Day Four: Karachi to Yangon We left off in Pakistan, where the security check treated us to a masterclass in peak efficiency. Our luggage was searched not once, not twice, but three full times. Only after the Captain stepped in with a pointed reminder that we were minutes from missing our departure window did they […]
Day Three: Karachi The day started off with Gold Gate, which involved one of the travelers, who for anonymity purposes shall hereinafter be referred to as the Princess of Bäch. Said Princess, in an attempt to pay homage to Mansa Musa, unfortunately discovered that Uzbekistan has very strict gold export controls. She was duly found
Day One: Mollis to Samarkand (via Altenrhein and Ankara) We left off at 7:15 on Monday morning. Our first leg was from Mollis to Altenrhein. A short flight of 18 minutes brought us to Altenrhein, which is at the frontier of one of Switzerland’s foremost industries… bureaucracy. Seems that Swiss customs have decided that Mollis
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A country in turmoil After Uyuni, we flew to Cochabamba on a public flight, quickly picked up our baggage, prepared our aircraft and made us on our way in direction Panama City. Following a 3h30, we touched down in Leticia (Columbia), an airport in the middle of the Amazon Jungle. The fuelling went smoothly, and
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Chile’s cultural, political and financial centre Although we were sad to leave behind the beauty of the Torres del Paine national park, we were excited to continue onwards on our journey and travel to Chile’s capital; Santiago de Chile. Once we arrived at the airport, we quickly set-up the plane to avoid the blistering wind
RMF’s last country and the gateway to Antarctica In the two days leading up to our arrival in Punta Arenas, many of our conversations revolved around whether RMF would be admitted into Chile, and therefore complete his UN countries, or not. As we had learned from our guide in El Calafate, the inflexibility of Chileans
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Two thrill-seeking days in the Argentinian Capital After a very positive experience in Montevideo, we hopped over the Rio de la Plata river and flew the 30 minutes to Buenos Aires, our third planned stop. Unfortunately, immigration and customs required another complete plane and baggage search, which was done in the pouring rain. Unlike in
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The Switzerland of South America. Monday started off with a normal Pilots breakfast, before heading to the Airport in Sal. At the airport, everything went relatively smoothly and we were in the air for our first leg of the day within the hour. The first leg comprised a flight from Sal to Natal, which took
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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
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
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