So i've been home less the 24 hours -- having completed my first (maybe last) Round The World trip (RTW). On the last leg of the trip - London (LHR) to San Francisco (SFO) I pulled out United's Hemisphere's magazine to find an article about a guy's RTW trip (18 days). He flew business class the ENTIRE trip, I flew COACH/Economy the ENTIRE trip -- difference? oh yeah....
So my stats:
- flight miles = 28, 380
- flight time = 61 hours and 51 minutes (doesn't include circling in Mumbai and London)
- number of legs = 10
- number of countries touched = 8 (not including US)
- number of countries visited (entered) = 5
- getting home to see the family = priceless
What an experience this has been. We did training for 8-9 hours in each of the five cities - so only 45 hours of training and probably 100 hours of travel (flight time, plus trains, automobiles and waiting). Man - am i using telepresence or WebEx next time (see Beam Me Up Scotty post).
But yet - the personal touch was amazing -- and the excitement i feel about the global economy - growing. We (humanity) have such opportunity to do great things that will transform the world -- yes i'm drinking the kool aid....
The explosion of growth in China, India and Vietnam are amazing... yet the impact on the environment is huge. In India, the air was thick with sulfer -- my description is being in a valley where the hills around it are engufled in forest fires -- clouding the sky with a layer of smoke -- yet there were no fires. The world has the opportunity to stand up and do both right - grow AND protect the environment.
In the end -- i think what i learned most was that no matter where we live, what we speak or what we eat -- most of us want the same in life - happiness, success (whatever that definition is) and peace. Not a bad thing.
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