Archive for the ‘Travels’ Category

A land lost in time

Posted by Stuart, February 18th, 2010

I have just returned from the Andaman Islands where I was asked to skipper ‘Discovery’, the yacht that we sailed around Tonga on last year. The Andaman Islands belong to India and are located on the Eastern part of the Bay of Bengal in the Indian Ocean. These islands are without a doubt the least ...

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Like The Fine Fillets Of a Deep Sea Fish

Posted by Stuart, October 11th, 2009

‘If the winch sank to the bottom of the ocean right now it would have all been worth it for this one flight’, said Gavin with a playful and mischievous grin. It was quite a statement considering what he had gone through over the previous year to get the winch sent across the world. It ...

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Outback Namibia

Posted by Stuart, October 29th, 2008

Walking on air in Namibia. (Article as appeared in paramotor magazine) As I brewed my pot of coffee on an open fire, I watched the sun rise over the Kalahari Desert and it occurred to me that I live for moments like this. This was my first real African experience and people always told me that ...

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FLYING AMONGST GIANTS

Posted by Stuart, October 22nd, 2008

We flew over the mythical site of Meteora in Northern Greece. A strange place where monks reach the precarious monasteries by being hoisted up in a net…we chose to get up there on a paraglider. I have always wanted to visit the legendary and mythical site of Meteora. So when I decided to go, of course ...

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WALK LIKE AN EGYPTIAN

Posted by Stuart, May 20th, 2008

CAMELS, GLIDERS AND AUTOMOBILES! This was definately not the highlight of my paragliding career. We needed a guide to take us to a place hidden away enough to fly without being seen and therefore running the risk of being locked up as spies! This incredible journey consisted of a ride in a frightening jeep which got ...

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