Balloons and Burgundy

Filed in archive French Wines , Wine Tours on June 2, 2006

I'm not much for flying, but even I say this picture looks amazing, and this trip as described by The Star sounds even more amazing:

Experience the holiday of a lifetime as you fly over the lush rolling landscape of Burgundy, France in a hot air balloon and land in a château for a taste of exquisite french food and fine Burgundy wine.

As you stand in the basket taking in the scenery of the lush rolling hills of the French countryside, the setting sun on the horizon lighting up the sky in a glowing sea of red and orange, your pilot expertly manoeuvres the hot air balloon to make the softest of landings.

Cap off the day with a lavish dinner at an enchanting medieval château where exquisite French cuisine and the finest French wines await.

This is holidaying in the finest of styles. Jetting off to London or New York or Paris to shop and take in the sights is fun and all, but anyone can do that these days. If you are the jet-setting type, the buzzword today is experiential holidays - for a lot of spare change, a specialty travel agent will customise a luxury holiday experience that you won't soon forget.