Inspired by fantastic aerial archaeology work by dr. John Wells (who uses kites for flying the cameras!), with last summer’s discoveries at Newgrange, and with our own chance find at castle Kalec, we went searching for more ancient remains that can be seen only from the air. The Ministry of Culture of Slovenia maintains a … Read more
Et in Arcadia ego … Baroque style – fodder for the masses, as the poet wrote – was both flamboyant and organized; countering the austere and sombre Reformation and celebrating the power of humans over Nature. While sacral Baroque architecture and art went berserk soon – losing itself in excesses of the Rococco – houses, … Read more
Vast, deep forests of Zaplana plateau, some 30 km southwest of Ljubljana, are a mysterious place. A place where dragons live – and are born. So where better to fly a kite – incidentally, the Slovene word for kite, zmaj means dragon (as it does in many other languages) – than here! Do dragons really … Read more