The world’s a nicer place in my beautiful balloon It wears a nicer face in my beautiful balloon We can sing a song and sail along the silver sky.” “Up, Up and Away” by Jimmy Webb, recorded by The 5th ...

Seems some priest in Brazil was pulling a stunt to raise money to build a 'spiritual rest stop' for truckers delivering soy to a shipping port.<BR><BR>So he put on a flight suit, a parachute, and ...

That fetching song of yesterday, "Up, Up and Away in My Beautiful Balloon," needs to be modified. Today it could be my not so beautiful balloons. With four balloons or objects taken down, the United ...

Up, up and away in my beautiful balloon! As the Fifth Dimension sang, the world's a nicer place in a beautiful balloon. Allegany County will be nicer place this weekend as some two dozen hot air ...

CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif. -- Known for its beautiful sunshine and entertainment, the Coachella Valley is giving travelers one more reason to escape. Hot air ballooning showcases a spectacular show of ...

MIAMI — Art lovers are in for a treat as the pop-up Balloon Museum, a unique immersive experience that first wowed crowds in Europe, has made its way to Wynwood! The museum, which features 21 rooms ...

In 2008, Ron Clukey of Juno Beach saw his first hot air balloon festival on a motorcycle trip in Wyoming. “I saw the glow at night, and even to this day, that’s what I remember. It just had a big ...

“Would you like to ride in my beautiful balloon? / We could float among the stars together, you and I / For we can fly, we can fly .” The invitation is almost too hard to resist as it was offered by ...

Editor’s note: A version of this story also appears in this year’s edition of the Summer in Aspen/Snowmass magazine. Flying in the mountain towns like Snowmass can be dangerous: Get a little too ...

John Gruenberg learned how to fly a hot air balloon before he could drive a car. Raised in Miami, Gruenberg’s teenage years were spent chasing air balloons on his bike — pedaling one time, he said, ...

Get ready to look up as hot air balloons of different shapes and colors float across the Plano skyline Sept. 18 to 21. The Plano Balloon Festival marks its 46th anniversary this year, with more than ...

If you’ve ever dreamed of flying to the stratosphere, hold tight. A company is hoping to start testing balloon flights to the edge of space in early 2023. Space Perspective has already sold 1,000 ...