Would you like to have sightseeing in a basket of a hot air balloon?

Hot Air Balloon - It's really fantastic and amazing to have sightseeing in a huge basket in the air carried by the great and lovely hot air balloon. We could view the fascinating scenic sites below clearly and relaxingly up in the air.
@lkbooi (16070)
Malaysia
March 3, 2009 12:33am CST
During my last foreign trip together with many good friends by the end of last year, the hot air balloon sightseeing was not included in the tour package. We had to pay extra expense for taking the ride in a huge basket. Those who had interest to ride in the basket in the air had to pay 210 US dollars for only a single hour of sightseeing riding high in the air. We had the option of participating or not. I hadn’t experienced this awesome journey before so I decided to pay for it. Not all of us had extra cash of USD to pay for the expense and we helped one another to collect required amount of sum. Those who were not going volunteered to take out their cash to support us. It’s not worth to pay by credit card for the extra charge of interest and the changing rate of currency as well. We would settle the money matter when we were back to our country. 11 of them didn’t go for the ride. Some of them had high phobia, some considered that it was not worth to pay for it, whereas the others felt reluctant to get up at 5 in the early morning. I was glad that I had never let go the chance to have such a fantastic sightseeing high in the air together with my good friends in the huge basket. Please share your views and feeling freely relevant to my brief story above.
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@dpk262006 (58676)
• Delhi, India
3 Mar 09
On the surface, it appears to me a wonderful and fantastic idea to travel in a hot air ballon and I hope one can enjoy the beauty of nature in a great manner, while travelling in a hot air ballon. The amount of 210 US Dollars appears to me on the higher side, however, those who can afford it, it will be worth giving a try. I understand from your narration that you had a quaity time in the 'air' and you had some very gracious supporters who lended you money.
@lkbooi (16070)
• Malaysia
4 Mar 09
Yeah dpk, I agree that it’s rather expensive to travel in a hot air balloon. Such experience couldn’t be got in country, so I always consider it to be worthy to have such venture though we have to pay a bit more. True, traveling in a hot air balloon we can view the unique and wonderful from different elevation and perspective. We could see the whole view of vast underground city, which is a historical tourist site, from the air instead of the green natural view which could normally be seen in other places. The journey was really impressive and definitely it would be one of my unforgettable memories. Happy posting and thanks for your response.
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@lkbooi (16070)
• Malaysia
5 Mar 09
True dpk, the unique sightseeing I had experienced the first time was really impressive and had left an unforgettable remembrance in my lifetime. Lol now I have more stories to tell when my nieces and nephews as well as my friends and their kids visiting me. They have great interest to watch the photos and to listen to the adventure at the same time. Don’t forget to share with us here whatever unique or delightful experience you have come across. Nice to see you dropping by again and take care.
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@dpk262006 (58676)
• Delhi, India
4 Mar 09
Dear! I can imagine and visualize the excitement and thrill which you would have felt while travelling in hot air balloon and undoubtedly, it would have been a life time unforgettable experience for you. I also wish, one day I could also enjoy hot air balloon ride.
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@faith210 (11224)
• Philippines
4 Mar 09
hi lkbooi! I have watched the Balloon Festival held here in our area last February 13-16 and it was really amazing to see the sight of all those big balloons flying so gracefully in the sky. There were so many foreign participants from almost all over the world. I didn't ride one either since I am afraid of heights and not to mention the cost is not within my budget. I just settle in watching those who can afford to pay ride and fly in those balloons. LOL! Take care and have a great day! lovelots..faith
@lkbooi (16070)
• Malaysia
4 Mar 09
it’s really interesting to watch people having fun with the hot balloon in air. I believe you enjoy doing so though you hadn’t had a trial on it. We did have the Balloon Festival in my country but it was held in the adjacent town, 45 minutes drive away from m y place few weeks back. I learned this from the broadcast news as well as the local newspaper. The pilots in the performance were come from 14 or so foreign countries. They brought along with them their attractive and unique designed hot balloons respectively. I could see how excited the people there watching the huge and colorful hot balloons at the spot. Happy posting and have a great day.
