The Pilot Who ExploresFrom the flight deck…
My name is Pierre and I’d like to welcome you to a website that’s meant to make travel easy. As an airline pilot, my goal is to streamline and tailor your travel experience so that you can explore the world as well or better than I can.
Learn from my travel mistakes so that you don’t have to repeat them, and glean insights into the lifestyle of an airline pilot who has traveled to over 115 countries. Make layovers fun, and discover new destinations along the way. Welcome to a whole new world - of exploring the world.
Our thought process kind of went like this: St. Vincent and the Grenadines? I’ve always wanted to go. Ah crap, 10-day quarantine required. St. Maarten? Looks like they have a high number of cases. Bahamas? Eh, it’s too cool in winter. Let’s see what the BVI are doing…. Admittedly, it’s hard to believe that you […]
Looking for an epic escape from a dreary, long, cold, dark winter? With more travel experiences available than ever before, there has never been a better year than 2026 for a romantic Valentine’s Day getaway. This last year, I’ve have the opportunity to explore over 40 countries with the love of my life, and in […]
Times change. Travel has changed. It’s now safer and cleaner than ever. New CDC testing measures requiring a COVID test within 72 hours of arriving in the US add yet another layer of safety. Now, the chance of sitting next to someone sick on an airplane is close to zero. Even as someone who works […]
It was only a matter of time – the world can’t be shut down forever. Luckily, the solution to ending travel restrictions has arrived. And it’s called getting vaccinated. Now that most vaccines are revealing to be even more efficient than tested, the world can start charting its path towards the “new normal”. Slowly but […]
It’s quite possible you’ve never heard of Dominica. Far different than the resort-laden Dominican Republic, Dominica is known as the ‘nature island’, and it’s an incredible gem that stands out as perhaps the most authentic, untouched island in the entire Caribbean. Dominica is a small leeward island in the Eastern Caribbean. It’s tucked between the […]
Thanksgiving is coming. Christmas is coming. Some of us have travel plans, and we need to travel as safely and responsibly as possible. Those of us trying to minimize risk want to know: what are the best face masks we can buy before flying? I’ll start by saying, there is no one face mask that […]
In the aftermath of the world’s worst travel crisis, airlines around the globe are scrambling to survive. Unfortunately for those of us on the lower decks of this titanic industry, there just aren’t enough life boats. This cruise, the one we’ve dreamt of and worked relentlessly to join since childhood, is abandoning us in cold, […]