It was a wonderful experience that I wouldn't trade for anything in the world!
The warm welcome at home made the entire trip worth it. For the most part the flights were uneventful as well as my foray into Buddha Bar in Dubai for dinner. I told myself I was going to treat myself to a wonderful dinner in Dubai, and Buddha Bar did not disappoint!
Nestled in Grovesnor House in the Dubai Marina, the view and ambiance were wonderful! I was quite fortunate to get a table as they are an incredibly popular spot. If any of you do go to Dubai, I do highly recommend it. But I also highly recommend making a reservation.
I thought I'd sort of wrap up the blog here with a massive selection of my highlight photos from the trip.
Hope you all enjoy looking at them as much as I enjoyed taking them!
A Panorama of Bamiyan - Thanks Oliver!
The Traders Hotel
F-16 in Mazar-e-Sharif
Pretty Self-Explanatory
Seen Better Days
Somewhere Over Afghanistan
Fixing the Accelerator Cable
Some of What We Flew Over
People Helping People
Courtyard at the Serena Hotel
Me in the Courtyard
The Old Metal Runway at Faizabad
Our Tail
More Mountains
UN / IMF Built Railway - Mazar-e-Sharif
Chivin' On Over Northern Afghanistan
Kabul From Above
A Village In The Hills
Faizabad Tower
AH-64 Apache
Mosque on the Hill - We Called It "The Kabullywood Hills"
Mi-24 Hind
The Kids in Bamiyan
Me In Front of Shor-e-Gholghola "City of Screams"
City of Screams from the Air
Some Clouds - A Rare Sight During My Tour
Deep Crevice
Turning Final in Maymana
Afghanistan Flag in Bamiyan
Caves in Bamiyan
The Shor-e-Gholghola on a Clear Day
UH-60 Blackhawk
Transall C-160
V-22 Osprey
Osprey Again
Mi-8 in Bamiyan
Italian Military in Herat
Mi-8 in Faizabad
People Watching in Bamiyan
CH-53 Stallion in Mazar-e-Sharif
The Crew in Islamabad
Pul-e-Charkhi Prison in Kabul
VIP Movement in Kunduz
An Interesting Fueling in Faizabad
MEDEVAC in Jalalabad
The Afghanistan Flag in Mazar-e-Sharif
Kabul Airport Sign
Kabul Terminal 2 and Tower
The Airplane That Took Me Home
Glacier Lakes
Some More Peaks
The Terrain in Farah
Lithuanian Security in Chagcharan - Now Demob'd
Lithuanian Soldier in Chagcharan
Kabul Airport
More Scenery
The Cockpit of UN064W
Mountains
More Mountains
Would Make a Nice Ski Hill
On the Ground? Nope!!! Moving Fast Too!!!
Flat-Top
Glacial Lake
Some More Peaks
Blackhawks
Deep Canyon
Out The Window
Kabul Airport
Mi-24
More Peaks
An Interesting Formation
Mountains
Some More Interesting Terrain
A Nice Peak
Canyon Wall
Out The Window
Dornier 328
Two AN-74's in Mazar-e-Sharif
Out My Window
Another Glacier Lake
This is What We Saw Everyday
The Dash 7
A New Perspective
Wonder How The Weather Was in Colorado Springs That Day?
C-17 Globemaster in Kandahar
Our Counterpart
AN-74 Hit By RPG
Smiley - One Of Our Ground Staff
I Would Like You To Meet - Abdul and Abul
Our Mi-8 in Bamiyan
Castle Near Herat
The Castle
747
The Canyon Near Maymana
The Canyon Again
More of the Canyon
Waiting In Line
Climbing To Bamiyan
Climbing To Bamiyan Again
A Nice Peak
The Red Cross Going in Ahead
The Buddha Cutouts
Another Shot of the Buddha Cutouts
"John's Rock"
The Red Cross 1900 in Bamiyan
Bamiyan Airport
Climbing Out From Bamiyan
Band-e-Amir Lake Near Bamiyan - Depth Unknown
An Interesting Formation
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