Congo – two nations apart Leaving Kigali was swift and easy, the culprit from Monday wisely decided not to show up anymore, probably better for him. Our flight was a bit rocky but good, as was handling on the ground. Brazzaville, with around 2 million population seems laid back and manageable. There is not much …
Cool and clean nation in Central Africa Like almost anywhere on this planet we were reminded again of regional animosities. So the Kenyans don’t have it with the Somalilanders and we (our nice plane) are also still on the “shit list” for the Sudanese air space. All of this had some impact to our goal …
Refreshing glimpse of new nation in the making What a nice and warm welcome to this new nation. Everybody is very curious and friendly, no hassling at all even though it appears to be obvious that average standard of living is very low. Hardly any streets are paved but lot’s of trade is going on …
Relaxing in Djibouti after Eritrean refusal We were in good spirits and within perfect timing as a result of professional handling in Tel Aviv. Then the trouble started. We had already pushed back when three minutes before taxing we were informed that permission to fly over Sudanese airspace had been revoked! That meant waiting and …
Vibrant city Tel Aviv and the Holy Land An uneventful flight, yet with some detour around Syria brought us into Ben Gurion Airport, and with that definitely hot summer weather in the 30ies. After as short swim on a rooftop over the beach of Tel Aviv we got a glimpse of the vibrant life in …
Memorable F1 race in windy city Driving to the airport early Saturday morning, we noticed again how pristine Switzerland is. Things went fast all the sudden and we were up in the air in no time. Beautiful aerial views of the Swiss mountains, Lichtenstein, the Austrian Alps all the way down to the plains in …
Well, all great things have to come to an end eventually. In this case it meant flying our beloved “Töffli” (i.e. The Plane Pilatus PC-12NG) to Bangkok where it will be taken over by the crew again which brought it to Singapore in the first place. Many thanks and great job, Pascal. The remaining time …
Phnom Penh The problem with the fuel had been fixed the night before which meant that we made it in time to Cambodia. Here we meet the rest of the Frey family and headed on towards the “Killing Fields”. There is nothing to be added to the horror of this dark piece of history in …
Singapore Airlines got us in style and on time down to East Asia. As expected it is hot and humid, but that’s something we will have to get used to. Getting out of the airport and the hotel was very swift and efficient, Tom was joking already that the first transfer was even already waiting …
Handling in Larnaca is again very efficient and we are in the air 10 minutes earlier. A short flight across the sea and we land in Beirut early. Unfortunately the fuel truck is broken and we have to wait. After a while we decide that Captain Tom stays back and the rest drives into Beirut. …