An island that does not live up to its country’s name Our day started early on Saturday, meeting at Mollis Airport at 0745 to prepare the aircraft and get ready for takeoff. The last remnants of winter were still noticeable, as the ‘Zigerschlitz’ was covered in shade accompanied by sub-zero temperatures. Once the set-up of …
Kite Surfing Heaven Our last day in Mauritania started with an early rise. Our tour continued into the mountainous region of the Sahara with tricky roads bringing us to the beautiful oasis and village of Terjit. We decided to leave a bit earlier and fly out the same afternoon. That was the plan but since …
The vast grandness of the Sahara When deciding to go to he Sahara, we wanted it done the most direct way, which meant flying straight into the desert town Atâr rather than than making the detour over the Capital Nouakchott. That resulted in a very slow process of immigration as there are hardly any direct …
French Riviera African Style We got up to a cool morning in Banjul, just barely 20 degrees, apparently less than in Switzerland and a clear sign that we are heading North. Saying goody was not easy but the quick flight to Dakar sure was. Already from the air you can see the different development stage …
Visiting family Well, I was way to nice yesterday when I praised the locals in Bissau. Again, lot’s of people seem to be involved with our flight and just when we wanted to start the engine we were told there was not yet permission to leave. That was at 9:30 and from then on people …
Land of rivers With only 24 minutes duration, our hop today was probably the shortest of all. One might think it’s not worth it, think Africa again, it would have taken over 6 hours by car! And that did not take into account getting across the border through immigration, it took us over half an …
Land of rivers With only 24 minutes duration, our hop today was probably the shortest of all. One might think it’s not worth it, think Africa again, it would have taken over 6 hours by car! And that did not take into account getting across the border through immigration, it took us over half an …
The land of everything There was significant traffic getting out of Monrovia on the way to the airport which was 35 miles to the south. That and an unprepared handler were the reasons for a late take-off. We wanted to be there timely since our next guest was waiting for us at the next destination. …
The “Land of the Free” After having mostly moved towards west the last few days and with going into our fourth trip week we now are already heading slowly northwards towards Europe again. Once on the ground Liberia could go by as a Central American or Caribbean country given its street scene and laid back …
France African Style What a name for a country which generated expectations – needless to say that they were not met. While the level of infrastructure might be higher than in other West African countries, there is not much shine if you scratch behind the surface of these modern looking buildings; plus poor neighbourhoods and …