Thai hot air balloon

During the Thai festival of Loy Kratong, these hot air balloons are released from many temples in the North of Thailand especially around Chiang mai area, some have simple fire-crackers attached to their tail, others release aircraft too... like this one.

Category:

Travel & Events

Tags:

• balloon
• hot-air
• thailand
• chiangmai
• loykratong
• temple
• festival
• monks
• culture
• fun

[sheltielady]

Wow! Really good pix looks a lot of fun! What time of the year is this festival on?

[fabianfred537]

november

[indacdctr]

I think you videoed the best of the "Fire Balloons" for this Loi Kratong season this year (06) !!

[fabianfred537]

thanks...I always refer to the 'kom fay' which they release at night as Fire balloons...whereas these daytime ones are called kom loy.... I used to love waking up in chiangmai on the morning of loy kratong and from my flat in the old city could hear firecrackers from all the komloy being released from temples all around.

[TomTomica]

..very interesting, what is it for?!

[fabianfred537]

...it is a festival....noone needs a reason to have fun...lol

[protae7503]

พวกมึงคิด จะเอาภูมิ ปัญญาชาว ล้านนา ไปเลียนเบบเป็น ลิขสิทธิ์ พวกมึงอีกแล้วหรือ ถ้า ชอบกูไม่ว่า แต่อย่ามาโขมย ภูมิปัญญา ชาวบ้านของไทย

[Mena142]

That is very cool indeed

[dandycarvalho]

que loko

muito legal

[leviterande]

wowo couldt believe , did it take all that weight

[kazeubel]

Incrível!! Os monges botam uma salsicha como bucha pra fora do balão e o troço não queima!!!!

[dusbalao]

BEM LOKO

[marckmon]

Grandioso, really nice the airplane are "la neta"

[scorpia12345]

that was really good the thai are so good and hot air balloons!

[jho0jho0]

eiTa maCumba

[ShovelDuct]

One of the coolest things I have ever seen.