•Book your airline flights and lodging accommodations as soon as possible. 7-8+ months in advance is highly recommended. Summer season is always busy in EU.




•Renting a car by the airport or private transfers are strongly suggested. Taxis are also available but there are no UBER or Lyft services in Slovenia.




•Major credit cards are accepted everywhere. Cash is not necessary but accessible to local ATMs.




•When your flights to Europe get cancelled or delayed for 3 hours or more, you will be entitled up to €600 compensation per passenger under EU 261 Law. File a claim directly with your airline.




•Pack light, especially if you’ll be traveling around Europe and taking public transportation. There’s nothing more frustrating than trying to haul heavy luggage around on trains. Make a packing list & take less than you think you’ll need. Plan on washing and/or re-wearing what you’ve brought. There’s nothing shameful about washing your laundry in a tub or sink or even spending some time with the locals at the laundromat! It could be an adventure!




•Keep checking the wedding website for updates, changes, and more travel tips.


•Guests are welcome to try any optional activities at their own cost and convenience:


Paragliding
Canoeing
Hiking
Biking Hot Air Balloon
Sightseeing Tours
Swimming

Are you ready for a very good news? Despite years of delays and false starts, the European Travel Information and Authorization System (ETIAS) was set to launch in early 2024, but a recent update revealed that implementation has been postponed yet again to 2025. Therefore, there will be no need to fill out an online or mobile phone application before your departure date to Europe. Hooray!!!

Major cell phone providers each have their own offerings to stay connected abroad, typically costing $10 per day or more. While it's not quite perfect, the bride and groom think Google offers the best international phone plan for travelers. It's the cheapest, easiest and most effective international phone plan with coverage in 200+ countries and almost always at lightning-fast speed. Currently, they offer different pricing options. Visit the Google Fi website http://fi.google.com for more info on the easy sign-up and set-up. Use referral code: UD6N6R to get $20 Google Fi credit. 


Traveling in countries where you don't speak the language can be daunting, but technology has made the process much easier in recent years. You’ve undoubtedly heard of Google Translate, but you may not realize how helpful it can be. This handy app can be used to type into, speak into, or take a picture of something. Google Translate saves the day when you need to communicate in another language or figure out what a sign or label written in another language is telling you. It can translate dozens foreign languages to and from English in a flash.


Download the Google Translate app to your smartphone. In your smartphone’s settings, allow access to the phone’s microphone and camera if you plan to speak into your phone or use its camera for translation. One of the best features is its ability to decipher menus, signs, parking infos and fees using the camera on your phone or tablet. Simply select the camera icon on the app's main screen, then point your device at the words you don't understand.


Why not try learning a few key phrases in another language while you’re traveling? Even “Hello,” “Please,” and “Thank you” spoken in the country’s native language tend to bring smiles to the recipients’ faces. Doing so helps to show locals, whose native language is not English, that you respect their language and culture.