Fabulous Hot-Air Balloon Adventures

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Publisher: Spire
Author: Suzanne Aaronson
For a special event, a unique gift, a new sensation, or simply for a thrilling afternoon picnic excursion, head up, up and away in a hot-air balloon. The landscape panoramas are truly phenomenal when seen from an open-air basket floating high above earth—it’s a great way to discover a [...]

Virgin Galactic Update

Publisher: Lift Magazine
Author: Tanya Ryno
Published: September 17, 2008
Since the very interesting feature on Virgin Galactic was published in Virtuoso Life last month (“On Top of the World”), the mother ship has landed — literally. This summer, Virgin founder Sir Richard Branson and SpaceShipOne designer Burt Rutan opened hangar doors in the Mojave Desert to unveil [...]

On top of the world: Adventure for the rich

Publisher: LIFT Magazine
Author: Tanya Ryno
Published: May 21, 2008

Heli-hiking, if you hadn’t heard, is hiking by helicopter.
No, adventure helicopters don’t just run in the winter. Of course, there’s nothing like the gorgeous untracked fields of fresh powder, but take away skiing and tack on any manner of outdoorsy activity when the snows melt: heli-hiking, heli-fishing, [...]

Need a jet? Richard knows people

Publisher: LIFT Magazine
Author: Tanya Ryno
Published: May 8, 2008
Oh, the joys of flying commercial. Dashing to your concourse after that insane security line. Lugging luggage to and fro. Fighting with the guy beside you for the armrest. Starving, because you arrived at the airport two-hours early (as requested), only to receive an airline snack the [...]