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Slovenia Travel Podcast with Luka Zupan

Luka Zupan

This podcast follows one resident's slow travel through Slovenia, where a short Karst coastline sits beneath alpine mountains and river valleys stretch east to the continental climate. The shift from Mediterranean shore to Alpine passes is part of the same journey, and the country rewards repeated, unhurried visits. It also controls some of Europe's major transit routes, a fact that has shaped its towns and borderlands.

The host's route starts in Ljubljana, the capital, then moves to the Soča Valley, Maribor and the Karst plateau. These places differ in altitude, climate and history, but each connects to the next through routes that Slovenia controls. Maribor, in the east, reveals how continental the climate becomes away from the Mediterranean.

As seasons change, he returns to the same streets in Ljubljana and paths above the Soča Valley, watching how frost, snow and spring light alter them. He stays in one place long enough to learn its rhythms, then moves somewhere connected to it. The result is a slow, accumulating portrait of Slovenia as a lived country rather than a checklist.

Luka Zupan lives in Slovenia and stays for two years, moving between cities, coastlines and smaller towns on a route that follows the seasons. Not a week-long visit — Luka is there in every kind of weather, working out where to eat on an ordinary Tuesday, which train to take, what a festival actually feels like from the pavement.

A new episode arrives every day. Each one is short and specific: one neighbourhood, one journey, one meal, one museum worth the detour — with the practical detail that matters. What it costs. When it closes. Whether the queue is worth it. What to do when it rains. Every episode carries a full transcript and chapter markers.

Part of Paris2Tokyo — one show for each of the world's hundred most-visited countries. Made for travelers, wherever you are going next.

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  • 6 episodes
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Episodes6

  • Yesterday · 9 min

    The Last Full Day in Ljubljana

    Luka savors his final day in Ljubljana before heading west—morning coffee, the Central Market's summer abundance, a last riverside walk, and a quiet evening in Trnovo, with practical notes for anyone planning a longer stay.

  • Wednesday · 10 min

    The First Quiet Week: Slovenia Begins to Settle

    Luka reflects on his first five days in Ljubljana—the city's August lull, the rhythm of paperwork and daily life, and the quiet shift from visitor to resident. He shares the small costs that shape a day, the neighborhoods that feel like home, and the sou…

  • Tuesday · 10 min

    The Quiet City and the Week Ahead

    On day four in Ljubljana, Luka settles into the rhythm of the city's quiet August, explores the leafy neighborhoods of Koseze and Šiška, and maps out the practicalities of daily life from coffee costs to bus passes. He also looks ahead to the upcoming ho…

  • Monday · 11 min

    The Day Ljubljana Began to Feel Like Home

    On day three in Ljubljana, Luka Zupan settles into the rhythms of the quiet August city — a morning at the Central Market, an afternoon scouting neighbourhoods, and an evening of festival music at Križanke.

  • Sunday · 10 min

    The Trnovo Flat, a Burek, and the Bike

    Luka settles into a flat in Trnovo, figures out the BicikeLJ bike-share and the Urbana card, eats a burek, and scouts the city's westbound train network for the southwest sweep ahead.

  • Saturday · 9 min

    Landing in Ljubljana: Paperwork and the Quiet August City

    Luka Zupan arrives in Ljubljana for the first episode of the Slovenia Travel Podcast. He navigates residence registration, opens a bank account, gets a SIM card, and takes his first settling-in walks along the Ljubljanica, sharing costs, practical tips, …