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The Islamic world is so rarely appreciated for its contrasts, this is doubly difficult for us as Americans, our stigmatized, polarized, oversimplified views are more often shaped by our media instead of by the actual realities and vast complexities that make up Islam today. Modern, innovative, cosmopolitan, Istanbul, Turkey is perhaps the best example of this- a crucible of all that...

I've spent a fair amount of time detailing the places we've visited so far on this journey, the tours we've been on and the wonderful food we've experienced however with this post I'd like to write something up for the pilots out there who maybe are wondering what it's like to fly your own airplane over here. Short story, easily doable by any competent IFR pilot who can read a...

Eight countries, over seven thousand flight miles, and less than a third of the way around the world; we reach the island of Santorini_, off the southern coast of Greece. Famous for its beautiful Mediterranean vistas, blue and white architecture, the donkey trail leading to the main town of Fira, and as a magnet for cruise ships and honeymooners, for us, Santorini is a place we can...

Malta was another surprise for us as we thought it would just be a fuel stop on the way to Greece however it turned out to be a fascinating place as well. Tracy wasn't feeling well on this leg so she elected to rest back at the hotel while I took the city tour. While we thought the city of Marrakech was ancient, Malta makes them look like a young kid. The history here dates back at...

Harmonious, not a word the current news media or the American public would likely use when speaking of the Islamic World, however inapplicable and disjointed it may sound; "harmonious" does apply when speaking of Morocco and its largest city Marrakech. Founded in the tenth century, Marrakech, is a city very at ease with its identity, its sense of place, and confident in its direction....

Most of the group will have to stop in Gibraltar on Saturday to refuel and will have some lunch while they are there. It's an 880 nm flight from Paris so it is at the safe maximum range of most of the airplanes we're traveling with. Having to stop means that it'll be about four extra hours on the ground between paperwork, landing fees, refueling, taxis to lunch as well as staggered...

Touring Paris is a challenge, the streets are so clogged with cars that they often seem as if they were arranged by some unseen disaster instead of by the lines and markings on the roads. At intersections, cars point at each other at precarious angles that make no sense at all- honking and maneuvering inch by painful inch down the impressive avenues. On foot, a person can often out...

I've always wanted to see Paris, It's practically a universal phrase, spoken by people of varying ages and nationalities throughout the world. Given this, its no surprise Paris is the number one tourist destination on the planet. Knowing this, gives one a better understanding of the Parisian's famous penchant towards snobby behavior- their city is constantly bombarded with masses of...