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First impressions from Denmark

Eva Borin, 4. 10. 2019

Copenhagen is the capital of Denmark and the second largest Scandinavian city. I always imagined it as an idyllic place, criss-crossed with canals sur ...

Carved History

Arne Hodalič, 27. 9. 2019

As I hold this artfully designed piece of wood, I marvel, just as I have done many times before, over the unique and amazing handicraft from a distant ...

Kgalagadi

Dr. Tom Turk, 19. 9. 2019

Even though there are better known and also more accessible national parks in South Africa, such as the Kruger National Park in the Republic of South ...

Record dives and medals in Honduras

Samo Jeranko, 11. 9. 2019

Written by: Samo Jeranko Photos: Samo Jeranko, Alex St-Jean, Laura Babahekian   Sports disciplines where the Slovenian national team ret ...

Musings on recipes and goulash

Klemen Košir, 6. 9. 2019

These days, I've been talking about the art of writing cooking recipes with Katja Jenčič, translator and book editor. As we were going over notes for ...

Myanmar: Gone for a Walk

Kaja Šeruga, 29. 8. 2019

We are drinking green tea from tiny ceramic cups, contorted into the child-sized plastic chairs that are the defining element of every teahouse and ro ...

Can a photographer ever become a millionaire?

Arne Hodalič, 22. 8. 2019

It is hard to survive when working as a photographer, and even harder still to make money doing so; there is no doubt about it. But today, I would lik ...

Taking a motorail train

Žiga Humar, 16. 8. 2019

It’s 6:40 in the evening. The old lady is removing the blinds that were protecting her apartment from the scorching sun. A force of habit, probably: s ...

Bee-eaters from Male Srakane

Dr. Tom Turk, 8. 8. 2019

This time around in The Hive, we won’t be talking about beekeepers: instead, we’ll concentrate on bee-eaters. You're definitely all familiar with the ...