Round the World in 110 days

Beginning

  • 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

  • Planning: Part 1

    I don’t recall where I first saw the ad, but it immediately grabbed my interest: Railbookers – Round the World by Rail Journeys. In Fall of 2019, I got a quote for London – Paris – Geneva – Milan –… Continue reading

    Planning: Part 1

  • Beginnings

    For many years, maybe even decades, I’ve wanted to go around the world. A link to AirTreks (https://airtreks.com), a company which specializes in booking air travel around the world, has been in my browser bookmarks for a very long time.… Continue reading

    Beginnings