Slovenia Travel Writer & Photographer
Exploring Slovenia’s mountains & cultural heritage since 1998
I first travelled to Slovenia back in 1998, and was a regular visitor while living just over the border in Croatia – when the seemingly inexhaustible mountain playground of the Julian Alps, Triglav National Park and Slovenia’s beautiful capital, Ljubljana, were all just a short train ride away. As a travel writer and photographer, I have been returning to this wonderful corner of Europe straddling the Alpine and Mediterranean worlds ever since – from hiking through Slovenia’s spectacular mountains and cycling along its coastline, to photographing cheese-makers in the the Vipava Valley and Soča Valley, beekeepers around Radovljica and stonemasons in the Karst region, the Ptuj Carnival, or simply enjoying the St Martin’s Day celebrations in Maribor, when the must from the latest harvest offically becomes wine.
Slovenia travel writer – guidebooks & articles
Slovenia in words & pictures for Bradt, Cicerone, DK Eyewitness, outdoor magazines & Wanderlust
I wrote the first English language guidebook to hiking the 750km Alpe Adria Trail (around a third of which runs through Slovenia), and I worked on the new DK Eyewitness Slovenia guidebook, both as consultant and contributing author. I also co-authored the Bradt guide to Istria which includes the Slovenian coast and Karst region (Postojna Cave, Lipica and the Unesco-listed Škocjan Caves), and have written articles on Slovenia for the likes of Green Outdoors Magazine, Hidden Europe, Horizon Guides, Outdoor Enthusiast, The Telegraph, Top Trails, The World’s 50 Best Restaurants and Wanderlust.
Alpe Adria Trail – From the Alps to the Adriatic through Austria, Slovenia & Italy
Published by Bradt, 2020
Second edition of my Bradt guide to this epic long-distance hiking route stretching 750km through Austria, Slovenia and northern Italy. The first (and still the only) English language guidebook to hiking the Alpe Adria Trail. Available here.
DK Eyewitness Slovenia
Published by DK Eyewitness, 2020
All new edition of this guide in the ever-popular DK Eyewitness series, which I worked on as consultant and contributing author. The best travel guidebook to Slovenia out there…!
Croatia: Istria – The Bradt Travel Guide
Published by Bradt, 2017
2nd edition of the most detailed guide to Istria available, which includes the Slovenian coast (with the towns of Piran, Izola and Koper) and the Karst region (with Postojna Cave, Predjama castle and the Unesco-listed Škocjan Caves). Available here.
…and here are a few of the articles I’ve written on Slovenia over the years:
Exploring Slovenian Gastronomy (The World’s 50 Best Restaurants)
Hit the trail in Slovenia – 5 Incredible Long Distance Hikes (Wanderlust)
The Juliana Trail (Hidden Europe)
A Guide to Slovenia’s Great Outdoors (Wanderlust)
An Ode to Bees – the Pained Beehives of Radovljica (Hidden Europe)
Hotel Cubo, Ljubljana – Telegraph Hotel Review (The Telegraph)
Slow travel in Slovenia – hiking the Juliana Trail
On foot hrough the Julian Alps – Bled, Lake Bohinj, Radovljica, the Soča Valley and more
I’m currently writing the first guidebook to hiking the new Juliana Trail – a multi-day route through the Julian Alps, which makes a circuit around the country’s highest and most iconic mountain, Triglav, and places an emphasis on slow travel and sustainable tourism. The Juliana Trail runs for 270km and is broken into 16 stages (though you could complete it in slightly fewer), and there’s also an optional loop through the hills of Goriška brda, one of Slovenia’s premium wine producing regions (an additional 50km / 4 stages). Click here for more information on the Juliana Trail in Slovenia.
Slovenia Travel Photography
For images of Slovenia please visit Rudolf Abraham Photography where you’ll find photos from Triglav National Park, the Soča Valley, Ljubljana, the Kras region, Ptuj Carnival, Radovljica, beekeeping, Intangible Cultural Heritage, the Alpe Adria Trail, the Juliana Trail and more. Or just click on one of the galleries below.