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@lkbooi (16070)
• Malaysia
5 Mar 09
The sponsor unit of the hot air balloon festival in your place really has created a good opportunity for the people there to learn more knowledge which is relevant to the air balloon. The people there also have the chance to experience riding the hot air balloon every year. Yeah, one year once is really too long no wonder lots of the hot air balloon fans there look forward to the coming festival. Happy posting and take care.
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@faith210 (11224)
• Philippines
4 Mar 09
Hi there friend! I absolutely agree with you that people were all excited to see and watch the hot air balloon festival. It was always being held here in our country each year and so many of us have been looking forward to it every eyar. lovelots..faith
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@balasri (26537)
• India
22 Mar 09
I like to experience the thrilling ride.Especially after watching a documentary in Discovery channel where they go high in the air over the Savana lapins to see the early morning herds of the animals in their natural surroundings.
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@balasri (26537)
• India
26 Mar 09
Well thanks you friend.Whatever you see up from above depends on the country where are you flying above.I like to fly over the rain forests and Sahara desert.I think that they are the most magnificent creations of God.As you fly over them the realization of how small and minuscule you and your egos are in comparison of the creation of the God Almighty.
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@balasri (26537)
• India
22 Mar 09
Sorry for the terrible mistake.I meant the African savanna plains.
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@lkbooi (16070)
• Malaysia
25 Mar 09
It is okay my dear. It is quite normal to have such negligence in typing word here. Don’t worry balasri, the combination of letters is totally correct and it is a coincident. While I was up in the air in Turkey, I couldn’t see any animals there except the huge rocks of various shapes though there was an abandoned underground city beneath.
@Jemina (5770)
11 Jun 09
Would be fantastic to be up there, I think. I have always been dreaming of riding in a chopper to see the aerial view of a place. But a hot air balloon would really be more interesting. Good for you, you had the chance and didn't blow it. Although it seemed a little costly but I supposed the experience cannot be bought nor can be measured in monetary value.
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@lkbooi (16070)
• Malaysia
13 Jun 09
Yeah Jemina, it’s really awesome to be up in the air It’s totally different from that boarding in the plane. We feel so comfortably to have sightseeing in the gentle breeze. I prefer to spend the money to go through the adventure that I have never experienced before. I don’t think I would have any chance again if I never cherish this opportunity. Moreover the scenery below the hot air balloon is unique. It’s the vast site of an ancient underground city. Other than having sightseeing, chatting with friends, I did take lots of photos then. After landing champagne was served and certificate was given for the successful flying. Happy posting and take care!
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@Jemina (5770)
14 Jun 09
Oh, you made me even more jealous. You're right, spending on an adventure that otherwise could happen rarely like what you had is worth all of it if you enjoyed it. I'll make it a point to save some money for that. I'd definitely love to do that too.
@lkbooi (16070)
• Malaysia
15 Jun 09
Hi Jemina, jealous means you love such adventure as well. Yeah, we have to cherish every good opportunity to explore what we haven’t tried yet. The fantastic experience would make our life more colorful. How wonderful I could share my fantastic adventure with my friends here. I’m glad that you are going to save money to have such wonderful exploration high in the air. I think I would like to experience diving if I were to have such chance in time to come. I was told that it’s really amazing to go under the colorful water world Happy posting and take care!
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@nini89 (670)
• India
5 Mar 09
Hi dear Ikbooi! It is fantastic that you had a foreign tour and had sight seeiing in the air balloon. How did you feel at that moment when you are so high in the air and you did not get frightened. It must be an amazing sight seeing at that tiem. Congrats that you had the chance to go for this sight seeing in the high air balloon. Yes some people wont be having enough money for the tour as they may not be knowing about the extra expenses for this. thanks to the people who had shared their money with you all. Happy tour and happy postiing.
@lkbooi (16070)
• Malaysia
11 Mar 09
Hi nini, I liked the fantastic ride in the hot air balloon as it was the first time I had such an excited adventure in a foreign country, Turkey at the end of last year. Actually I felt a bit frightened before boarding the huge rattan basket. What I scared most once I had got into the basket was not the height, and what I worried much was the three cylinders of gas placing at the middle part of the basket. I was afraid that they might explode accidently on the way of the journey. Luckily that everything went smooth all the way. Yeah, a few days before the departure, our tour leader suggested us to bring a certain amount of US dollars as pocket money here. It’s nice to go on vacation in group of good friend so that we could help one another in case of when we were short of money and needed to borrow money then. Happy posting and take care.
