Ballooning with Wickers World, Staffordshire: So whether you are looking for that unique gift, or just planning to fulfill a lifetimes ambition, a ride in one of our hot air balloons will provide memories to cherish. One of the beauties of ballooning is drifting with the wind - nobody knows where we will land until the pilot chooses a suitable place in which to bring you back to earth, which could be anywhere within a 20 or 25 mile radius of our starting point.