Hi — I’m Pierre, an international airline pilot who fell in love with the world long before I ever took off from a runway.
Between cockpit windows and layovers in far-flung corners of the globe, I learned that the best travel isn’t about ticking off places; it’s about understanding and truly experiencing them. And as a pilot, I’m lucky enough to see the side of travel most people never do: airport logistics, what really causes delays, how to move through a system efficiently, and how to actually make layovers feel like micro-vacations instead of wasted hours.
My business partner, Andi (@destinationchaser), has visited every country and built a community of 400,000 travelers. She brings the deep cultural discovery, I bring the insider navigation, and together we help you travel smarter, smoother, and more meaningfully.
This site exists to:
- cut through travel misinformation and guesswork
- give you firsthand advice only from places we’ve actually visited
- show you how to see more of the world with less friction
- turn layovers into miniature adventures
If you’re the kind of traveler who values clarity over noise, real experience over recycled listicles, and efficiency without losing soul, you’re in the right place.
Welcome aboard — happy explorations.
About Me
People frequently ask how long I’ve wanted to become a pilot. I always respond with, I’ve dreamt of flying for as long as I can remember, and I started training the minute I legally could – at 16. Since then I’ve worked my way from little Cessna 172s to long-haul Boeing 747s, crossing six continents more times than I can count. Aviation is my job, but travel is the part I genuinely fell in love with.
Most pilots land, sleep, and move on. But I can’t travel somewhere without checking it out. Even on 3 hours of sleep and with extremely heavy eyelids, I go out and see things. I talk to locals, walk neighborhoods, take the bus everyone says not to take, then come back with notes most guidebooks don’t bother with – the tiny details that make a place actually feel alive.
People assume I created this site to “document trips,” but truthfully, it started because friends kept asking me for the real version of destinations. The version you don’t get from tourist brochures or listicles written by someone who’s never been there. The version ChatGPT won’t give you.
Now I just share it publicly: the shortcuts, the stuff nobody explains, the places worth the detour, and especially the things I wish someone told me earlier.
Travel has basically been my home for the past five years (30–50 countries annually, about 300 days per year), and I don’t plan on slowing down anytime soon. Feel free to keep up with my explorations on my instagram.