Tom Tailor, a German fashion company will be expanding their retail operations without southeast of Europe after they have invested around 5 million euros or 6.8 million dollars for a joint venture with Sportina Bled, a Slovenian based company.

The said deal will concentrate on Croatia, Slovenia and Serbia wherein Tom Tailor is projected to get 23 franchise stores with the goal of operating them as fully-owned retail stores. Furthermore, there will be five stores to be added this year on Zagreb, Split and Ljubljana plus another 20 stores by the end of year 2013. This will triple the fashion company’s retail presence from 51 stores in June to around 147 stores by the end of October.

Tom Tailor will handle 51% while Sportina Bled will handle the remaining 49% of the joint venture. Since year 2000, Sportina has been Tom Tailor’s regional distributor.

Iran’s very first ambassador to Slovenia namely Mohammad Rahim Aqaiepour has given his credentials to the country’s foreign ministry director for European Union affairs. Through establishing Iran’s embassy in Ljubljana, they will be able to sustain a balance in the diplomatic relations between the two countries. According to Aqaiepour, Tehran as well as Ljubljana must do their job to increase the cooperation in every area especially in the economic aspect.

Airbus A320 leaves the fleer of Adria Airways which had its last revenue flight last September 11, 2010 from Tirana to Ljubljana, Slovenia. This is a 21-year-old aircraft that was registered as S5-AAA and was delivered from Airbus to Adria last May 16, 1989 with the registration of YU-AOA. It was the 43^rd A320 to be created by Airbus which was also the first to be powered by IAE Engines. Through the years, the said aircraft was leased to different airlines wherein recently, it was leased to Libyan Afriqiyah Airways. It went back to Adria last November 2009 and now is currently being stored at the Ljubljana Airport, waiting to be disposed.

Currently, Adria has about 13 aircraft which are as follows: six CRJ200s, four CRJ900s, two A319s and one CRJ100 and with one order each for the CRJ900 and Airbus A319 which will replace the Airbus 320. The said airline selected the A319s as a replacement because they belong to the same classification with Airbus A320. This signifies that the crew, pilot, together with the technical personnel will not need to go through additional training. Adria also stated that the new aircraft is more affordable and environment friendly and matches with the carbon dioxide emission standard that steps into force in 2011.

Due to heavy rains within Slovenia, the rivers banks across the country to burst causing certain areas to experience flooding thus the need to evacuate by villagers. It even prompted the closures of road into the capital city, Ljubljana.

The Slovenian Environmental Agency stated last Saturday, that a town named Lasko, located 50 kilometers or 30 miles north of Ljubljana, a cultural center, spa and police stations experienced flooding.

Some families were evacuated in the Zagorje region. Furthermore, a kindergarten and 3 factories were flooded. 30 kilometres or 20 miles from the west of the capital city were Ziro is located, the river filled the buildings within the town’s old quarter were filled with water.

Within the capital city, Ljubljanica river rose which caused the forced closure of certain roads.

Hop on the Happy Johnny (Veseli Janez) ride to get a chance to tour and explore Ljubljana in your own comfortable way. It is an open-topped double-decker bus with a three-hour guided tour around the most beautiful sights and attractions within Ljubljana, Slovenia

The tour guide within the bus will mention related stories of the sights you will be visiting or passing by. The said bus will take you to places such as the Roman Wall, Ljubljana’s diplomatic quarter, Jože Plečnik’s grand Žale Cemetery, the newly opened Stožice Stadium, Jože Plečnik’s well-known St. Michael’s Church in the village of Črna vas at Ljubljana Marshes. After which, you will then proceed to the Ljubljana Castle, the suburb of Trnovo, Tivoli Park, then to the Ljubljana Museum of Modern Art and the National Gallery which will then end at the city’s center.

Last 10^th of August, Ljubljana’s newest stadium as well as indoor arena officially opened with a friendly basketball game between Slovenia and Spain while the 16,000 stadium was planned to be opened on the following day with a football game between Slovenia and Australia. Ljubljana and Slovenia has finally established a stadium wherein top sports, concerts as well as events can take place.

