It doesn't get more 'heart of Slovenia' than Litija, the geometric centre of this most magnificent country.

Everything I love about Slovenia, you’ll find in Radovljica. Yes, that means chocolate, views, bees, history and beauty.

For whatever reason, Mengeš has always been my comparison town. Admittedly, I don’t find myself comparing towns too often, but when it happens in Slovenia it usually happens with Mengeš on one side of the ledger. I can’t say exactly why that is. What is it about Mengeš that makes it stick in my mind?

Idrija is famous for mercury and lace, two things that are just about as polar opposites as it gets. Oh, and some seriously good food…

There’s nowhere quite like Slovenia’s Soča Valley, a stunning combination of nature and history that stands tall above all else. Bovec was my first stop on a Soča tall.

In developing a city, is nature or nurture the dominant factor? A combination of the two, surely? Ilirska Bistrica makes for a fascinating case study, with a little bit of spomenik magic thrown in for good measure.

Is it possible to talk about beautiful Bohinj without reference to Bled, its more celebrated neighbour? I can neither confirm nor deny this. Either way, holy moly what a lake.

One sunny Saturday morning spent walking through hundreds of years of history in Ptuj, Slovenia.

Getting kidnapped by an old lady in a tiny Slovenian village sometimes leads to an iconic mathematician and a wealthy patron of the arts.

Koper doesn’t get as much attention as Piran or Portorož, but more fool those who turn a blind eye to Slovenia’s fifth biggest town. Is joyful dystopia possible? You better believe it is.

Travel is incredible, but it isn't always afternoon beers and rainbows. An afternoon in Sežana taught one boy that.

100miles to the east of Ljubljana, Slovenske Konjice has gone about its merry way over the centuries, a cheerful town below the leisured slopes of Mount Konjice, where peace and horses collide in a most aesthetic manner.

What started on the outskirts of Florence soon thrust Domžale onto the world stage, as the wheat that had been grown in these parts for centuries soon became a source of protection from the sun and style, in equal measure.