Over the long Father's Day holiday. why not head north to enjoy the colourful scenes of the hot-air balloons invading the chiang mai skyline. This, the biggest balloon festival in thailand is held at the chiang mai gymkhana golf club. tickets for thais cost Bt50(children) and Bt200 (adults) and are available at all rimping supermarkets and participating hotels in chiang mai. some lucky ticket buyers will havea chance to ride on a tethered balloon