When we started our travel adventures in Europe almost four years ago, the 'must do list' contained the usual suspects - France, Spain, Italy, Germany; plus a sprinkling of historic capitals - Athens, Istanbul, Vienna. At that time our knowledge and awareness of ex-Communist Eastern Bloc members was limited and not part of our 'to do list' of Europe. However, when we started actively 'country ticking', these countries made their way into our travel plans. This post on Slovenia kicks off a series on countries that we feel should feature more often on the itineraries of anyone doing a European tour.