Last Updated: Sunday, August 4, 2013, 22:38
A massive gathering of hot-air balloon enthusiasts in north-eastern France has set two world records, filling the sky with 408 of the colourful craft at one time and lining up 391 of them for takeoff.
Last Updated: Saturday, June 15, 2013, 17:41
Pooja Bhula documents the experiences of people and information that can help you decide about adding hot air-ballooning to your itinerary.
Last Updated: Thursday, March 21, 2013, 22:30
Cynical observers often remark that MPs produce a lot of useless hot air, but some enterprising physics students have gone on and calculated the power the lawmakers generate during debates: up to 10.34 kilowatts!
Last Updated: Wednesday, February 27, 2013, 09:36
The authorities in Egypt have suspended all hot air balloon flights near Luxor after a deadly hot air balloon crash killed at least 19 people yesterday.
Last Updated: Tuesday, February 26, 2013, 12:32
At least 19 foreign tourists lost their lives on Tuesday as a hot air balloon crashed near Egyptian town of Luxor, reports said.
Last Updated: Saturday, January 7, 2012, 08:29
The balloon crashed near the township of Carterton, in a region well known for its hot air ballooning.
Last Updated: Saturday, January 22, 2011, 12:09
You could say they were in seventh heaven as they got engaged! For, a couple in Kolkata exchanged rings on a hot air balloon, 100 meters above the ground.
Last Updated: Sunday, November 22, 2009, 13:39
Vladimir Gapor is a plumber by trade, but now he`s a scavenger, prying bits of scrap steel from the ruins of his old factory and selling them for a pittance.
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