@nini89 (670)
• India
12 Mar 09
Hi dear Ikbooi! Happy to know that you had the fantastic riding and the sight seeing you had enjoyed with your good friends. God had helped in all the way as you scared of the gas cylinders while riding. It is natural that every one will have the same feeling. Cant imagine what will happen next. How also your foreign tour were joyful and you have enjoyed it. Happy mylotting and have a nice day.
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@nini89 (670)
• India
23 Mar 09
Hi Ikbooi! I was on leave for one week as my daughter was not keeping well and was admitted in hospital as she was suffering from fever and was diagonised that there is a water lodging in her chest. Now she is little bit okay and the treatment is going on. I am hoping to reach the posting as soon as possible by 500. I am changing my job from 1st of next month and dont know I can give posting from new office. I know you are bold and you like tours and travellings. Happy posting and have a nice day.
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@haiershen (1080)
• China
15 Jun 09
Sounds very fun, but it is very experience for me to pay,sightseeing in a basket of a hot air balloon, this type of traveling i havn't heard before,it is a very goo experience for young man,of course,it is very exciting.all of the thing is different than usual we have seen.more than two feelings will be appearing when the baloon rised high.maybe the breath is very hard.lol,it is so fun in my imagine.
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@lkbooi (16070)
• Malaysia
17 Jun 09
Hi haiershen, I would like to beg for pardon for giving the wrong information carelessly earlier. The height actually should be below two thousand feet instead of meter. So we still could see the hot air balloon flying smoothly in the sky clearly though it looks rather small.
@lkbooi (16070)
• Malaysia
15 Jun 09
Hi haiershen, it’s really interesting but not sounds fun only. Only those who have really experienced it would then realize the adventure is full of fun truly. Lol it would be more fantastic if going with our loved one only in the huge basket high up in the air. Yeah, it would be a sweet and memorable moment in our life There is a maximum height of the balloon to move in the air. I was told that it’s below two thousand meters or so. The pilot will lower the height of the balloon by stopping the hot air out from the gas cylinders. So there is nothing frightened at all. I bet you would have lots of fun to have such journey Happy and have a wonderful day!
@haiershen (1080)
• China
16 Jun 09
really! two thousand meter? it is too high, everything is small.when we see the balloon on the land, it is only a point.lol,
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@cheongyc (5072)
• Malaysia
4 Mar 09
That's definitely a great experience for you. I would like to try if I got the chance. For me, I think such wonderful experience worth the price, because I doubt it could be easily found in other places especially in our country. The price is high possibly because the maintenance of the hot air balloon and the workers pay is high. You guys are smart to save the extra charge by not using the credit card. If it were me, I will do likewise. I have some minor height phobia, but I am willing to give it a try too. Happy posting and have a nice day!
@cheongyc (5072)
• Malaysia
9 May 09
There had been a couple of problems which stop me from participating in Mylot actively. I have been busy with work. Besides, my internet connection at home was down from time to time. Therefore, I gave up But I managed to make one or two response while I was working in the company, after working hour of course. I will also make more response if I am back in my home town, where I will have more free time and better internet connection. I didn't aware there was such a hot balloon festival in Ipoh. But I bet it's quite happening. It must have attracted a lot of local tourist for sure. If I knew there was such an event going on back there, I might consider to travel there. Ya, thrifty is a good virtue, especially during economy recession time. Thanks for your response to my comment and have a nice day!
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@lkbooi (16070)
• Malaysia
10 May 09
Sorry to learn that you had been facing the said problems for earlier. It’s wise for you to cope with the essential matters in your real life, yeah, the heavy workload. But it’s rather sad that we couldn’t deal with the network connection problem for it’s not within our ability. Well, your writing skill is so good! Surely there is totally no difficulty for you to make one or more posts after your working hour in the office. It won’t take you more time. I bet you take only a few minutes to complete a single post easily. You are too busy my dear, no wonder you don’t have time to read the local news. That’s why you were not aware of the hot balloon festival in Ipoh earlier. Today ‘s mother day, other than receiving an awesome and well designed chocolate cheese cake, my son is going to take us to visit an adjacent town, Ipoh later on. Besides the beautiful landscapes there, the town is famous of its aromatic white coffee as well as the delicious desserts. Of course we won't let go the chance to entertain our appetite there It’s true that thrifty is one of ways to fight the recession. You are most welcome, and hopefully could see you active in posting here.
