To those who know Taylor Chism, a quick look at the way her life has unfolded is not surprising at all; to others, it's an enviable, intriguing, and sometimes confronting combination of everything outdoorsy, adventurous, and exciting. She possesses the zest of a confident kid who hasn't yet been taught how to fear, but she's a frank, steadily spoken young woman with the quiet self-assuredness of one who knows her personal limits.
A bunch of stories about ballooning in Western Australia on the hot air comp circuit – from then (2017) til now (2023)
Flying over the Victorian High Country where Global Ballooning was born thirty years ago, Kiff Saunders’ prodigies carry the family business forward, sharing the wonder of ballooning with visitors to the region and the people who live here.
A piece I wrote for We Are Explorers and Global Ballooning Australia on Man From Snowy River Country, having spent a lot of time here the last couple of years. Whether you’re looking for a chill weekend away or an epic adventure-fuelled holiday, Mansfield has you covered.
As the summer season kicks into gear at Global Ballooning Australia, Bronni catches up with a couple of our amazing pilots, Brian and Steve, who escaped Australia’s winter to fly a season in Kenya.
In 2022 Global Ballooning Australia celebrates 30 years of operation in the state where hot air ballooning in Australia was born.
Georgia Croft, female Commercial Hot Air Balloon Pilot, starts up new operations location for Global Ballooning Australia based in Mansfield in Winter 2021, during the height of a global pandemic
Scarlett Saunders, 19, has grown up with hot air balloons. During winter 2019 she smashed the Womens' Altitude record in Australia, taking her glorified picnic basket to flight levels ordinarily shared by airliners.
A tale of Competition, Girl Pilots and Hot Air. You read that right - Hot Air Balloon Championships, right here, in Australia. Get in, we're going!
Bronni Bowen 