Packing was quite a job and took all day. Actually the list includes 135 different items just for the web-master. A lot of camera, electronic and computer gadgets, but also emergency stuff, medical kit, etc. A rainy Saturday morning in Switzerland! We run into the Frey family and Tom on the highway to Mollis. Loading …
Wisdom Guru‘s quotes Jetzt s‘töffli aalah und öi buebe uf gränche flüüge Imperator – wenigschtens isch dä wy appropriate für mich – skopje, 12.6.10 ich mäldä öi dönn a für d‘sälbschthilfe gruppe – webmaster about the pilots än facebook junkie – guess who dihei chauf mär z‘erscht a paar muppet show dvd; cha nüme si …
We are sure that we will hear questions like „what did you like best“, „what impressed you the most“, „what is the conclusion“, etc. We try to address this with this page. Before we started planning the trip, our knowledge about africa was rather limited. During the 12 month preparation, we followed the news about …
11th of June – Skopje Getting to the airport is very efficient since there is almost no traffic on saturday morning, the moslem „sunday“. Immigration is also very efficient and we are in the air at 08.55h. This is by far the largest airport we have been in africa and taxing is rather complicating. But …
8th of June – Abu Simbel Breakfast in the restaurant at the 16th floor is quite nice; food and view over khartoum. The hotel is actually top notch; it belongs to mr. Qaddafi of libya. Formalities at khartoum airport are rather slow but we finally take off almost on time. There are pictures of a …
Formalities when leaving djibouti are very smooth but it is hot again and we are just dripping in the plane. We are made aware again while this airport is so busy. Next to us they unload a big antonov transporter, while waiting for take-off, three mirage are landing and from up above we see the …
5th of June Another wonderful breakfast at the addis sheraton and we are off to the airport. It is amazing how much construction is going on; addis ababa is waking up. Formalities at the airport are done in no time, to get to the airplane is a bit complicated. But we are in the air …
3rd of June We are getting up at 05.00h this morning since there will be quite some traveling today. Wake-up call tea is served together with the hot water for the shower at 05.30h. We pack up, have breakfast and leave the bwindi lodge as planned at 06.30h. Moses drives really well and we are …
31st of May Today is one of the flying highlights of the entire journey. There are a few drops of rain when we go for breakfast – actually the first ones on the entire trip! We take-off on time and reach mainland africa after half an hour. Scattered clouds and from far we see the …
29th of May Hello everybody! Hopefully we have internet access again today and can bring you up-to-date again with exciting news and pictures. The last two days were really amazing! Last night tom didn‘t feel to well and had stomach problems. During the night he had to worship the porcelain altar (as an old friend …