Nine years later, I stand on the Croatian paradise beach of Velika Duba. A recent hotel contract brought me to Dalmatia in ...

The correct answer is: four. And no, it’s not about you counting incorrectly. In Croatian, ‘lj’, the combo of the two letters, is indeed one letter. Well, for your first lesson in my native language, ...

In the Sam Kong neighbourhood on the quieter north side of Phuket Town, people usually gather around Chillva Market for quirky accessories, a relaxed dinner, or a taste of local nightlife. Show up at ...

Kjeragbolten rock. The Stone of Love. A round block wedged solidly in the crevice of the Kjerag Mountain, almost one kilometer above sea level. The rock between two cliffs is rapidly becoming one of ...

“Fasten your seatbelt”, a gray-haired driver tells me before turning on the engine. The ride to the outskirts of Lopburi is just five minutes long, but as someone with a Thailand visa overstay fine ...

In 2020, “Home Alone” stopped being the ever-present Christmas movie title and became our everyday reality. Confined to our homes due to the global pandemic, devoid of traveling or any alternative ...

A cold rush of air unpleasantly swished over me, raising every single hair and making me shrink in an exposed seat of our train snaking through the womb of a mountain in southwestern Slovenia. We were ...

Standing on the edge of the cliff, the medieval inhabitants of Predjama Castle, locally known as Predjamski Grad, must have felt invincible. However, just like any asset that attracts attention, ...

If you are waiting tables in a dream, the meaning is interpreted as exhausting yourself by helping and assisting others while failing to take care of yourself. I never had dreams about waiting a table ...

An October dawn spills over the Jor Soo Gong Naka Shrine in Phuket, bathing the gathered crowds in soft light. A barely teenage boy stands still while a father-figure man attaches a flower garland ...

From spotting rare pink dolphins in Louisiana waters to witnessing Lake Techirghiol in Romania turning pink due to high temperatures, it seems as if even nature these days is employed by the “Barbie” ...