Hang Gliding and Paragliding around the World

The natural function of the wing is to soar upwards and carry that which is heavy up to the place where dwells the race of gods.  More than any other thing that pertains to the body it partakes of the nature of the divine.
  -- Plato, ‘Phaedrus’

Man must rise above the Earth -- to the top of the atmosphere and beyond -- for only thus will he fully understand the world in which he lives.
  -- Socrates

Flying is the hardest thing to learn and the easiest to do.
  -- Anon