Welcome to bruneiONS.com

brineioONS.com is a weekly online magazine on art, lifestyle and culture
Twitter icon Facebook icon Browse Email
bruneiONS
25/11 Monday 09:37AM

the albuquerque international balloon fiesta

image:Cityprofile

The skies of Albuquerque in New Mexico, USA, were decorated with hundreds of hot-air balloons from the 1st to 9th October.  The Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta is set in the high-desert city along the Rio Grande at the 200-acre Balloon Fiesta Park.


image:itsatrip.org

The fair began in 1972 as a shopping-mall-parking-lot event with just 13 balloons, and these days, it attracts about 700 balloonists and over 100,000 spectators, and it is world's largest hot-air balloon event. Spectators are treated to a rainbow spectacle of balloons in all manner of colours and patterns. There is a Special Shapes Rodeo where imaginative, non-traditional, whimsical-shaped balloons are launched at the same time.


image:Arizona reporter

In the night, more than 100 balloons are lit simultaneously and released into the sky creating splashes of luminous radiance.  Spectators are also treated to flying competitions and fireworks, live music performances and balloon rides.

gardens by the bay
It is over 101 hectares and home to over a quarter million rare plants, the new and sparkling Gardens by the Bay is a spectacular park just a short walk from the ... More

book review
The Bruneions Monthly Book Review brings you reviews of popular books available from dBookHaus, Brunei. More

pusat ehsan charity bazaar
Pusat Ehsan Al-Ameerah Al-Hajjah Maryam will be holding its 7th Charity Bazaar at Jubilee Park for three days starting on 31st August 2012. Every year visitors bundle ... More

a traveller’s day in copan ruinas honduras
Copan Ruinas is in Central America in the western part of Honduras, right next to Guatemala. Walking into the dusty red haze that hangs over the town, I notice the ... More