{"id":39456,"date":"2020-08-23T05:07:00","date_gmt":"2020-08-23T03:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/the-slovenia.com\/?p=39456"},"modified":"2020-08-27T12:35:19","modified_gmt":"2020-08-27T10:35:19","slug":"simone-b-michielen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/the-slovenia.com\/en\/gastronomy\/simone-b-michielen\/","title":{"rendered":"The Column with Simone B. Michielen: Ready for take-off!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I love to\nfly. The feeling to be on an airplane to a destination you know to meet with\nold friends, or to an unknown one to find new friends, is a blessing. Maybe\nthat is why I was so determined to win the episode on Masterchef where they\npromised us a special ticket. And to be honest, even that ticket to the balcony\nwas a special one that gave me wings, at least for a short time.<\/p><p>But I also love the airport! Especially our cute one with the ineffable name Letali\u0161\u010de Jo\u017eeta Pu\u010dnika. Why do I like an airport so much? I think it is a promise. The promise of new horizons, new people, and a whole new world to open up. People have a certain tension, if it is because they will leave or arrive, are saying goodbye to someone or welcoming them home, it is always a special moment. So that\u2019s why I don\u2019t mind if somebody needs a ride to the airport, or asks me to pick them up. It gives me another chance to part of the international vibe that is always there. <\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" data-src=\"https:\/\/the-slovenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_2280.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"39462\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/the-slovenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_2280.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/the-slovenia.com\/?attachment_id=39462\" class=\"wp-image-39462 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/the-slovenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_2280.jpg 720w, https:\/\/the-slovenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_2280-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/the-slovenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_2280-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/the-slovenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_2280-696x928.jpg 696w, https:\/\/the-slovenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_2280-315x420.jpg 315w, https:\/\/the-slovenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_2280-600x800.jpg 600w\" data-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 720px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 720\/960;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/the-slovenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_2280.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"39462\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/the-slovenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_2280.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/the-slovenia.com\/?attachment_id=39462\" class=\"wp-image-39462\" srcset=\"https:\/\/the-slovenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_2280.jpg 720w, https:\/\/the-slovenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_2280-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/the-slovenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_2280-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/the-slovenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_2280-696x928.jpg 696w, https:\/\/the-slovenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_2280-315x420.jpg 315w, https:\/\/the-slovenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_2280-600x800.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" data-src=\"https:\/\/the-slovenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_2281.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"39463\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/the-slovenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_2281.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/the-slovenia.com\/?attachment_id=39463\" class=\"wp-image-39463 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/the-slovenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_2281.jpg 720w, https:\/\/the-slovenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_2281-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/the-slovenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_2281-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/the-slovenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_2281-696x928.jpg 696w, https:\/\/the-slovenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_2281-315x420.jpg 315w, https:\/\/the-slovenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_2281-600x800.jpg 600w\" data-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 720px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 720\/960;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/the-slovenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_2281.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"39463\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/the-slovenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_2281.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/the-slovenia.com\/?attachment_id=39463\" class=\"wp-image-39463\" srcset=\"https:\/\/the-slovenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_2281.jpg 720w, https:\/\/the-slovenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_2281-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/the-slovenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_2281-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/the-slovenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_2281-696x928.jpg 696w, https:\/\/the-slovenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_2281-315x420.jpg 315w, https:\/\/the-slovenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_2281-600x800.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" data-src=\"https:\/\/the-slovenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_2282.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"39464\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/the-slovenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_2282.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/the-slovenia.com\/?attachment_id=39464\" class=\"wp-image-39464 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/the-slovenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_2282.jpg 720w, https:\/\/the-slovenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_2282-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/the-slovenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_2282-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/the-slovenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_2282-696x928.jpg 696w, https:\/\/the-slovenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_2282-315x420.jpg 315w, https:\/\/the-slovenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_2282-600x800.jpg 600w\" data-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 720px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 720\/960;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/the-slovenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_2282.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"39464\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/the-slovenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_2282.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/the-slovenia.com\/?attachment_id=39464\" class=\"wp-image-39464\" srcset=\"https:\/\/the-slovenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_2282.jpg 720w, https:\/\/the-slovenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_2282-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/the-slovenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_2282-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/the-slovenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_2282-696x928.jpg 696w, https:\/\/the-slovenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_2282-315x420.jpg 315w, https:\/\/the-slovenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_2282-600x800.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure><p>Even now\u2026\nToday I brought somebody to the airport, and it gave me the opportunity to meet\nwith another friend that I hadn\u2019t seen for a long time and who was so lucky to\nbecome Head of the commercial activities on the airport. Okay, not the best\ntiming ever, as COVID-19 obviously stroke hard, but knowing her I have a lot of\nfaith that Ljubljana Airport will be as vibrant as ever. You rock it Ur\u0161ka!<\/p><p>We had a\ncoffee together. After every trip abroad, I can\u2019t wait to get a coffee in\nSlovenia, and when I fly just starting at the airport. Don\u2019t you love that kind\nof rituals? I do. Of course, coming from the Netherlands and flying regularly\nto and from Schiphol, I know an airport can be a lot bigger and maybe even more\nimpressive, but that doesn\u2019t make it nicer! \u201cOur\u201d airport is the best, safe,\ncomfortable as you can\u2019t get lost and last but not least: I never have the\nfeeling I have to walk a pilgrim\u2019s tour to get to a plane or to the exit. Perfect.<\/p><p>Some wise\nsuccessful businessmen (one of them was my father), told me to invest in times\nwhen business was down. Either in good staff or new projects, as an economy\nwill never stay bad. And that is exactly what is happening on our national\nairport right now. Maybe not planned in that way or in a time they could\nimagine, but it is still going on. A beautiful big new hall is build and when I\nbelieve Ur\u0161ka (and I do), with vision on the future. A central market with\nfresh water from Slovenian sources, shops, bars, restaurants. I honestly can\u2019t\nwait till it is open. &nbsp;<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-src=\"https:\/\/the-slovenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_2276-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"39466\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/the-slovenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_2276.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/the-slovenia.com\/?attachment_id=39466\" class=\"wp-image-39466 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/the-slovenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_2276-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/the-slovenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_2276-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/the-slovenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_2276-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/the-slovenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_2276-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/the-slovenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_2276-696x522.jpg 696w, https:\/\/the-slovenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_2276-1068x801.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/the-slovenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_2276-1920x1440.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/the-slovenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_2276-560x420.jpg 560w, https:\/\/the-slovenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_2276-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/the-slovenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_2276-265x198.jpg 265w, https:\/\/the-slovenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_2276-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/the-slovenia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/IMG_2276.jpg 2016w\" data-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; 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Can you imagine? Buying honey on an airport that was collected only\nmeters away. <\/p><p>Again I see\nthat Slovenia is more than a little country with a big heart and love in the\nname. Even in times of crisis the people of Slovenia stay positive, keep\ntravelling wherever possible and adjust to a new situation in no time. <\/p><p>Just the\nplace I want to come home to\u2026<\/p><!-- CONTENT END 1 -->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I love to fly. The feeling to be on an airplane to a destination you know to meet with old friends, or to an unknown one to find new friends, is a blessing. Maybe that is why I was so determined to win the episode on Masterchef where they promised us a special ticket. 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