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KYRGYZSTAN: YELLOW, RED, GREEN, BLUE

KYRGYZSTAN: YELLOW, RED, GREEN, BLUE

At seven years of age Mazarkul plays Uno like an old pro at a high-stakes poker game. He flings his cards onto the pile with a gambler's disregard for ...
One island, one family

One island, one family

Festive days are behind us—the days when we usually spend more time with our family and perhaps even take some time to visit relatives that we haven’t ...
The tallest monument to greed

The tallest monument to greed

Years ago, I was drinking my morning coffee in Bovec in the company of Wojčicki, an engineer. And so, we came to the topic of the tragedy that had hap ...
Biodiversity

Biodiversity

This is my first article for the Hive. I have to say that quite some time has passed before I got down to writing. If you want to write something, you ...
Godly statistics

Godly statistics

Christmas is just around the corner … And although the Slovenian word for Christmas is božič I’m not talking about Jure Božič, the director of Ourspac ...
THE AUTUMN FACES OF BOHINJ

THE AUTUMN FACES OF BOHINJ

I'll admit. It's difficult for me to decide which season I like the most. Spring brings little leaves of gentle green and the budding life, there's so ...
Our daily litter

Our daily litter

Pollution of our planet has remained one of the main topics in the media in 2018. News about an island of plastic waste three times the size of France ...
Life in colours

Life in colours

My travelling career started 20 years ago in Greece. The first trip, just like first love, is hard to forget. One thing I remember particularly well i ...
MOLDOVA: A ROADTRIP INTO THE WORLD’S LARGEST WINE CELLAR

MOLDOVA: A ROADTRIP INTO THE WORLD’S LARGEST WINE CELLAR

In Western Europe the mention of Moldova mostly draws blank looks and indifferent shrugs. As both the poorest and the least-visited country in Europe, ...