Gibraltar 🇬🇮

Transafrica 2018 | Gibraltar | Rock of Gibraltar | Barbary Macaque | Monkeys

Alficionado ♡ treasuring the good sides of life Transafrica 2018 STOP 22 June 1, 2018 Ad-Dakhla – Gibraltar Flight distance: 953 nmHours in the air: 3.36 Rock Monkies Dakhla airport was empty when we arrived and despite a missing handler we were able to leave on time. Favourite winds brought us to Gibraltar, but we […]

Western Sahara ♰

Transafrica 2018 | Ad Dakhla, Western Sahara | Kite Surfing

Alficionado ♡ treasuring the good sides of life Transafrica 2018 STOP 21 May 31, 2018 Atâr – Ad-Dakhla Flight distance: 273 nmHours in the air: 1.30 Kite Surfing Heaven Our last day in Mauritania started with an early rise. Our tour continued into the mountainous region of the Sahara with tricky roads bringing us to […]

Mauritania 🇲🇷

Transafrica 2018 | Mauritania, Atâr | The Grandness of the Sahara | Quadâne | Chinequetti

Alficionado ♡ treasuring the good sides of life Transafrica 2018 STOP 20 May 28, 2018 Dakar – Atâr Flight distance: 439 nmHours in the air: 0.36 The vast grandness of the Sahara When deciding to go to he Sahara, we wanted it done the most direct way, which meant flying straight into the desert town […]

Senegal 🇸🇳

Transafrica 2018 | Dakar, Senegal | French Riviera African Style | Corniche

Alficionado ♡ treasuring the good sides of life Transafrica 2018 STOP 19 May 27, 2018 Banjul – Dakar Flight distance: 142 nmHours in the air: 0.36 French Riviera African Style We got up to a cool morning in Banjul, just barely 20 degrees, apparently less than in Switzerland and a clear sign that we are […]

The Gambia 🇬🇲

Transafrica 2018 | Banjul, the Gambia | visiting family | Gambia River

Alficionado ♡ treasuring the good sides of life Transafrica 2018 STOP 18 May 25, 2018 Bissau – Banjul Flight distance: 120 nmHours in the air: 0.30 Visiting family Well, I was way to nice yesterday when I praised the locals in Bissau. Again, lot’s of people seem to be involved with our flight and just […]

Guinea-Bissau 🇬🇼

Transafrica 2018 | Bissau, Guinea-Bissau | colonial atmosphere

Alficionado ♡ treasuring the good sides of life Transafrica 2018 STOP 17 May 24, 2018 Conakry – Bissau Flight distance: 198 nmHours in the air: 1.00 Colonial atmosphere Another short flight today which seemed to bring more of the same. Yet it turned out quite different. It started with the “welcome committee” at the airport […]

Guinea 🇵🇬

Transafrica 2018 | Conakry, Guinea | the Land of rivers | Grande Mosque de Conakry

Alficionado ♡ treasuring the good sides of life Transafrica 2018 STOP 16 May 23, 2018 Freetown – Conakry Flight distance: 77 nmHours in the air: 0.24 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 […]

Sierra Leone 🇸🇱

Transafrica 2018 | Freetown, Sierra Leone | the Land of Everything | Bunce Island | Slave Trade

Alficionado ♡ treasuring the good sides of life Transafrica 2018 STOP 15 May 21, 2018 Monrovia – Freetown Flight distance: 242 nmHours in the air: 0.36 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 […]

Liberia 🇱🇷

Transafrica 2018 | Monrovia, Liberia | the Land of the Free

Alficionado ♡ treasuring the good sides of life Transafrica 2018 STOP 14 May 20, 2018 Abidjan – Monrovia Flight distance: 404 nmHours in the air: 1.40 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 […]

Ivory Coast 🇨🇮

Transafrica 2018 | Abidjan, Ivory Coast | Côte d'Ivoire | Banking Center | Wild Surf Beaches

Alficionado ♡ treasuring the good sides of life Transafrica 2018 STOP 13 May 18, 2018 Accra – Abidjan Flight distance: 241 nmHours in the air: 1.15 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 […]

