The beautiful Ellissia Shelby lived and worked in New York as a secretary. Her employer owned a worldwide shipping company. Having given her a promotion, she found herself transported to Italy with a team of directors and co-workers, falling hopelessly in love with one of them. A love that was not returned, by the quiet man who wore dark rimmed glasses. A man terrified, for his own personal reasons, of committing to marriage. A beautiful, fascinating love story, set in a number of famous cities in the most romantic country in the world.

This is the story of a man whose working life was way beyond the experience of most men. He faced great danger during his career whether walking, sailing or driving across the Equator. His journeys did not end there, as he has also flown or sailed across every ocean and sea on this planet. He has spent over five thousand hours in the air as a pilot or passenger in forty-seven different types of aircraft, from a small Cessna to a Boeing B-747 Jumbo Jet. Another truly impressive statistic is that he has lived or visited ninety-two countries. Marriage, divorce, treachery, affairs, killings, corruption, and so much more were part of his extraordinary life. Thanks to his meticulous and precious logbooks, the unbelievable real-life adventures of this RAF Officer, Diplomat and Gentleman can now be told.