by Travel Accents | Oct 1, 2017 | Paragliding, Réunion Island
Réunion Island A surprisingly interesting piece of France, transplanted into the middle of the Indian Ocean; Réunion Island provides a varied experience from a cultural, wildlife and adventure point of view. A medical conference in the middle of the Indian Ocean…why...
by Travel Accents | Aug 13, 2017 | Oludeniz, Paragliding
Oludeniz, Turkey We followed up our paragliding trip to Greece with an SIV course in Turkey, organised by Peter Boyer from the Australian Paragliding Centre. Peter was our first paragliding instructor and when we heard that he planned to organise an SIV course in...
by Travel Accents | Aug 13, 2017 | Mt Olympus, Paragliding
Mt Olympus, Greece The idea of flying in Greece came to us, as after watching “Touch” by French paragliding expert Jean-Baptiste Camdelier. While we are nowhere near as professional as he is, seeing him soar over the Caldera in Santorini inspired us...
by Travel Accents | Nov 7, 2016 | Iquique, Paragliding
Iquique, Chile Possibly the most consistent flying destination in the world, is Iquique (Chile) in October. We all asked ourselves the question “where can we go and fly consistently day after day and have the best chance for good conditions”. One of the...
by Travel Accents | Nov 7, 2016 | Bali, Paragliding
Bali, Indonesia Bali is probably the most common travel destination for Australians and over the last few years, mainly due to a couple of Australian paragliding schools. Bali becomes a major winter destination for Australian paragliding pilots. What makes Bali so...
by Travel Accents | Nov 7, 2016 | Clermont-Ferrand, Paragliding
Puys du Dome An unexpected discovery for us on a drive across France, with an overnight stop in Clermont-Ferrand. We were not planning for any adventures and the Michelin factory was the only attraction point in the itinerary. However, looking from the window of the...
by Travel Accents | Feb 5, 2016 | Dunes du Pila, Paragliding
Dune du Pila A mecca for sand-loving pilots, the infamous Dune du Pila certainly didn’t disappoint us. After a month of paragliding in Bali, Switzerland and France, we headed west for a coastal visit to the Bordeaux region of France. We figured if it rained we’d visit...
by Travel Accents | Feb 3, 2016 | Paragliding, Tenerife
A very common topic of discussion whenever a group of pilots gather together is “What makes for a nice paragliding holiday”? Some opinions we’ve gathered range from: consistent flying; nice scenery; varied and interesting flying sights; the opportunity to improve your...
by Travel Accents | Nov 3, 2015 | Lauterbrunnen, Paragliding
Our breathtaking paragliding flight off Jungfrau In 1977, a 12-year old boy in Romania found an interesting article about the highest alpine rail in Europe, on Mount Jungfrau in Switzerland. 38 years later, the same boy (now 50) manages to paraglide off Mount Jungfrau...
by Travel Accents | May 5, 2015 | Panorama, Paragliding, Skiing
Who we are? We are a couple of relatively new paraglider pilots, gaining our licences in 2013. Since then, our sport has taken us to different parts of the world … but we are still very fond of our home hill, at Don Heads in Devonport, Tasmania. We live and work in...
