After breakfast driving to the airport. We start to realize that this is actually the most dangerous part on our trip! Immigration and security is efficient; so efficient that they find our Swiss Army knives and take them away from us. Take-off on time and for the first time: we are happy to leave a place!read more...

Friday the 13th and we fly to Saudi Arabia. Checking out of the hotel is a bit difficult, they forget to organize the car to the airport, their the agent has not filed the flight plan; but we still leave more or less on time. A three hour flight over the desert (which is huge) to Medina.read more...

The news on TV about Iraq don’t look pretty. All hell is breaking lose in the North. The rebels take the two largest cities. And we are heading towards that direction: to Kuwait. Leaving Bahrain is no problem and we fly north along the coast. Handling is slow and so is immigration. But at least we get a multiple-entry crew visa; we wonder whether we ever will use it again.read more...

Excellent handling in Doha and Manama. We have to wait a bit for the fuel since we decided to take it here. And it is not so hot anymore: only 43 degrees today!read more...

Another short flight from Au Dhabi to Doha. Handling at both places excellent and another dream-like destination.read more...

Drive to the airport is despite rush hour easy. So is security and immigration. We have to fill up some oil for the engine and get the feeling of heat! Take-off on time and short flight to Abu Dhabi. Already approaching the airport we get a glimpse of what is expecting us: we fly by the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque. read more...

Another rest day after yesterday’s long flight. Late breakfast, then pool.read more...