International hot air balloon festival.

[khentoii]

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International Hot Air Balloon Festival will be celebrating its 16th annual festival at Clark Airfield Pampanga. Sa mga muadto, kita kits ninyo. AYOS!

[6pistol]

abi nkug sa cebu!

[khentoii]

haha. di mada sa cebu brad. wala tay lugar diri. hehe. di ka nahan mu adto?

[pinoytraveler]

witnessed it 3 successive years and its always fun. this time though I'm missin it by purpose as western mindanao beckons.

tips:
be there early, balloon flights are not pegged to time but wind and sunrise
sunblock sunblock sunblock kay its an open field
water (though there are a lot for sale)
food cuz the spectacles continue even at noon (daghan pud tienda though)
batteries and memories - its a photo/video op from sunrise to sundown

my favourite: balloon-bursting competition - an exciting extravagance!
- these are airplanes chasing and bursting yellow rubber balloons (not the hot-air balloons ) with just their propellers as both fly in mid-air!

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[somekawaiithings]

Wow nindota gud ani.. may onta naa sa cebu ...nindot ta experience

[clinically.dead]

@pinoytraveler: Thanks for the tips. I might go there so I'll keep those in mind. P.S. Where in Western Mindanao are you going? I'm originally from Zamboanga del Sur.

For those interested, here's the event schedule:
16th Philippine International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta, 2011 Fiesta Schedule | Everything Nice!

[khentoii]

witnessed it 3 successive years and its always fun. this time though I'm missin it by purpose as western mindanao beckons.

tips:
be there early, balloon flights are not pegged to time but wind and sunrise
sunblock sunblock sunblock kay its an open field
water (though there are a lot for sale)
food cuz the spectacles continue even at noon (daghan pud tienda though)
batteries and memories - its a photo/video op from sunrise to sundown

my favourite: balloon-bursting competition - an exciting extravagance!
- these are airplanes chasing and bursting yellow rubber balloons (not the hot-air balloons ) with just their propellers as both fly in mid-air!

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Philippine Travel Notes

SALAMAT, BRO. Ako ni i-inform sa akong colleagues. Haha. Excited na kaayo mi muadto ba. Naa kay idea pila bayad musakay sa Hot Air Balloon? 7k per person daw? And kananag sa Aviator Ball ba, pwede mi moapil ana? Naa man miy "ticket" or something.. Kung pwede, unsay sul-obon?

Wow nindota gud ani.. may onta naa sa cebu ...nindot ta experience

HAHA. Okay rana brad. Naa man sad lain ikahambug ang Cebu. OT: Naa baya bago na mall itukod ang ayala, dubbed as the MOST LUXURIOUS MALL in the Philippines. Kana, adto ta ana. Experience na nga nindut.

@pinoytraveler: Thanks for the tips. I might go there so I'll keep those in mind. P.S. Where in Western Mindanao are you going? I'm originally from Zamboanga del Sur.

For those interested, here's the event schedule:
16th Philippine International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta, 2011 Fiesta Schedule | Everything Nice!

Kita-kits, bro! Haha

[clinically.dead]

@khentoii: I just read on a travel blog (dated 2009) that "hot air balloon flight usually costs 150 USD or its Philippine Peso equivalent per person and this may last from 30-45 minutes to an hour depending on the wind conditions". So yeah, maybe it costs around that much.

I'm planning on going on the last day. I'm still researching on which bus to ride to get to Angeles from Manila. Do you know if there are early morning bus trips to Angeles? I want to be at the venue early, like 5am.

[khentoii]

@khentoii: I just read on a travel blog (dated 2009) that "hot air balloon flight usually costs 150 USD or its Philippine Peso equivalent per person and this may last from 30-45 minutes to an hour depending on the wind conditions". So yeah, maybe it costs around that much.

I'm planning on going on the last day. I'm still researching on which bus to ride to get to Angeles from Manila. Do you know if there are early morning bus trips to Angeles? I want to be at the venue early, like 5am.

I suggest you go there by Saturday. And ride a bus going to Angeles. There are affordable hostels/pensionne houses around. Im not really sure of what to ride. Agency kasi.

[clinically.dead]

Agency kasi.

Is that why you have that ticket for that Aviator Ball thingy? Nice.

Maybe you should share info on that agency on this thread, there might be others who would be interested.