live ammunition against the demonstrators.

The July Revolution was eventually successful. Sheikh Hasina escaped to India on August 5, 2024, ending her 15-year-long regime in Bangladesh. Since then, the country is led by an interim government under the leadership of Muhammad Yunus. The Awami League was officially banned on May 2025. A trial in absentia has also started against Sheikh Hasina for crimes of mass-murder and g*nocide.

The Generation Z has played a crucial role in the revolution. The Bengali youth showed the world, that in times of need, it's the young people who are the most able to bring crucial changes for a country in terms of unity, freedom and togetherness. Their role shows an example for the younger generations all across the world, that everything is possible if we stand for each other in unity and partnership.

I officially urge India to extradiate Sheikh Hasina to Bangladesh immediately, because a mass-murderer dictator does not deserve to live freely and she has to take the consequences for the crimes she committed against her own people that she supposed to represent.

May the victims of the July Revolution rest in peace and I also send my sincere condolences to their loved ones. 🇭🇺🖤🇧🇩🙏🕯

Long live the people of Bangladesh and may the future bring them freedom, peace and prosperity!
🇭🇺❤🇧🇩
বাংলাদেশের জনগণ দীর্ঘজীবী হোক এবং ভবিষ্যৎ তাদের স্বাধীনতা, শান্তি এবং সমৃদ্ধি বয়ে আনুক!
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No wonder, why Finland 🇫🇮 has one of the best education systems as well as one of the strongest democracies and civil societies in the entire world. 🇭🇺❤🇫🇮

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Which country do you support in the recent conflict?

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