This past summer, as every year, I take the family to a trip overseas.

This year the plan included Paris, France to see its amazing Treasurers and history first hand, to enjoy the unique Parisian culture that most Europeans proudly associate with, while also taking the rare opportunity to follow the US Women’s Soccer National Team on its road to World Cup victory.

The sights and sounds of Paris in the middle of the summer left us with unique memories to last a lifetime. We left Paris feeling blessed for being able to spend the time there and knowing that we will be back.

Next stop, my beloved and home land of Ellas, Greece as most non-Greeks call this blessed mediterranean Nation. I go back to Ellas a few times per year for family and business Yet, to make this trip unique in its own way I thought on creating a one of a kind flying experience that would be a MISSION IMPOSSIBLE without general aviation.

Enjoy the adventure

Things and Places Seen on this Episode
- 0:15 Paris, France
- 0:25 Louvre drone shots I took
- 0:30 US Women's World Cup quarterfinal game US vs France
- 0:39 Sacre Core Paris, France
- 1:15 Vouliagmeni, Greece
- 1:25 Acropolis Rooftop view
- 1:28 Patra, Ellas drone shot
- 2:12 Megara Airport, Kyp's Socata TB20
- 5:01 Strait of Salamis island
- 5:05 Leaning fuel mixture
- 5:07 Oops that is Parnitha mountain west border of Athens
- 5:20 Athens city behind Parnitha in the distance on a hot summer day
- 5:23 Regency Casino Mont Parnes overlooking Athens from the mountaintop https://regencycasinos.gr/athens/en
- 6:21 Passing abeam Kymi port of Evia peninsula where ships leave for Skyros. A 45' flight by air that by car and ferry would have taken more than 4 hours from Athens to get to Skyros and 6 hours from Patra.
- 7:09 The Hawk's nest as its called - F16 Readiness Air Force Base
- 7:32 Hilltop Skyros main town
- 8:10 Arresting wire (lowered) for Fighter Jets
- 9:50 Driving to secluded Agios Petros beach where we met our friends a bit later
- 9:57 Crystal clear waters in a central Aegean island
- 10:04 Skyros main town
- 10:15 Istories to Barba (Stories of an Uncle) Seafood Restaurant
- 10:43 our friends Saratoga who joined us later making this a 6 persons' group flight getaway
- 11:20 Agios Petros beach we visited from the air
- 11:48 the Falcon's Nest term comes from the heavy military activity with daily interception flights taking place from this and other bases in the Aegean
For more info read https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aegean_dispute#Turkish_Military_overflights
This is infrastructure that is obviously not allowed to film and is excluded from the video.
- 12:00 North shore of Euboea peninsula overlooking the Aegean
- 12:07 a forest fire in progress being extinguished by firefighting aircraft below us as we overfly. Note that a few weeks after filming this episode catastrophic fires burned that entire area :-(
13:38 Island of Syros drone shots (not Skyros)
13:44 Patra Sunset - one of the best in the world
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Music by Epidemic Sound (http://www.epidemicsound.com)
Songs heard on this episode
- Besitos
- Morning Haze
- Dinero
- Vibrant
- Spirit Of Bucephalus
- Love Supreme
- City of Thessaloniki
- Valium

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