Leg 4: Praia, Cape Verde to Seawell, Barbados (23 July 2022)

“I’m afraid we’ve been running on empty for quite a number of days and I literally haven’t had a moment to get onto the internet, write some thoughts and post some photographs. Cape Verde, her people, refueling (from the nearby Shell garage), leaving before sunrise, the 2,100 nm flight to Barbados and Barbados itself were

Leg 3: Accra, Ghana to Praia, Cape Verde (21 July 2022)

“Safe in Cape Verde! Actually, yesterday was much harder than today! As I always find on sustained aircraft trips – the flying is the easy part. The flight from take-off in Accra to touchdown in Praia finally took us 13 hours, but the real effort was in getting it all setup. Ghana must be one

Leg 2: Luanda, Angola to Accra Int’l, Ghana (19 July 2022)

“This post is a mess but anyhow… There seems to be a glitch but my phone’s not the greatest tool to fix it and my computer’s dead. Try to work it out for yourself! Safe in Accra. A great day out!” – James

Leg 1: Luanda, Angola (18 July 2022)

“Yooohooo – so we got the permission. And we already have those required to get to Cape Verde. So it’s off to Accra, and all things being fair, off to Cape Verde the next morning, even earlier. We made the most of the day – walked more than 15 km past the President’s house, Fortaleza

Leg 1: Lanseria to Luanda, Angola (17 July 2022)

“Phew, what a long, but wonderful day. We’re safely ensconced in the Continental Hotel in Luanda, about to turn in. But it turns out that our Accra landing permit is not through and will take another day. So frustrating – we’re fuelled and ready to leave. Chalkie – you’re 100% right – the only really

Welcome Home TWN!

 Bringing the 2015 Around the World flight to an end with a safe arrival back in Tedderfield on Friday, TWN will now be stripped before being put into a container to head off to her new owners in Taiwan. It really was a festive occasion, spread over three airfield: Kruger, Numbi Hotel and back here

Sri Lanka to Seychelles | 22 September 2015

 Yoohooo. Ever been to Beau-Vallon, Seychelles? Try it. (And stay in the cottage at “Beau-Vallon Bungalows” at the end of the beach). Flip, as I get older I get madder – I now can’t really remember which flight was which! It was my intention, once settled in the Seychelles, to complete the little update I’d

Update from Colombo, Sri Lanka

Update from James from Colombo, Sri Lanka: Seychelles here we come. (I hope – I’m an optimist after all!). I’m sitting in bed, next to Patrick, with an hour left in the Transit Hotel, Bandaranaike International, Sri Lanka. Our plan to land, refuel and head immediately for Seychelles didn’t work out because of what looked

Update from Kuala Lumpur

  Hoezeeeeeet from Starbucks, Kuala Lumpur. Jirra, this is a city of skyscrapers. Perhaps I can dedicate some photos to demonstrating that in a mo. But near the Twin Towers here it’s very clean and organised. I feel as if it must be teetering, with the oil price where it is, but Patrick tells me

Taiwan-Borneo – 16 September 2015