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Freediving into a sea abyss over 200 metres deep

Freediving into a sea abyss over 200 metres deep

The remote island of Long Island in the Bahamas hides some extraordinary diving locations along its coast. One of them is Dean's Blue Hole, a natural ...
Bark and weeds

Bark and weeds

Today's menu: appetiser—bark, second course—weeds. Who will be the highest bidder? But who would even eat this? What about … bark with caviar and weed ...
A warm-weather getaway to the island of eternal spring

A warm-weather getaway to the island of eternal spring

Gloomy weather, the fog lurking around the Ljubljana Basin, and low temperatures in winter can prove to be an excellent incentive to go somewhere warm ...
ELVIS LIVES! (But what about Hitler?)

ELVIS LIVES! (But what about Hitler?)

A myriad of people keep seeing Elvis Presley all over the world. Some claim he hasn’t aged a day and that he is still wandering around in the outfit h ...
Bitter-sweet “čimulice” (chee-moo-lee-tse)

Bitter-sweet “čimulice” (chee-moo-lee-tse)

Are you wondering what is hiding behind the meaning of “čimula”, a mysterious word whose pronunciation makes our ears tingle with curiosity? Čima, čim ...
Breath-taking wetlands

Breath-taking wetlands

Since I have already written a line or two in the past about intermittent natural wonders in Slovenia, allow me to jump a little farther this time and ...
Of bears and men

Of bears and men

I recently read an article in the Delo newspaper that spoke about bears, their increasing presence in Slovenian forests, and the equally increasing ne ...
Winter, avalanches, and other hazards

Winter, avalanches, and other hazards

According to meteorologists, the main reason for the contradiction in how winter is experienced in Europe is the high-pressure system holding over Gre ...
The Matterhorn, the most beautiful in the world?

The Matterhorn, the most beautiful in the world?

The Matterhorn is the most iconic mountain in the world. Although beauty is in the eye of the beholder, we can also safely place it among the most bea ...