The Story of The Flying Monk
Michael Bartlett was born on 14th October 1940 - the same day as British pop singer Sir Cliff Richard. He was a Lancashire lad, educated at a Blue Coat School in Manchester and for a few years a chorister in the Cathedral Choir. Michael spent 10 years working and volunteering in South Africa and has been frequently visiting his South African friends ever since.
I was always interested in travel. As a youngster, I went camping far on a bicycle, a bus, and a train. Planes were rare those days. I found my first interest in air travel back in 1969 when I was given an opportunity to do a 6 months voluntary service in South Africa - Zululand. Since then I’ve built a long list of airlines I’ve traveled with and countries I’ve visited.