@lkbooi (16070)
• Malaysia
7 Mar 09
Hi cheongyc, seems that you haven’t turned up at mylot site for quite a long time. I believe you might be quite busy during these days with your heavy load of daily work. You are right, that was really an impressive experience. I think I would regret if my brain was blank for not having the memory of an hour of unforgettable adventure. If I were to lose the chance I definitely could not gain back the precious experience even though I am going to pay more than that amount for it later on. Yeah, I could say that we could hardly have such chance in our country so far, as this activity needs lots of pilots with skillful technique and seasoned experience as well. What’s more I was told that every single set of hot air balloon costs over a hundred thousand. Few months back there was a festival of hot air balloon held in Ipoh, an adjacent town. I learn from the newspaper that this was a performance only and people could watch the pilots from different countries to ride on the huge and well designed hot air balloons in the air and also to watch how they prepared the balloons before riding. Yeah, we are not rich people so we have to manage to spend the money thrifty during our foreign trip. We would spend only what we considered it was worth to pay for it. I was glad that I didn’t have height phobia at that moment. Hopefully you will have chance to experience such fantastic and exciting adventure in the hot air balloon later. Happy posting and take care.
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• Malaysia
27 Jun 09
Greetings lkbooi. Yeah i would very much like to have a sightseeing in a basket of a hot air balloon. Unfortunately I have not have the chance to go for it since I have to focus on my studies and no time for me to travel. Maybe i can do it after I graduate and have enough money and bring my family along with me. I should be a very enjoyable trip and I'll be sure that my mom loves this kind of sight seeing. I really hope that i can have a trip like this soon.
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@lkbooi (16070)
• Malaysia
29 Jun 09
Thanks Athrun. I know lots of people love to experience this awesome adventure up in the air. It's really an exciting exploring for us first time to have such type of sightseeing. From your description I learn that you are a caring and dutiful kid Your parents are really lucky to have such a good guy as their son. Yeah, you are still young, the most important thing at the moment is to concentrate on your studies. I believe you will earn enough money after your graduation and could accomplish your dream to bring your family to have fun travelling in the basket of the hot air balloon later on. Happy posting and have a nice day!
@youless (112481)
• Guangzhou, China
27 Mar 09
I must say that you are very brave:) I can imagine it is so cool to have sightseeing in a basket of a hot air balloon. I am not sure whether I will like to have it or not at last. Because I am very afraid the height, especially it seems the balloon can fly so high but I don't have another protection way. I doubt whether I dare to look out. It really wastes money if I just sit down in the basket:) I love China
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@lkbooi (16070)
• Malaysia
12 Jun 09
Hi youless, don’t you think I have marked yours as the BR just by accidentally Oh no! I have read all the responses before picking one. I choose yours for your feeling shown here just like an innocent little girl. I could imagine how a timid little kid just hiding in the basket and dare not have a look even from the hot air balloon high in the air. I don’t think you would waste your money, for I know surely you will get used of the height of the moving balloon and then try to stand up and begin to look around later. As I know every human has curiosity. Yeah, you will be brave enough and enjoy having sightseeing standing in the basket finally Have a nice day and happy posting!
@lkbooi (16070)
• Malaysia
2 Apr 09
Thanks for praising me for being a brave person youless. I didn’t feel frighten the time when the hot air balloon going up the sky gradually. I think might be that time I was too engrossed in watching how the pilot controlled the flying up of the hot air balloon. The robust pilot stood in the middle part of the huge rattan basket. I could see 3 cylinders of gasoline in front of him. He managed the movement of up and down of the balloon by adjusting the flame ejecting upward. It was really a fantastic and new experience that I had learned a lot from it, besides the fun of sightseeing up in the air. It is normal that we would feel afraid to try any new adventure which we have never experienced before. I hope you don’t miss the chance to have a trial in it, if you come across such opportunity in time to come. Wish you all the best and happy posting.