One of Europe’s sports capitals is Ljubljana which opened the Stozice Arena, a new and modern stadium which is amongst the best and finest arenas within Europe. The said stadium has a capacity to hold 12,550 individuals.

A match between the Slovenian National Team and the Spanish National Team was the opening game for the arena’s official launching. Although the Slovenian team lost after overtime with a score of 72-79, it was still a successful friendly opening game. The important thing here is the successful official opening of new Stozice Arena.

The following day, a football game between Slovenia and Australia will be held at the new football stadium that can accommodate 16,000 viewers. This said football stadium is located in the same sports complex with their newest arena.

Hotel Park restaurant and the Spark Bar is both situated in the heart of Ljubljana. In one of Slovenia’s finest restaurant, they serve a tasty buffet for breakfast offering various warm as well as cold dishes not only for the hotel’s guest but as well as other guest who want to dine in. They as well offer daily lunches and dinners either for individual guests, pair or perhaps by group. Their restaurant is famous for the various dishes they served having the genuine taste of Slovenia

The Hotel Park restaurant is open from 12am to 10pm daily. Just beside the restaurant is the Spark Bar which offers the best coffee in town. During summertime, a terrace is open where you can spend the whole day bonding with your family and friends. For more information, you may visit their official website www.hotelpark.si. To contact them, call the telephone numbers +386 1 300 25 10 and +386 1 300 25 00 or email them at info@hotelpark.si.

Nick Cave, a famous Australian musician, songwriter, author, screenwriter, as well as occasional film actor will be presenting this October 9, 2010 at Krizanke Summer Theatre, Ljubljana. He is famously known for his job as a front man Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, a rock band. The said band was established in the year 1984 which then became famous because of its eclectic influences and musical styles. But prior to that, he was a member of the group The Birthday Party during the early 80’s. This band was as well popular because of its highly dark, violent and challenging lyrics. The lyrics are basically influenced by jazz, blues and post punk.

In the year 2006, he formed Grinderman, a rock band that released its debut album in that year. His music is generally influenced by his emotions and a lot more. Tickets for his performance together with the band Grinderman is worth €35. The show will start at 8 PM on October 9, 2010.

Rock Otočec, which started in the year 1976, is a traditional musical festival in Slovenia. For this year, the said festival will take place this July 2 – July 4, 2010 at Novo Mesto, Slovenia, a town between Slovenia’s as well as Croatia’s capitals. Specifically, this is about 70 kilometers far from Ljubljana, Slovenia. This 3 day festival will have a lot of activities happening for the while 24 hours.

This event has hosted the likes of Fun Lovin Criminals, Living Colour, Asian Dub Foundation, Henry Rollins, Sham 69, Liquido, The Toasters, Stereo MCs, No Means No, Emil Bulls, Apocaliptyca and a lot more. The event as well is famous because of its activities including musical acts, Miss/Misster Mud as well as other sports contests.

The tickects are available for 25€ for 1 day ticket, and 44€ for a 3 day ticket. Parking as well as camping are also available for all participants. For more information, you can visit their official website which is http://www.rock-otocec.com/index/en.php.

Today, Slovenia’s biggest cycling race Tour of Slovenia starts at the port town of Koper which features around 15 teams coming from the countries Slovenia, Italy, Denmark, Belgium, the Netherlands, Ireland as well as Spain.

This 17^th annual race is composed of four stages which will be making a detour at the southern Austrian province of Carinthia along with an ascent to Krvavec, a famous ski resort located at the northern part of Ljubljana containing slopes measuring 1450-1971 meters above sea level.

The initial stage will bring the cyclists to a 173-kilometre ride from Koper to Medvode situated north-west of Slovenia’s capital city, Ljubljana. The second stage this Friday will start from Ljubljana to Villach, Austria. The third stage will compose the 171-kilometre mountain stage between the lakeside resort of Bled and Krvavec this coming Saturday. Aside from the extremely tough ascent of Krvavec, this stage will as well include four other climbs. The champion is expected to be decided after this stage. Lastly, the fourth stage will take place between Brezice and Novo Mesto, 175 kilometers longs. This may alter the standings in mountains classification or competition for the jerseys however will not possibly have any effect on the final result for this year’s tour.