Have you considered an aoutogyro, or gyrocopter as they seem to be called these days?
They have come a long way in recent years and there are some very capable fully enclosed cabin 2 seaters around. The top two manufacturers are Magni in Italy and AutoGyro MTO in Germany.
If you look at the videos of GyroCopter girl on You tube there are some good videos of cross country flights such as Germany to South of France, so they are capable little machines these days.