Like A Virgin

“OMG really?”– the bartender of a shady village bar A special something happens when one sees giant kites flying for the first time. A sudden click of synapses deep inside the brain. It’s uncanny, but in a good way. It stirs the earliest memories, uplifting them into consciousness: a family picnic, the taste of a … Read more

First Relaxing Kite Flying Session of the Spring

Winter is hard to kiters. It’s cold. And it’s wet. And the sun disappears at 4 PM. India comes to help, and we spend a sizeable chunk of the darkest month, January, in hot and sunny Gujarat (and other fantastic places). But winter means waiting. Waiting for the sun, for the first yellow flowers, for … Read more

Doctor’s Orders

Yes, yes, we know … we owe you a report from the unique festival in Urbino, and from a rather special kite workshop Gregor did, but this kite flying session was really nice, so … 🙂 After a hectic week, and the very hot summer, and all the festivals from Tunisia to Dalmatia to Italy, … Read more

The Bears That Ate O…..

Note: certain names and places have been changed to protect authenticity. “I hate kite flying.”– Bear, to no one in particular, after the kite festival in O. You know when you love something so much you want to show it to everyone? When you are so excited, jumping up and down when you are getting … Read more

When the Eyes Light Up

Maribor. A fierce rival of our city, Ljubljana. Situated in Styria in the northeastern part of Slovenia it is – or it is trying to be – simultaneously completely different and as similar as possible as the capital. Being slightly smaller, having a different history and different socioeconomic landscape (Maribor had way more basic industry … Read more

Kites and Bikes

“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