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@youless (112481)
• Guangzhou, China
12 Jun 09
What a nice surprise to win the best response
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@suehan1 (4344)
• Australia
26 Mar 09
i think it would be wonderful to ride in a hot air balloon.i have never done this yet,but it is on my to-do list,so one day i will do it.i think it would be worth the money just for the experience and the sightseeing.cheers sue
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@JOIEMARVIC (2335)
• Philippines
17 Jun 09
wow, that seems to be a very exciting experience. sight seeing 60feet above ground seems to be a very exhillarating thing to do. i would like to experience something like than in the near future, though I am afraid of heights, I would like to experience it.just need to save money for the trip.
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@lkbooi (16070)
• Malaysia
18 Jun 09
Hi joie, believe me. It’s really exciting to have fun in the huge basket of the hot air balloon up in the air. It’s more than a thousand and 8 hundred feet up in the sky. Everyone feel amazed seeing the scene below us moving slowly and clearly. Nothing would block our sight and we could take photos heartily. We feel so comfortable for the breeze is so gentle We usually would be used to the height of the balloon gradually and won’t feel scared anymore. Yeah, it’s nice for us to save money to experience different and awesome adventures for the coming future. Happy posting
• United States
16 Jun 09
I would love to go on a ballon ride. I have thought about this many of times but there is a little bit of scarcedness about it too. I am not sure about the 210.00 thing though. That seems like a lot of money to me. I mean if I have it I would pay it but than it seems like a lot. Maybe that would be a great business to start in the summer?? I guess I should look around in my area to see if there is any type of service to ride a hot air balloon. Have a great day friend and happy mylotting as well.
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@lkbooi (16070)
• Malaysia
17 Jun 09
Hi momt2mkit, I did have a deep thought before participating the hot air balloon adventure a night before having the activity. It’s not saying that after we have paid the money, definitely we will have the adventure the following morning. The hot air balloon adventures of all the trips who took part a day before us were cancelled totally due to the bad weather of the day. Our trip were fortunate that the weather of that morning was just fine and nice for the launching of the balloon. We were considered to be lucky for we still could enjoy the riding in the air smoothly. Yeah, I think hot air balloon riding is one of those interesting outdoor activities during summer season. I hope you would have chance to enjoy such awesome flying soon Have a nice day and happy posting
@beachstarz (1092)
• United States
3 Mar 09
Hi ikbooi , How exciting for you ! I love going to see hot air balloons , they are beautiful !! I always wonder what it must be like riding in one of them. I hate to say it but , I would probably be too chicken to do it though. I'm glad you went. You are braver then I am .. It really must have been amazing ! and worth the money .. Good for you!!
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@lkbooi (16070)
• Malaysia
3 Mar 09
Hi beachstarz, thanks a lot for your prompted response. I’m glad to know that you love to see people having fun with hot air balloons as well. It’s really awesome when moving in the huge basket made from the fine and well designed rattan together with my good friends. At first I did feel a bit frightened as I had never tried this exciting adventure before. I was also scared that whether the ropes holding the huge basket would break off high in the air... Anyway what I had worried about earlier was really nothing as the handsome pilot was so skillful to operate the hot air balloon. The balloon went up the air slowly higher and higher so smoothly and kept on moving forward at a certain height. We could view the natural scenic spot below the basket clearly. So don’t feel afraid beahstarz, be brave enough to try to ride in it if you happen to come across such opportunity. Happy posting and take care.
@lkbooi (16070)
• Malaysia
3 Mar 09
Hi beachstarz, thanks a lot for your prompted response. I’m glad to know that you love to see people having fun with hot air balloons as well. It’s really awesome when moving in the huge basket made from the fine and well designed rattan together with my good friends. At first I did feel a bit frightened as I had never tried this exciting adventure before. I was also scared that whether the ropes holding the huge basket would break off high in the air... Anyway what I had worried about earlier was really nothing as the handsome pilot was so skillful to operate the hot air balloon. The balloon went up the air slowly higher and higher so smoothly and kept on moving forward at a certain height. We could view the natural scenic spot below the basket clearly. So don’t feel afraid beahstarz, be brave enough to try to ride in it if you happen to come across such opportunity. Happy posting and take care.