Ghana 🇬🇭

Transafrica 2018 | Accra, Ghana | Gold Coast | Jamestown | Cape Coast Castle | Slave Trad

Alficionado ♡ treasuring the good sides of life Transafrica 2018 STOP 12 May 16, 2018 Lomé – Accra Flight distance: 106 nmHours in the air: 0.36 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 […]

Togo 🇹🇬

Transafrica 2018 | Lomé, Togo | Melting Cultures African Style

Alficionado ♡ treasuring the good sides of life Transafrica 2018 STOP 11 May 14, 2018 Lagos – Lomé Flight distance: 141 nmHours in the air: 0.36 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 […]

Nigeria 🇳🇬

Transafrica 2018 | Lagos, Nigeria | Africas giant | Mega City | BIG Cola

Alficionado ♡ treasuring the good sides of life Transafrica 2018 STOP 10 May 13, 2018 N’Djamena – Lagos Flight distance: 784 nmHours in the air: 3.30 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 […]

Chad 🇹🇩

Transafrica 2018 | N’Djamena, Chad | Link between Sahel and rain forests

Alficionado ♡ treasuring the good sides of life Transafrica 2018 STOP 9 May 12, 2018 Bangui – N’Djamena Flight distance: 540 nmHours in the air: 2.40 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 […]

Central African Republic (CAR) 🇨🇫

Transafrica 2018 | Bangui, Central African Republic (CAR) | Congo river | UN mission | huge untouched rain forests

Alficionado ♡ treasuring the good sides of life Transafrica 2018 STOP 8 May 11, 2018 Brazzaville – Bangui Flight distance: 594 nmHours in the air: 2.30 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 […]

Congo 🇨🇬

Transafrica 2018 | Brazzavile, Congo | Congo river | Equator

Alficionado ♡ treasuring the good sides of life Transafrica 2018 STOP 7 May 10, 2018 Kigali – Brazzaville Flight distance: 937 nmHours in the air: 4.05 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 […]

Rwanda 🇷🇼

Transafrica 2018 | Volcanoes N.P., Rwanda | mountain gorillas | Africas financial hub

Alficionado ♡ treasuring the good sides of life Transafrica 2018 STOP 6 May 8, 2018 Bujumbura – Kigali Flight distance: 96 nmHours in the air: 0.55 The Switzerland of Africa We did regret a bit the ultra short stay in Bujumbura getting up Monday morning, yet little did we know what was to come. To […]

Burundi 🇧🇮

Transafrica 2018 | Bujumbura, Burundi | cool and clean nation in Central Africa

Alficionado ♡ treasuring the good sides of life Transafrica 2018 STOP 5 May 6, 2018 Hargeisa – Addis Ababa – Bujumbura Flight distance: 1439 nmHours in the air: 6.15 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 […]

Somaliland

Transafrica 2018 | Hargeisa, Somaliland | new nation in the making

Alficionado ♡ treasuring the good sides of life Transafrica 2018 STOP 4 May 4, 2018 Djibouti – Hargeisa Flight distance: 134 nmHours in the air: 0.47 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 […]

Djibouti 🇩🇯

Transafrica 2018 | Djibouti | Horn of Africa

Alficionado ♡ treasuring the good sides of life Transafrica 2018 STOP 3 May 2, 2018 Tel Aviv – Cairo – Djibouti Flight distance: 1917 nmHours in the air: 8.00 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 […]

Israel 🇮🇱 / Palestine 🇵🇸

Transafrica 2018 | Bethlehem | Jericho | dead sea | vibrant city Tel Aviv

Alficionado ♡ treasuring the good sides of life Transafrica 2018 STOP 2 April 30, 2018 Baku – Tel Aviv Flight distance: 1085 nmHours in the air: 4.55 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 […]

Azerbaijan 🇦🇿

Transafrica 2018 | Baku, Azerbaijan | Harbour view, drone footage | Formula 1 Race

Alficionado ♡ treasuring the good sides of life Transafrica 2018 STOP 1 April 28, 2018 Mollis – Burgas – Baku Flight distance: 1957 nmHours in the air: 8.20 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 […]