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 in the years after that, 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, WW1 monuments and memorials along the former Isonzo Front, the traditional 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 guidebooks to hiking the 330km Juliana Trail through the Julian Alps, and the 750km Alpe Adria Trail (around a third of which runs through Slovenia), and I worked on the 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.

I’m currently writing a new guidebook to Slovenia, for Bradt.

…and here are a few of the articles I’ve written on Slovenia over the years:

Festival of LUV, Ljubljana (National Geographic Traveller UK)
Of mountains and memories – Slovenia’s Walk of Peace (Hidden Europe)
Five days in Slovenia’s Vipava Valley (National Geographic Traveller UK)
Swept by the wind, scorched by the sun – Slovenia’s Vipava Valley (Hidden Europe)
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 Painted 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 60km / 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.