We spent 6 days in Slovenia in September 2021 - visiting Ljubljana and the Julian Alps. For one day, we had the fantastic help of local guide Tina Hitti, searching for the villages and farms around Ljubljana where my wife's ancestors lived in the late 1800's. Not only were we able to locate specific villages and the farm of her great-grandfather, we also found a relative to talk with! We could never have done this without Tina's help, as she was able to take leads from our Ancestry.com records and drive us directly to villages (which due to the complicated names/designations is impossible for a foreigner). Simply, she was fantastic!!
We also used her in a one-day tour of the Julian Alps, and we'd also highly recommend this tour (in Rick's book) with all the great scenery and WWI history. Again, with Tina doing the driving through the Alps, we were able to focus on the views and really enjoy the day. As expected, Lake Bled was particularly nice - especially the walk around the lake. And the desserts!
Hotel Mrak in Ljubljana and Garni Hotel Berc in Lake Bled were great choices, and the GoOpti transfer from/to Venice worked very well.
Slovenia is a real gem, and we will be returning for an extended stay. English is widely spoken, the country has a clean, refreshing air to it, and we really enjoyed the days we spent in Ljubljana.