Touch me … make me real.– Croatian poet, 20th century For most of the year, the island of Prvić is an idea, a concept; not quite real, but not unreal either. Sure, ethereal Prvić (most probably) continues to exist even without our interference, but … But it really becomes real when we see it. When … Read more
Yes, we know you see three monsters flying. The blue-pink on the lower right is older, wiser, and much more experienced. The blue-flamed 32 and the pinkish 16 trilobites are the new kids on the block. And we are so proud of them … They are our reward for all the sweat, tears, and blood. … Read more
Kids are not little people. Kids may be small, but only in regard to their bodies, not their minds. Little people have little minds, while kids’ minds are expanding so fast that we sometimes try to slow them down. Kids are scared of the dark, quicksand, the Bermuda Triangle, bombs and tanks. Little people are … Read more
Semmi sem rombolja annyira az ember testét, mint a tétlenség.– Aristotelesz István’s eyes were wide open, gleaming, and watery … Two worlds were reflecting in them: a world of fun, happiness, and joy … and a world of gloom, depression, sadness, and the endless Hungarian plain. István’s eyes were asking a question. And they were … Read more
A strange stone structure on a strange hill. What could that be? This rather remote spot in Ravni Kotari, northwest of Zadar and south of Nin, at the north-western edge of Dalmatia, has accumulated so many stories that trying to unravel them all feels slightly unfair to the poor little hill. There are Iron Age … Read more
“Do you have those colourful crepe paper rolls?”“Sure, how many do you need?”“All of them!” This dialogue was repeated in all six discount stores we visited. We robbed four Chinese shops of every spool of thread they had. The people at Bauhaus probably thought we were building a hotel after seeing all the bamboo roll … Read more
This is the the third instalment in the series of kite aerial stories about the forštats (Vorstadts, faubourgs) of Ljubljana; now integral parts of the city that were built just outside of city walls. Ljubljana has seven of them: Saint Peter’s, Poljane, Carlstadt, Trnovo, Krakovo, Gradišče, and Capuchins’ forštat. The first one was about Saint … Read more
So, a solar eclipse was to happen, and as we always want to fly kites in unusual places and at unusual times, a solar eclipse flight was perfect for our interests. Unlike some, we did not travel to faraway lands like Spain to experience totality. Of course, a 100% eclipse is a completely different natural … Read more
Lake Cerknica. an intermittent lake which – as the terminus technicus suggests, and as you can see – isn’t always there. Summer is a tough time for the lake that is so magnificent in spring, mysterious in autumn, and ice-bound in winter. This marvel of Nature can cover almost thirty square kilometres at its greatest … Read more
Relinquo vos liberos ab utroque homine– Saint Marinus Land versus sea. Barren limestone versus fertile flysch. Forest versus stone. History versus bliss. Saints versus fiends. Light versus darkness. A locus of opposites jutting out into the Kvarner Bay in the northeastern Adriatic, a two-faced island. It almost touches the mainland, lying barely a nautical mile … Read more