http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Tim+Parish Recreation Tim Parish Wed, 26 Dec 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=93983&ca=Recreation You've read articles I'm sure, about taking the family out to some kind of week-end activity. But for something really different, something that touches man-kind's yearning to fly, why not go out to see a bunch of soaring pilots in action? You or your son or daughter will come home dreaming of joini... Sports Tim Parish Wed, 29 Aug 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=93571&ca=Sports Just what is a typical paraglider pilot? The short answer is 'there are none'. The slightly longer answer might be 'well, a lot of them seem to be guys in their 30s or 40s'. Surprised? Isn't paragliding one of those scary, risky, over-the-top activities in vogue with the young and daring? No, it isn... Sports Tim Parish Sun, 26 Aug 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=93568&ca=Sports Deep down in most of us, there is or was a desire to fly like a bird. Can you relate to having 'flying dreams' more than just once or twice? For many people, the desire to fly has been crowded out since childhood by the concerns of a busy, responsibility-laden life. Other people however, continue on... Sports Tim Parish Mon, 13 Aug 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=93566&ca=Sports A good question! In Japan, you will find old people serenely gliding across dormant volcano slopes. Through the Alps in France, you might spot daring young men pushing the limits of their skills and their paragliders while flying cross-country in challenging conditions. Have you never flown in a par... Sports Tim Parish Wed, 08 Aug 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=93564&ca=Sports One of the first things you might notice about paragliders is that they look somewhat like sports parachutes. You know, when skydivers jump out of a plane at some big public event, pull their rip-cord to deploy the 'chute and then glide to earth. Sometimes with a colored smoke flare burning away the...