July 3, 2009 Astrid Rao

10 days of full on flying at Bir Billing – June 2009

  This June, Daniel Fernandes accompanied Ravi, Vinya, Bandya and Sandeep on their Bir Billing flying trip. After a day exploring Delhi en route from Mumbai they headed up the mountains further north to cooler climes and peaceful familiar surroundings. It was raining when they got there and after a few days of being holed [...]

December 7, 2008 Astrid Rao

Grounded for the weekend

I spent the weekend in Mumbai and felt like my friend Paulo who went back to Italy after flying in India a while ago and messaged me saying his body was in in Italy and his heart was still in India. Well that is exactly how i felt this weekend. I spent thursday through sunday [...]

March 4, 2008 Astrid Rao

The Restitution Rules

Again this weekend the wind is cross and mild. But patient paragliders got the most amazing flights. Characteristically the afternoon began with us all hanging about in the shade of the 3 Bhendi trees by the landing field. As the evening progressed the restitution gracefully slid in and Sunil, Ron and I enjoyed the smooth [...]

March 2, 2007 Astrid Rao

Hey ! Just Paragliding :-)

The purpose of this picture is to remind you that sunny days, blue skies, wonder winds and the camaraderie of fellow pilots await you at Nirvana Adventures, Kamshet. During the 4 monsoon months when some of us get itchy wings and cant wait for the flying season and the excitement that surrounds it to begin, [...]