Balloons?
Aug 16th 2005, 2:30 pm
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Balloons?
Anyone know if you can go for hot air balloon rides in Oz? Our 7yo has been asking for a long time to go for a balloon ride and now we're leaving tomorrow her chances here are zilch, of course! It would be nice to reassure her that we might be able to fix something up in Oz.... 
Aug 16th 2005, 2:50 pm
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Re: Balloons?
Originally Posted by Bella Donna
Anyone know if you can go for hot air balloon rides in Oz? Our 7yo has been asking for a long time to go for a balloon ride and now we're leaving tomorrow her chances here are zilch, of course! It would be nice to reassure her that we might be able to fix something up in Oz....
Aug 16th 2005, 2:57 pm
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Re: Balloons?
You got my curiosity working overtime so did a google search.
http://www.google.com.au/search?num=...cr%3DcountryAU
Yep.........plenty of balloons.........and if you're going GC way plenty of hot air can be provided by ADL
http://www.google.com.au/search?num=...cr%3DcountryAU
Yep.........plenty of balloons.........and if you're going GC way plenty of hot air can be provided by ADL
Aug 16th 2005, 2:57 pm
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Re: Balloons?
Originally Posted by Bella Donna
Anyone know if you can go for hot air balloon rides in Oz? Our 7yo has been asking for a long time to go for a balloon ride and now we're leaving tomorrow her chances here are zilch, of course! It would be nice to reassure her that we might be able to fix something up in Oz....
Good luck, safe journey.
Aug 16th 2005, 3:06 pm
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Re: Balloons?
Originally Posted by Bella Donna
Anyone know if you can go for hot air balloon rides in Oz? Our 7yo has been asking for a long time to go for a balloon ride and now we're leaving tomorrow her chances here are zilch, of course! It would be nice to reassure her that we might be able to fix something up in Oz....
they sure do in the hunter valley and cairns, i can vouch that its a fab trip, but..............make sure you have an early night ....4a.m start!!!!
Aug 16th 2005, 3:06 pm
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Re: Balloons?
Originally Posted by Bix
Pretty sure they do BD.........it's something I hope to do sometime
Aug 16th 2005, 3:51 pm
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Re: Balloons?
Try this site.
http://www.hot-air-ballooning.org/ho..._australia.asp
Where are you thinking of going?
http://www.hot-air-ballooning.org/ho..._australia.asp
Where are you thinking of going?
Aug 17th 2005, 11:29 am
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Re: Balloons?
Originally Posted by manxfamily
Try this site.
http://www.hot-air-ballooning.org/ho..._australia.asp
Where are you thinking of going?
http://www.hot-air-ballooning.org/ho..._australia.asp
Where are you thinking of going?
I was thinking of going upward
Aug 17th 2005, 11:30 am
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Re: Balloons?
Originally Posted by DagBoy
They will hold the mouth of the balloon above him and Bix will just talk as normal
Aug 17th 2005, 11:32 am
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Re: Balloons?
Originally Posted by soapy
u beat me to that, i was gonna add that we could hang on to his legs
Aug 17th 2005, 11:50 am
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Re: Balloons?
Originally Posted by walla1
thought I'd see you and Bix in here blowing hot air
I'm already in trouble with Da Boss again.
Think you'll enjoy this.......
http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?t=320358
Aug 17th 2005, 11:52 am
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Re: Balloons?
Originally Posted by walla1
thought I'd see you and Bix in here blowing hot air
Aug 17th 2005, 11:54 am
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Re: Balloons?
Originally Posted by Bix
Don't you start.
I'm already in trouble with Da Boss again.
Think you'll enjoy this.......
http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?t=320358
I'm already in trouble with Da Boss again.
Think you'll enjoy this.......
http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?t=320358
nowt wrong with that mate, stick her on and I'll have a word
Aug 17th 2005, 11:54 am
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Re: Balloons?
Originally Posted by soapy
no me mate, it just pours oot ma arse
Aug 17th 2005, 11:55 am
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Re: Balloons?
Originally Posted by walla1
which one is the offender post #3 or post #14?
nowt wrong with that mate, stick her on and I'll have a word
nowt wrong with that mate, stick her on and I'll have a word