Category : 2022
What an awesome winter flight over Stuttgart! We had had three attempts on this with the Ballonsportgruppe Stuttgart e.V., but on the fourth advent weekend we finally were lucky and enjoyed the magnificent views over the capital of Baden-Wurttemberg. But see for yourself! :-) [...]
Best way to start a new week! Yesterday, we enjoyed a wonderful gasballoon flight from Stuttgart to Krumbach, with over 8 hours in the air and beautiful views of the city of Ulm, the majestic Alps in the distance, and of course the magical winter landscape. What a treat! :-) [...]
Oh what a year! =) The adventures of 2022 have truly left us speechless, from the snowy Filzmoos mountains to the fascinating Saudi Arabian desert, from the golden fields of Umbria to the stunning mass ascents at Albuquerque… this may very well be our best ballooning year ever. We want to express our heartfelt thanks [...]
When you’re into ballooning, sooner or later you’ll end up in Albuquerque, they say. For me, it took a while, but thanks to Siebel Ballooning and Holzwerk Ballonteam, this year the dream finally came true! Altogether, we spent eleven days in Albuquerque, living through almost every form of weather there is: Beautiful sunshine, pouring rain, [...]
Oh what a fabulous adventure that was! =) Our 3rd participation in the famous Gordon Bennett Race, our second longest and second farthest gas balloon journey, and all that in one flight! We couldn’t be happier. Altogether, we covered a distance of 1258 kilometers in 50 hours and 15 minutes – two nights and two [...]
For the fourth time already, we’ve visited the Italian International Balloon Grand Prix, also known as the ‘Sagrantino Cup’, in beautiful Umbria! After two rather small editions 2020 and 2021, 2022 surprised us with almost 90 balloons over the picturesque old town of Todi – what a sight! =) Eight flights in ten days, lots [...]