Getting up early did not help today since we had to deal with moody and incompetent handling agents. So we left slightly delayed but got compensated with a warm welcome in Nadi. Today we started our 2 1/2 days off which we will spend at a nice resort in the Yasawa’s island group of Fiji. …
It was only a short hop over to New Caledonia, so we arrived around lunch time. Everything here looks just like in Southern France, a bit touristy but well organized which is not given in this part of the world. Like anyone else on this island we enjoyed a lazy Sunday afternoon followed by a …
Leaving the Marshalls was easy (even though we left a day early) and favorable winds brought us to Pohnpei in just over three hours. What seemed to be an easy handling process turned out into an unresolved problem at this stage. We simply can not get any kerosene at this time, not because there isn’t …
Good timing was with us when we left for the short “ride” over to Vanuatu. This subtropical island has a different groove with an interesting mixture of French/English culture and language. A short tour around town in the later afternoon gave a good first impression of an island being more “touristy” than expected. Today Thomas …
Handling for the first time was painful at Port Moresby which just complemented to our overall impression but we were airborne just about 15 minutes later than scheduled. We are still mostly heading eastwards, loosing yet another hour today which amounts now to 9 hours ahead of Central Europe. We went for an in-depth look …
Handling for the first time was painful at Port Moresby which just complemented to our overall impression but we were airborne just about 15 minutes later than scheduled. We are still mostly heading eastwards, loosing yet another hour today which amounts now to 9 hours ahead of Central Europe. We went for an in-depth look …
Due to long flying time to our next destination we rose to an early start. At Singapore’s Seletar Airport handling was very friendly and straight forward. Just before 9am we took off for the first leg to Pontianak on the island of Borneo in Indonesia where we stopped quick for refuelling. It was quite apparent …
Singapore Airlines got us in style and on time down to East Asia. As expected it is hot and humid, but that’s something we will have to get used to. Getting out of the airport and the hotel was very swift and efficient, Tom was joking already that the first transfer was even already waiting …