Manali used to be paragliding’s alternative universe with hundreds of tandem pilots with ragged-out wings vying for tourist trade
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Manali used to be paragliding’s alternative universe with hundreds of tandem pilots with ragged-out wings vying for tourist trade
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If the heli-paragliding of Chamunda doesn’t grab you but you’d still like to escape the crowds on take-off at Bir/Billing then head east to 360
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Get away from the crowds and stable air of Pokhara a couple of hours’ drive or so southwest. Sirkot has been developed by Babu Sunuwar, of Everest fame, who has built a resort on the ridge line.
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Chamunda Devi temple sits at 2,800m in the mountains about 30km west of the famous paragliding site of Bir and 400m higher than that take-off
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Assuming you’ve visited Pokhara, Nepal’s biggest flying destination, then next on your list could be Bandipur
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Tomáš Lednik and his tandem passenger have died in a paragliding accident in Kenya.
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The Italian seaside resort of Ospedaletti offers a little of la Dolce Vita just over the border from the French Riviera
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Inspiration for French artist Paul Cézanne, this imposing mountain is visible from the market town of Aix-en-Provence where he lived.
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The spectacular Gorges du Verdon should be on any visitor’s tick list
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La Colmiane allows pilots to get close to the big terrain of the Mercantour, legally
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