@lkbooi (16070)
• Malaysia
3 Mar 09
Hi beachstarz, thanks a lot for your prompted response. I’m glad to know that you love to see people having fun with hot air balloons as well. It’s really awesome when moving in the huge basket made from the fine and well designed rattan together with my good friends. At first I did feel a bit frightened as I had never tried this exciting adventure before. I was also scared that whether the ropes holding the huge basket would break off high in the air... Anyway what I had worried about earlier was really nothing as the handsome pilot was so skillful to operate the hot air balloon. The balloon went up the air slowly higher and higher so smoothly and kept on moving forward at a certain height. We could view the natural scenic spot below the basket clearly. Don’t feel afraid beahstarz, be brave enough to try to ride in it if you happen to come across such opportunity. Happy posting and take care.
@jheLaichie (4438)
• Philippines
26 May 09
do i? ofcourse i do. im an adventurous type of person. i love hiking, mountaining, caving, mountain climbing, jet skiing... and hope i could try bunjee jumping, sky gliding, and love to try hot balooning too. how i wish i really could try it, so much. how would i feel then. it would be a dream come true and its like im in the heavens looking everywhere. seeing anything my eye sight could go. thanks friend.
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@lkbooi (16070)
• Malaysia
27 May 09
You are very much welcome jhe. From all the activities you mention above, I believe you are an adventurous type of person. Yeah, you are brave enough and willing to try those full of challenging and demanding activities. I really appreciate your courage my dear Yeah, don’t to let go any chance if you really come across such opportunity. I bet you would have an exciting and cheerful experience to travel in the hot air balloon adventure high up in the air. Really, just like what you have mentioned, seems like angels overlooking the beautiful world with fascinating landscapes from the heaven
@diansinta (7544)
• Indonesia
23 Mar 09
Hi lkbooi, I saw long time ago the hot air baloon ride at a encyclopedia book that my father bough me, as a little girl seeing this, was so extra ordinary Interesting. I nevet though we still can ride this hot air Baloon in this era. Its AWSOME! i deamed ride one before with colorful baloons and Sanrio character (hello kitty, and others dumbo was there too) honest now i remember that dream. Must be fantastic and trilling. cause im scare the high. Brrr. May be when i come along, i only sitting down the basket and take a little peak at the ratan weave. lkbooi, God must be love you very much to give you such an explerienceYou are so lucky Happy posting always, oxox'dian from bali island
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@lkbooi (16070)
• Malaysia
25 Mar 09
Hi dian, it must be very interesting for a little girl to watch the fancy and colorful balloons in an encyclopedia during your childhood. Yeah kids love kitty shape balloon, as well as love to watch those lovely Disney characters shapes hot air balloon moving in the sky. It is true that only those who have experienced the adventure in the hot air balloon could really realize that how awesome to explore the scenic landscape from the balloon. I bet you won’t feel scary if you travel in the balloon, for all the pilots are well trained and can manage to handle the move of the balloon skillfully. It moves in the air really stable. Yeah, it's true that I have to thank god for giving me such a good chance to experience this fantastic adventure Happy posting and take care.
@checapricorn (16061)
• United States
4 Mar 09
[i]Hi lkbooi, wow...expensive! LOL! But you know if I have the money, I will love to try that also, I am imagining it and feel the excitement already, I know how awesome the feeling is... I haven't tried both of this...I am looking forward to try before I will get 60! LOL![/i]
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@lkbooi (16070)
• Malaysia
6 Mar 09
Hi che, I rather prefer to cherish the chance which I have come across, as I think I won’t have such chance anymore if I don’t seize it. So far the nearby town had held such festival few months back but that was only performance shown by the skillful pilots from foreign countries and even fans of them didn’t have any chance to ride on it. I know very well I can gain back the expense by working harder later on, and I won’t have such same opportunity anymore if I let go it. The tourist site underneath the flying hot air balloon is the unique and natural phenomenon of numerous small and huge rocks. And beneath the irregular rocks is the famous historical underground city. Besides having the excited and fantastic journey I like to have fun together sharing our thoughts and feelings and taking photos at the same time in the huge rattan basket under the well designed great balloon. I enjoy as well watching the handsome and tough pilot handling the voyage in the air so skillfully. Anyway it is worth to gain so many experience and knowledge by spending the amount of expense. I hope you will have such impressive experience soon. Happy posting and good luck.
