We decide to fly out of Tel Aviv a bit later since there is not much to see in Larnaca, the city in Cyprus we have to fly to since it is not possible to fly directly from Israel to Lebanon. While leaving Israel, security is much tighter. But all works very well and we …
5th of June Nice breakfast in this really cool hotel. We drive to airport in rush hour – but going the other way. A big delegation is waiting for us, clears us very efficiently and the chief of air traffic control (a lady!) shows us where it all happens! We are up in the air …
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 …
In Trinidad, pristine mangrove swamps and rain-forested hills sit side by side with smoke-belching oil refineries and ugly industrial estates. Tobago has everything you expect from a Caribbean island, with palm trees and white sand aplenty, yet it is relatively unchanged by the tourist industry. Leaving Barbados is as efficient as entering it and we …
Barbados is ringed by azure water and white-sand beaches. Barbados has lush scenery among rolling hills dotted with fascinating survivors of the colonial past. Vast plantation homes show the wealth of European settlers while several botanical gardens exploit the beauty possible from the perfect growing conditions. After taking-off from Antigua we fly now South via …
Antigua would make a perfect place to hide a fleet. And so in 1784 the legendary Admiral Horatio Nelson sailed to Antigua and established Great Britain’s most important Caribbean base. Little did he know that over 200 years later the same unique characteristics that attracted the Royal Navy would transform Antigua and Barbuda in one …
Columbus used the Spanish word for „Snow“, nieves, to name Nevis, personally because the clouds shrouding its mountain reminded him of a snowcapped peak. During the night, the webmaster unsuccessfully tried to upload the page. But the wifi here works like a hurricane: on and off and mostly ending in a disaster! Finally after rebooting …
At the heart of Santo Domingo is the Zona Colonial, where you find one of the oldest churches and the oldest surviving European fortress, among other New World firsts. Already before breakfast, Capitano Tom runs around to get the flight plan. E-mail does not work here so well and the fax is a bit slow …
22nd of May Havana, city of jarring paradoxes and unfathomable contradictions, where seductive beauty sidles up to spectacular decay and revolutionary iconography is juxtaposed with sun, sea, sand and a diluting slice of austere socialism. Time to say good-bye to Beat who was traveling with us since Mexico. We had a very good time together …
Antigua remains far more than a tourist attraction. A place of rare beauty, major historical significance and vibrant culture, it is the country‘s one must-visit destination. Tikal is a real noisy place – especially when the jungle wakes up. But the different sounds are just fascinating and we enjoy it. Unfortunately there is no Cappuccino …