Comments on: Go fly a Kite! Cultural insights into a favorite waste of time

By: 3 oddities in Bali, which would raise some brows - anywhere else | nomad4ever

Wed, 28 May 2008 14:39:33 +0000

[...] String causes Helicopter to make Emergency Landing – As you may know by now, Kiting is not only a favorite waste of time, but a cultural heritage in Bali. So much so, that you [...]

By: dodong flores

dodong flores — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 07:21:22 +0000

When we were young, our father would build kites for us small children. Summer here would start in April and ends in May – very good time to fly kites as it is vacation time (no school). There is that nostalgic feeling I would encounter everytime I see kites. Here in Manila, I have heard of flying kites and some competitions to be held in Manila’s popular spots like the Rizal Park, etc. I just miss it this year as I had been very busy…
You’re blogging about kites rekindled my interests in them

By: Hamid Khawaja

Hamid Khawaja — Tue, 29 May 2007 09:39:43 +0000

Kite flying is a very popular activity in Pakistan especially in the province of Punjab. An annual festival (called Basant) is held in Spring every year. People throng to Lahore, the capital of Punjab, for this festival. Kites are flown from rooftops and championships are held all over. The idea is to cut the string of the opponents kite.

By: andrew

andrew — Mon, 28 May 2007 06:45:01 +0000

Sounds like a funny and relaxing way to spend your time
Might just give it a try in a sunny sunday afternoon!
Cheers,

By: Zahlenjongleur

Zahlenjongleur — Sun, 27 May 2007 10:43:49 +0000

When i was on vacation thirty years ago with my parents at the coast of the eastsea in westgermany my Kite flew away over the eastsee to eastgermany, my dad said : Now your kite is visiting our friends in the east ! So guess what i felt as a small boy in this situation ? : Flying kits sucks !

By: Mike

Mike — Thu, 24 May 2007 12:21:09 +0000

Could be fun and you might make some new friends.