Round the World in 110 days

Derrick A.

  • Berlin, part 3

    I did stay awake until after 11 pm Tuesday, but I kept waking in the night. I eventually got up and went for breakfast at the hotel. Food and a carafe of coffee was barely enough to get me moving… Continue reading

    Berlin, part 3

  • Berlin, part 2

    I spent March 4th napping and writing blog posts – it was all I could manage. Mentally tired even after a night of dozing, physically congested, stiff and sore. It was not a good day. Every recent movie scene of… Continue reading

    Berlin, part 2

  • Berlin, part 1

    I arrived in Berlin on Saturday, March 2nd, five days into my trip. Jet-lag was affecting me more than I remember it ever affecting me before. “They” say – you know “them”, those people who know about such things –… Continue reading

    Berlin, part 1

  • To Berlin

    I was still tired and jet-lagged on Saturday morning when I had to catch the train to Berlin. It’s early Spring in Europe; something has bloomed to give me a stuffy nose and cough despite allergy meds. I’d largely packed… Continue reading

    To Berlin

  • Rijksmuseum, part 2

    I hit a wall on Thursday the 29th. I was getting only a little sleep while trying to stay awake enough to get on Amsterdam time, failing miserably. I stayed in the hotel napping and hoping for a clearer mind… Continue reading

    Rijksmuseum, part 2

  • Rijksmuseum, part 1

    Thank goodness for in-room espresso! Someone would have died if I hadn’t tanked up before the breakfast buffet. The buffet did a good job of filling the void so I could pretend to be human and get away with it!… Continue reading

    Rijksmuseum, part 1

  • Amsterdam arrival

    The best and least expensive way from Schiphol airport to Central Amsterdam is to take the train from the airport and then change to a Metro or tram car at Amsterdam Centraal to get to your hotel. I was feeling… Continue reading

    Amsterdam arrival

  • Flight notes

    I packed my bag the night before though I left my backpack until the day of departure in order to back up my laptop, phone and tablet. My luggage weight wasn’t bad – 16.5 kg out of the max 23… Continue reading

    Flight notes

  • Planning: Part 3

    My trip seemed to come together suddenly: My friend, Bob K., told me about Round the World airfares offered by airline alliances – OneWorld and Star Alliance for example. The cost of a RTW business class airline ticket was about… Continue reading

    Planning: Part 3

  • Planning: Part 2

    I realized that my early plans been focussed on the Northern Hemisphere, mostly because I’m not a fan of really hot weather. An early summer trip to Greece made me reconsider. What about the Mediterranean in springtime? Turkey in Spring… Continue reading

    Planning: Part 2