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An idyllic mountain retreat offers clues to Europe's future
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A rush of rumination led to this story, driven by Draper, photographer Ciril Jazbec, and Nat Geo editor at large John Hoeffel. “I’ve lost track of how many times Draper has traveled to Slovenia and the nearby region of northeastern Italy known as Friuli Venezia Giulia,” Hoeffel says. “But he doesn’t often write about it. He just goes to go because the scenery is spectacular, the history fascinating, the people welcoming, and, well, the wine and the cuisine are heavenly.”
Such correspondence between editor and writer suggests that they might make perfect travel companions. Maybe not. “I visited Trieste once, for a day,” says Hoeffel. “The very notion, I think, wounded Robert. Just a day?”
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