With such a lot of scenic countryside, it’s not surprising that Australia has a long tradition of hot air ballooning. The first ever balloon flight in the country happened on the first of February in 1858, when William Dean pioneered his coal gas balloon, the ‘Australasian’, from the northern banks of the Yarra seven miles across the city of Melbourne. The Yarra is still a popular spot for ballooning today, though you will no ... 