@eshaan (6188)
• India
15 Mar 09
hmmmm...its money matter...and if u have u should not let it go, such fantastic chance to have a new experience. It was worth spending, unless u had some other problems that they have stated. I know u are energetic enough to wake up at 5, and also u must not be having any phobia, well how was your experience???
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@lkbooi (16070)
• Malaysia
17 Mar 09
Hi eshaan, I could try to earn back the money consuming by working harder later on. Anyway there might have no such opportunity anymore if I have let go it. I was more than willing to wake up at 5 early in the morning to have such excited adventure of course. While the hot air balloon going slowing up in the air I was so excited until I had forgotten about the phobia of high totally, while I was up in the air. The feeling for that moment was so comfortable and pleasant, while moving slowly in the gentle breeze. I enjoyed chatting with my friends and snatching photos of the scenic sites as well as how the pilot handled the moving hot air balloon madly at the same time. Have a nice day and happy posting.
@aseretdd (13730)
• Philippines
5 Mar 09
If it is not that expensive... i think i will go on a sightseeing trip on board a hot air balloon... there is a festivial in my area every year... where hot air balloons from different countries have a sort of race or contest... and i always dream of riding one... but i never have the chance to... So i think you made the right decision by going to that fantastic adventure...
@lkbooi (16070)
• Malaysia
7 Mar 09
Hi aseretdd, it’s nice to learn that there is a festival of hot air balloon in your place every year. I could imagine how excited to watch the challenging of hot air balloon moving in the sky. The sky must look really awesome with so many colorful and various designs of hot air balloons in it. If there is a will definitely there will be a way. So I believe you surely will achieve your beautiful dream to ride in a hot air balloon later on. Yeah, I’m glad that I have made the right decision and have gained much knowledge which is relevant to the hot air balloon as well as the one hour wonderful journey that I would never forget forever. Happy posting and take care.
• United States
15 Mar 09
Ikbooi It sounds like you had such a great time in the balloon. That is something I have wanted to do for a long time. I did not realize it would cost so much to go up in the sky like that. I am glad you got to go. Where in the USA where you?
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@lkbooi (16070)
• Malaysia
16 Mar 09
Hi teapotmom, it was really a great time to travel in the hot air balloon high up in the air. The blowing gentle breeze made me feel so comfortable moving slowly in the air. It didn’t occur to me I could have such chance to have this unexpected adventure for this was an optional sightseeing and was not included in the paid package. I had experienced this wonderful hot air balloon ride during my Turkey Trip at the end of last year. Yeah, it was a memorable remembrance in my life. I was afraid that I wouldn’t have such chance anymore if I let go it. This is the main reason I preferred to spend such amount of money to have a ride in it. Anyway I could earn back what I had spent by having my part time works when I come back to my country. You could try to have the same fun as well if you come across any of this precious opportunity later on. Have a nice day and happy posting.
@zhuhuifen46 (3483)
• China
9 Mar 09
That is so much fun, especially for young people. There are many other venturing activities these days, such rock climbing, cliff diving, ocean diving, etc. They challenge the will and courage of the person, and can be one way of self development. The charge is usually expensive, but considering the ever lasting memory of the experience, it might be worthwhile to have a try once in a while. Sometimes, cost involved additional value than the physical.
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@lkbooi (16070)
• Malaysia
16 Mar 09
Hi zhuhuifen, there is no restriction of age, as long as the passenger is healthy and brave enough to have a trial in such an exciting ride. Yeah, before having the adventure, a person has high blood pressure or heart problem is not encouraged to have such ride. Yeah, all the venturing activities you mentioned above are really challenging and excited, and love by the young people. Anyway I haven’t tried any of these yet. Take care and have a nice day.