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Waking up at 4AM... Taking a short drive to the Clark Aviation Field ... Getting a good spot while receiving painful shoves and nudges from equally eager visitors... Patiently waiting while trying in vain to get a good shot... We've been doing all THESE for three consecutive years ... Here's why... ..and I'm excited to do all these again next year!! See ya! Ü

Did You Know? ...that this year is supposed to be the 13th Philippine International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta (PIHABF) but the organized decided to skip the number 13 due to superstitious beliefs and thus making it the 14th. ... that Hot air Balloons were once used as a mode of transportation back in the days? ... that 25 balloons will be joining this years event making it the biggest so far. There will be teams from all over the world coming from Hungary, France, Germany, Thailand, Malaysia, USA, Japan and a lot more! This year marks the 3rd consecutive year that Paul and I will travel all the way to Clark, Pampanga to watch colorful, big, hot air balloons fly and fill up the sky. Through the years, we've encountered standing in line to buy our tickets, getting stuck in a really bad traffic jam on our way out of the field and realizing that our kite was defective. These I would call the pains of a Hot Air Balloon Fiesta fan. We've learned so much since then, we now have our stra...

If there's one local event that I always make it a point to go to, it would be to see this Philippine International Hot-Air Balloon Festival 13 Feb 2009 - 15 Feb 2009 No matter how early we have to be up to make it to the Clark Aviation Field. No matter how traffic it can get. It's all worth it the moment we see these breathtaking flying wonders get blown up and start flying up up and away! This will definitely be a yearly tradition. A great way to start another travel year! See you all there!