Allie became passionate about balloons after her first flight in Burma in 2002 when she met her husband A pilot is hoping to break the World record for the most countries flown in a hot air balloon.

A hot air balloon was the first flying machine that ... Aunt Maya: And that's one of the things that is good about travelling in the air by plane - you can cover much bigger distances in a shorter ...

Closures at the Air Balloon roundabout run from 21:00 to 06:00 GMT on Wednesday 8 January to Wednesday 15 January, apart from the weekend of 11 and 12 January. National Highways is in the middle ...

The "night glow" was one of the few ticketed events ... for the bank holiday weekend, as well as hot air balloon displays, weather permitting. Follow BBC Shropshire on Facebook, X and Instagram.

It’s peaceful and it’s tranquil," he added. Mandy Thompson, who lives in Henbury and is a private hot air balloon pilot for S M Gauge, also said it is a "totally different experience" from ...