Kite Adventure in Gujarat 2023 – Chapter 6

… in which every rule gets broken, most things are white and salty, many trilobites fly, a few guys have a fight, and one well gets … well, desecrated. KAP Jasa – kite team Slovenia was invited to the great International Kite Festival Gujarat 2023. From January 6 to January 16 we rode planes, buses, … Read more

Kite Adventure in Gujarat 2023 – Chapter 4

… in which we celebrate a birthday, shock the good people of Somnath, help an industry to flourish, encounter another wild boar, and dance under an incredible purple sky. KAP Jasa – kite team Slovenia was invited to the great International Kite Festival Gujarat 2023. From January 6 to January 16 we rode planes, buses, … Read more

Kite Adventure in Gujarat 2023 – Chapter 3

… in which we dodge deadly obstacles, finally fly kites as we like, get neither tea nor coffee, witness a birth of a new life, ride camels, and enjoy an impromptu corrida. KAP Jasa – kite team Slovenia was invited to the great International Kite Festival Gujarat 2023. From January 6 to January 16 we … Read more

A Landscape Palimpsest and a Lost Church

Before we did that superb KAP session above the amazing Debela griža hillfort near Volčji Grad, we did a pure kite archaeology session above a possible site that includes a long-lost Medieval church. The site lies just nearby, between Komen and Gorjansko, in the heart of Slovenian Karst, and the local name for the area … Read more

A Prehistoric Jewel: Debela Griža Hillfort

Just north of the village Volčji Grad – Wolf’s Castle in the middle of Slovenian Karst – lies a spectacular hillfort that’s not on a hill and is not (as most hillforts aren’t) a fort. It’s called Debela griža – ‘thick heaps of stone’ – due to its humongous walls that dominate the landscape even … Read more

Towards the Abyss

We said that the last post was the final in the series about Planina polje. We lied. This is Unica river, the sixth apparition of the “River of the Seven Names” flowing serenely across the plain. But can you tell in which direction is it flowing? From the hills onto the plain, from the forest … Read more

A Caressing Light

The third KAP session on Planina polje was all about light. The low Autumn sun did its magic. No intriguing history this time, no sparkling science, no stunning discoveries … just the wind, the kite, the line … … the setting sun caressing lush meadows, trees in their autumnal dresses, and a river. That’s it. … Read more