Nicaragua – volcanos and colonial history After it was clear that Venezuela became a no-go we obviously got some extra available time since Angel Falls and Caracas would have been main attractions while staying a few days. I looked at the map and noticed that Nicaragua, which I have never been to, is very close …
Liberia & the Peninsula Papagayo, Costa Rica – the land of plentiful A good hour and we landed in Liberia, in the western part of Costa Rica. Handling was not only pleasant and professional, it offered an extra level of lavishness. 🙄 For the first time ever without auxiliary reasons we are taking almost 4 …
Panama – the country with so many faces We are leaving the islands of the Caribbean for now, heading to Central America. Approach to Panama City was very nice and impressive seeing all the vessels awaiting the passage through the canal. On ground we were immediately hit by “famous” local weather conditions, really hot and …
Oranjestad, Aruba – the federated cultures of The Netherlands, the USA and the Caribbean Handling leaving Curacao was a dream again and happened to be topped off by receiving permission to fly very low around the southern part of the island, what a treat. Welcome to the USA, ahh, no sorry, Arrrruba! “Landing” at the …
Where pleasure meets biz in the Caribbean So I have to start with a nice episode back on Bonaire. Since I am responsible for ground operations and for simplicity reasons, as well as faster checkout in the mornings and paying restaurant bills, I make sure everything ends up on my tab. As we are so …
An odd French place in Northern America The “oldest Glarner”, a common, sometimes strong wind greeted us at the airport in Mollis, together we some loyal friends who bid farewell. A pleasant first leg to Iceland came to an end with a not so easy landing in strong winds at Keflavik airport. The weather was …
The Valley, Anguilla Today’s formalities in the US Virgin Islands were swift and easy since our handler took care of it beforehand. Appartently the officer with whom we had the pleasure yesterday is known for his behaviour. So around 11 we were up and flying back to Tortola to pickup Marc-Phillipe and then a bit …
The US in The Caribbean! A short hub over and we were in St. Thomas, at the airport that is. What followed was a fine example of how the US (customs and border control) have to show you their power. There was not a single plane there (hence nothing else to do) and yet it …
An odd French place in Northern America The “oldest Glarner”, a common, sometimes strong wind greeted us at the airport in Mollis, together we some loyal friends who bid farewell. A pleasant first leg to Iceland came to an end with a not so easy landing in strong winds at Keflavik airport. The weather was …
Four hours flying over Brazil and another four to Barbados. A long day for the pilots. Same procedure as yesterday: getting up at 05.00h, driving to airport at 06.15h and this time everything works and we are in the air by 07.15h flying north to Belem. Exactly after four hours we reach this city of …