This coming August 28 to September 3, the Serial Cup which is a serial-class only paragliding competition will take place at Tolmin, Slovenia. The objective of such competition is to develop the skills of the cross country pilots especially in their distances flown, competition tactics, grasping their conditions, and the like. This is actually somehow related to the Ozone Chabre Open.

The pilots that will be included in the top-level competition will be announced the following month. Every pilot will give their talk on relevant subject matters together with flying the tasks on EN B wings together with other participants. Almost 125 pilots will be part of the Serial Cup and it will cost €120 before 31 March, €150 until 31 July and €170 thereafter to be part of the event. You can visit Slo-Comps registration system to be part of the event.

Organized by Gasper Prevc together with the XContest team, the Paragliding’s XRace 2010 will take place at Tolmin, Slovenia this coming July 12 to 18, 2010. This said contest will be utilizing the Assignated Area Tasks (AAT) system, which is always seen during gliding contests. They will as well utilize the “speed run” tasks.

The final round of the Czech XC League competition this year is the FAI 2 XRace. For those who are interested, some places are still readily available. The entry fee will cost you about 150 Euros. The charges will cover the transport as well as the retrieves and the meals and campsite discount. For more information regarding this event, you may visit Xcontest’s website.

Reggae Riversplash 2010 promises to offer a few of the world’s greatest reggae artists along with different program with complementary activities plus high levels of energy. The Riversplash – Reggae Music & Culture festival will be happen near the Slovenian-Italian border from July 20 to 25, 2010. Just last year, the Fat Dance Promotions took over as the newest managing team for the Reggae Riversplash festival. The team particularly paid attention to the services for their guests, through allocating enough waste bins, showers as well as toilet facilities. Riversplash established an agreement with the Rototom Sunsplash along with Greenpeace as they become proud members of the European Reggae Contests. They have as well hosted challenge winners during the festival. Everyone is invited to get the best music holiday in the most beautiful river of the Alps.

Soca Valley, one of the most visited places of Slovenia is situated in the eastern part of the famous Julian Alps in northwest Slovenia. It is famous for its bountiful waterfalls, pools, canyons, flora as well as fauna. It covers the municipalities namely Bovec, Kobarid and Tolmin with a land area of 942 kilometers squared.

Triglav National Park, the only Slovenian park plus the oldest park within Europe can be located in the heart of Soca Valley. It was named as Triglav after the highest peak within Slovenia. Another reason behind its fame is it contains a botanical garden which is the first alpine botanical garden within Slovenia. It is the home of the legendary Goldhorn, a supernatural white chamois with golden horns, which is said to have the power to re-establish its strength in nature. Plus, the valley holds a indisputable and varied well-preserved landscape which is great for walking, hiking, and bicycling anytime of the year, plus it features a skiing facility. Furthermore, one of Soca Valley’s most popular spot is the Soca River which is said to have an emerald – like water with wonderful streams, waterfalls and lush meadows. Soca Valley also offers water sports within the Soca River suitable for fishing as well as water rafting. Tourists can also opt to go skydiving, gliding, mountain biking, ski touring, climbing, potholing, golfing and a lot more. Visitors shouldn’t also miss the valley’s local culinary specialties like compe and cottage cheese, frika, poštóklja and prepared Soca trout. Within the area, craftsmen also sell locally made products made from wool, wax and Soca river pebbles.

With the fun, excitement and experience Soca Valley can offer to their visitors, surely it is one of the best places to be visited when in Slovenia. It has unlimited opportunities for adventure, peace as well as relaxation for families, friends, lovers, and athletes. Tour guides are also available upon request to aid the visitors to understand more the valley’s nature, history and people and to ensure that visitors experience will be memorable.