In a kite festival – or in any kite-related event – there are two target groups, to use a foul word … the audience and the kiters. Kiters are a weird bunch, and they get impressed by weird things. Like stitches. People in the audience are much simpler – they see big stuff flying, they … Read more
“There is the Tour of Slovenia cycling race going on right now.”“So?”“And it will be windy tomorrow.”“And…?”“And the race is broadcast live on TV Slovenia and on Eurosport …”“… Ahaaa!” Our kite club has a status of a non-governmental organisation in the public interest, and one of the main reasons we exist, as defined in … Read more
We know, we know … as we were obsessed with Ljubljana Marshes, it would seem that we are now fixated on Planina polje. But we can’t help it – the polje is so intriguing, and ever changing, and beautiful … So as we were driving down to Dolenja vas for the party, the 10th anniversary … Read more
This one shall be short and brief and powerful – just like the music that enveloped us at the 10th anniversary party of the Emberborn smithy. We flew above the smithy and the barn before, so this time it was just fun – and as it is appropriate for a blacksmith’s party, it was all … Read more
Janez is a master kite maker (and a top kite aerial photographer, and a fantastic kite flyer), but he also makes books (and skateboards, and schnapps, and sauerkraut, and is an accomplished cook and whatnot, but that’s for another story). He does not make knives (though this might change). Lenart is a blacksmith. He makes … Read more
KAP Jasa – kite team Slovenia has been a part of the International Kite Festival Gujarat 2024 for the fourth time now (check out our reports from 2023!), but our adventures in India did not end there. Half of the team went to the beaches of Goa to get some well-deserved rest, and then went … Read more
Hello, dear kite lovers! The end of the year is coming, and it’s an appropriate time to look back and reflect on our kite and KAP adventures of 2023. This year was crazy and fun, we got some beautiful kite aerial photos and found some very interesting stories. We took part in 6 big kite … Read more
Every now and then either we pack our kite gear and go to Zagreb, Croatia – or our friends from Zmajoljupci – Croatian Kite Association visit us here in Ljubljana. This time it was their turn (we were in Croatia in August for the fantastic event in O., and are going back to the island … Read more
So, we were in Urbino for the fantastic 68th Festa dell’Aquilone, and as always we had three goals on our minds: to fly the Giant proteus, to have fun – and, of course, to do a kite aerial photography session. After all, we have KAP in our kite team name, right? The fun was immense … Read more
Long ago, a boy was born who was so fair and pleasing to the eye that he was named Love-to-see – Ljubo-vid in the language of the land. Lovely Ljubovid lived beside a beautiful green river; in the story of Narcissus the boy was mesmerized by his own reflection in the water, fell into it, … Read more