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 …
The Gold Coast of West Africa Having reached West Africa means short flights from now on until flying back to Europe. This one took us over the Gold Coast of former British Togoland, now Ghana. We got special permission again for a vista flight. Once one the ground handling was super fast and fuel already …
Melting Cultures African Style Lagos would not let us go this easy. First endless 30 minutes for like 3 kilometers to the nearby airport and then the handler was not ready; we almost would have gone (and called back) without clearing immigration. Captain Tom made up for it through a great vista approach over Togos …
Africas giant We woke up to clearer weather and took the ride to the airport as a last opportunity for some sightseeing stops before we got swiftly in the air. The scenery on the flight almost all across Nigeria went from brown Sahel, to lush green vegetation and ended over a sea of millions of …
From green forests to the Sahel We left Bangui during rainy conditions which made urban street life look even rougher. So we flew a couple of hours north from the lush green forests into the Sahel. Temps in the 40ies greeted us in N’Djamena, yet a nice breeze made it more tolerable. Chad means waving …
Genuine and rough Africa For starters, we (our plane) got inspected for the first time. Little did the inspector know that Tom is one as well! So it turned out to be a funny session with photos. During our flight up north, crossing the equator, we got to experience one of the last big chunks …