Škocjan – named after Saint Cantianius to whom the village church is dedicated to – is one of the most unique villages in the world. This picturesque little place is perched precariously on a natural bridge between the river Reka canyon and a huge abyss of Little Dolina. On both sides the cliffs fall almost … Read more
Lake Cerknica in Slovenia is a true natural wonder, mentioned by Strabo in his Geographica, studied by Valvasor (who became a member of the Royal Society because of his exposé on the lake), and cherished by generations of people who live on its banks. Because of the limestone karst on its northwestern edge it is … Read more
The hot summer winds weren’t cooperating since the beginning of July; whenever the temperature in Slovenia goes above 30 degrees, the breeze fades away and there is no chance for a good kite aerial photography session. So we were excited when the air masses started to move again – that made the IKF Vrhnika 2021 … Read more
Vrhnika is a cute and vibrant old town some 20 km southeast from Ljubljana, Slovenia. Every summer the local culture and tourism institution organise months-long festivities called Summer in Vrhnika, ranging from concerts and plays in the open theatre to movie nights, football games, and kids parties. Last year they invited us to show how … Read more
A couple of weeks ago when the school year was coming to a close, KAP Jasa Kite Society was invited to a special place to do a special thing: Montessori Academy Ljubljana asked us to do a kite workshop for their kids! As we knew there were kids from say 6 to 14 years of … Read more
Ljubljana basin is the largest tectonic basin in Slovenia, 58 km long and 18 km wide, covering the central part of the country. At its eastern part three rivers converge – Kamniška Bistrica, Ljubljanica and Sava; the conurbation of Ljubljana slowly dissolves into suburbs of Polje and Vevče, and the old villages of Kašelj, Zavoglje … Read more
On Kostanjevica hill north of the village of Bevke on the western part of Ljubljana Marshes landscape park something strange is hiding in the middle of a dense spruce forest.q This hole in the forest is a really bizarre natural phenomenon, a quirk of geology, hidrology, and biology: an isolated raised bog called Mali plac. … Read more
River Ižica that slowly meanders across Ljubljana Marshes is a regular target of our kite aerial photography efforts. There are many reasons for that, and it being close, on a flat open marsh with acceptable wind patterns is probably even more important than the other one: the thousands of years of human history that have … Read more
A special category of kite aerial photography is taking shots of other kites in action. It is a difficult and challenging enterprise, requiring skill and patience: it’s about precision flying among many kite lines each of them eager to send your kite and camera crashing to the ground, while hoping the camera is aimed correctly … Read more
The pandemic is slowly receding and two of KAP Jasa kite club members – fully vaccinated, of course – finally got the opportunity to fly kites abroad! We were invited to Zagreb by the president of the Croatian Kite Association, and on a hot June weekend we packed some kites and drove to meet our … Read more