to make the retrieval of all the kit easy. the mountains also produce a different climate, so there can be a lot of different wind patterns and things that develop around the mountains. it seems to be almost a lifestyle, this passion for ballooning. what is it that you love about ballooning? very much so. i mean, it's the tranquillity, as well, up here. you know, aside from the helicopter, it's peaceful. there's nothing. and you know, the views — you don't get this out of a aeroplane window. no. and there's a really big sense of community around ballooning. you know, it is a niche sport, i suppose, and we're all of a similar ilk, i suppose. this word gets used a lot, so bear with me, but there's something quite magical about being up here. usually, when you're at this height, you're either on a parasail with the wind, you know, in yourface
to keep the buoyancy up. uh-huh. so, tell me a little bit about the specific challenges of a landscape like this. so, obviously, up on the side of the mountains, there's a lot of snow, a lot of trees but not a lot of roads. so, you're having to land as close to a road as possible to make the retrieval of all the kit easy. the mountains also produce a different climate, so there can be a lot of different wind patterns and things that develop around the mountains. it seems to be almost a lifestyle, this passion for ballooning. what is it that you love about ballooning? very much so. i mean, it's the tranquillity, as well, up here. you know, aside from the helicopter, it's peaceful. there's nothing. and you know, the views — you don't get this out of a aeroplane window. no. and there's a really big sense of community around ballooning. you know, it is a niche sport, i suppose, and we're all of a similar ilk,
the views, you don't get this out of a aeroplane window. hello and welcome to the travel show, coming to you this week from switzerland — or, more specifically, the international balloon festival in the swiss alps. we'll be taking a bird's—eye perspective on that later on. but in the meantime, let's head to zurich for something a little more underground. i'm on a journey from switzerland's capital, beginning with a drive two hours south—west, because i've heard that all around this country is a vast network of bunkers — some of which are open for travellers to explore.
so we're putting in little bits of heat every now and again to keep the buoyancy up. uh-huh. so, tell me a little bit about the specific challenges of a landscape like this. so, obviously, up on the side of the mountains, there's a lot of snow, a lot of trees but not a lot of roads. so, you're having to land as close to a road as possible to make the retrieval of all the kit easy. the mountains also produce a different climate, so there can be a lot of different wind patterns and things that develop around the mountains. it seems to be almost a lifestyle, this passion for ballooning. what is it that you love about ballooning? very much so. i mean, it's the tranquillity, as well, up here. you know, aside from the helicopter, it's peaceful. there's nothing. and you know, the views — you don't get this out of a aeroplane window. no. and there's a really big sense of community around ballooning. you know, it is a niche sport, i suppose, and we're
up here, it's peaceful. the views, you don't get this out of a aeroplane window. hello and welcome to the travel show, coming to you this week from switzerland — or, more specifically, the international balloon festival in the swiss alps. we'll be taking a bird's—eye perspective on that later on. but in the meantime, let's head to zurich for something a little more underground. i'm on a journey from switzerland's capital, beginning with a drive
up here, it's peaceful. the views, you don't get this out of a aeroplane window. hello and welcome to the travel show, coming to you this week from switzerland — or, more specifically, the international balloon festival in the swiss alps. we'll be taking a bird's—eye perspective on that later on. but in the meantime, let's head to zurich for something a little more underground. i'm on a journey from
yeah, so at the moment, all we're doing is keeping the balloon nice and level, so we're putting in little bits of heat every now and again to keep the buoyancy up. uh-huh. so, tell me a little bit about the specific challenges of a landscape like this. so, obviously, up on the side of the mountains, there's a lot of snow, a lot of trees but not a lot of roads. so, you're having to land as close to a road as possible to make the retrieval of all the kit easy. the mountains also produce a different climate, so there can be a lot of different wind patterns and things that develop around the mountains. it seems to be almost a lifestyle, this passion for ballooning. what is it that you love about ballooning? very much so. i mean, it's the tranquillity, as well, up here. you know, aside from the helicopter, it's peaceful. there's nothing. and you know, the views — you don't get this out of a aeroplane window. no. and there's a really big sense of community around ballooning. you know, it is a niche sport,
of a aeroplane window. no. and there's a really big sense of community around ballooning. you know, it is a niche sport, i suppose, and we're all of a similar ilk, i suppose. this word gets used a lot, so bear with me, but there's something quite magical about being up here. usually, when you're at this height, you're either on a parasail with the wind, you know, in yourface or in a plane or a helicopter, the thrum of the engine and the rotor. and up here, it's silent and there's barely a stir of wind. and it's just like we're sort of on a platform in the middle of the air with this incredible view out over the mountains. i think there's also something that appeals to the romantic in me, reallyjust sort of harking back to the earliest days of air travel, you know, the balloon setting off around the world in 80 days. there's something really
a lifestyle, this passion for ballooning. what is it that you love about ballooning? very much so, i mean, it's the tranquillity, as well, up here. you know, aside from the helicopter, it's peaceful, there's nothing. and, you know, the views, you don't get this out of an aeroplane window. and there's a really big sense of community around ballooning. you know, it is a niche sport, i suppose. and we're all of similar ilk, i suppose. this word gets used a lot, so bear with me, but there's something quite magical about being up here. usually when you're at this height, you're either on a parasail with wind, you know, in yourface, or in a plane or a helicopter, the thrum of the engine and the rotor. and up here, it's silent, and there's barely a stir of wind. and it's just like we're sort of on a platform in the middle of the air with this incredible view out over the mountains. i think there is some
on the side of the mountains, there's a lot of snow, a lot of trees, but not a lot of roads. so you're having to land as close to a road as possible to make the retrieval of all the kits easy. the mountains also produce a different climate, so there can be a lot different wind patterns and things that develop around the mountains. it seems to be almost a lifestyle, this passion for ballooning. what is it that you love about ballooning? very much so, i mean, it's the tranquillity, as well, up here. you know, aside from the helicopter, it's peaceful, there's nothing. and, you know, the views, you don't get this out of an aeroplane window. no. and there's a really big sense of community around ballooning. you know, it is a niche sport, i suppose. and we're all of similar ilk, i suppose. this word gets used a lot, so bear with me, but there's something quite magical about being up here. usually when you're at this