Paragliding Archives - Travel Accents | Medical Conferences and Travel in Australia and Overseas

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 not? Réunion Island can…

August 13, 2017

Oludeniz Paragliding

SIV course in Oludeniz Turkey

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 Turkey,…

August 13, 2017

Mt Olympus Paragliding

Flying with Olympic Wings in Greece

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 organise a paragliding trip to…

November 7, 2016

Iquique Paragliding

Iquique, Chile: paragliding (and sand kiting)

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 possible answers…

November 7, 2016

Bali Paragliding

Bali: a major Aussie winter destination

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 attractive in winter? It…

November 7, 2016

Clermont-Ferrand Paragliding

Puys du Dome: a circular mountain with 300º of launches

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…

February 5, 2016

Dunes du Pila Paragliding

Pila: a mecca for sand-loving pilots

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…

February 3, 2016

Paragliding Tenerife

Hola 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 flying skills; a knowledgeable…

November 3, 2015

Lauterbrunnen Paragliding

One way ticket to the top of Europe

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 alongside…

May 5, 2015

Panorama Paragliding Skiing

Flying above the snow-capped Rockies

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…