It was 11:30 p.m. and we again traveled to the airport to fly from Stockholm to Erbil and continuing to Athens. Arriving in Athens early that morning we could think of nothing better than to get to the hotel and sleep. Five hours later we both decided we had to escape the one star hotel in Porto Rafti and have something to eat. We walked down to the marina and had another Greek salad before Michael left for his last flight.

After trying to catch up on much needed sleep we put our winter clothes on and boarded the train for central Stockholm. It was nice to be in a city where there were signs and organization, although don't forget to carry extra crowns for the pay toilet. Stockholm is made up of 14 islands and is referred to the Venice of the north and one of the cleanest capitals in the world. We started our walk down the cobblestone streets towards the Royal Palace of Stockholm a...

After spending most of my night sick, we received a phone call from crewing telling us that three of our flight attendants were in the hospital from food poisoning. Another delayed flight but a blessing for me, more time to sleep and recover from my restless night. It was 10:30 a.m. and we started preparing the plane to fly to Stockholm. Just as we had already boarded the passengers we received a phone call letting us know we didn't have a permit to fly over Turk...

When we arrived at the airport we were greeted by the gate agent who informed us that the passengers were ready to riot due to the delay and would be boarding the plane as soon as possible. After running around the plane making sure everything was in order we started to board the passengers. Moments later we received an updated weather report stating there was heavy fog in Sweden and we were unable to land. After 1.5 hours of sitting in the plane with upset passe...

Soon it became 12:30 a.m. and we boarded the flight to Erbil, Iraq as passengers. We arrived early that morning, switched crews and prepared the plane for the next flight to Frankfurt, Germany. Michael flew the plane and my new resting place became the cockpit of the airbus. I strapped myself in the jump seat and with both eyes wide open we left for our destination. After a quick stop in Sweden we arrived in Frankfurt at 4p.m., making sure everything was precise ...