Phileas Fogg did it in eighty days. The protagonist of Jules Verne’s famous novel circumnavigated the world in 80 days, to win a wager of 20,000 pounds with members of London’s Reform Club. Accompanied by his French servant Passepartout and followed by a detective named Fix (who suspected Fogg had robbed the Bank of England), his travels, by all means available in the Victorian world of the 19th century, were full of adventures. He made it back to England on time, won the bet and even brought himself an Indian princess he saved from a fiery death.
My travel around the world will, by all means, be a lot less glamorous and adventurous. If all goes well it will take me 12 days. And I will travel westbound. The route is Nuremberg – Frankfurt – Vancouver – Portland – Vancouver – Taipei – Shanghai – Seoul – Tokyo – Munich – Nuremberg.
Fore some more info and a few more of colorful airplane photos I took at a Lufthansa event a while back continue after the jump….
To do a “Round the World” is special, even for a seasoned business traveler like me. I had to wait all of thirty years for my first. The reason for it is that after some days of work at our main project site in Portland this week, members of the project management team will travel to local project sites in Asia for a series of one day meetings. So after flying to Oregon tomorrow I will continue on to Taiwan next Sunday morning, where I will arrive Monday evening (due to crossing the date line westbound). So it’s Taipei on Tuesday, Shanghai on Wednesday, Seoul on Thursday, Tokyo on Friday. And as its closer from Japan to Europe going westbound, I will complete my “Round the World” with my return flight to Nuremberg on Sunday.
I guess I will be pretty wrecked when I get home. And I doubt I will see much (if any) of Taipei, Seoul (never been to those two cities) and Shanghai (which I know pretty well, after being stranded there when the eruption of the Icelandic volcano shut down air traffic for over a week in 2010). But I have a free Saturday in Portland this weekend and another in Tokyo (where I also have never been) next weekend, and I’m really looking forward to that. And I can add numbers 54-56 to my visited countries map.
The photos, by the way, I took on an event in Frankfurt where Lufthansa introduced the Boeing 747-8 to their fleet. For an airplane nut like me this was some really special. Besides the first plane of the new Jumbo Jet generation there was also an Airbus A380 in the hangar, the giant double decker also being a marvelous plane. The camera used that evening was a Nikon D7000 with the 16-85mm f/3.5-5.6 Nikkor zoom. All shots were done handheld and raw processed in Lightroom.
Well, let’s see what the trip around the globe brings photographically. It definitely will bring a lot of time in various airplanes. If there is something nice to see, I will take you along and post it here on the Streets of Nuremberg. I will bring my Olympus PEN-F with the 14-150mm f/4-5.6 travel zoom along. Stay tuned!
Have a great week!
Marcus
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Now that’s an event
Indeed it is 🙂
I cannot wait to read about Tokyo and see your pics.
Thanks 🙂 Let’s see…Taipei today, Shanghai tomorrow, Seoul on Thursday and then….Toyko 🙂
Safe travels and much rest my friend
Thanks, my friend, so much appreciated!!
Around the world! Wow!! We flew Lufthansa for my first overseas trip in April. I was thoroughly impressed by the service. 🙂
Yeah, it’s a good airline, no doubt. I’m sitting in Vancouver now waiting to board my Air Canada flight for Taipei. Looking forward to do a “benchmark” 😉 ! Have a good Sunday! Marcus
Hope all goes well with the continuance of your trip! It is a shame if you don’t get any free time in Seoul and Taipei, both cities I know very well. I am envious though that you get time in Tokyo as that is still on my list! And, you are way ahead of me as far as countries visited as I am on a lowly 37!
Thanks, Stuart, it means a lot! Marcus
Wow!!!
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Ich wünsche Dir eine fantastische Zeit,und freue mich schon wie wahnsinnig auf die Photos.Liebe Grüsse
Danke, liebe Jeanette, freue mich sehr über Deine Wünsche! Liebe Grüsse vom Flughafen! Marcus
What an adventure you’ll have. And I really liked your pictures.
Thanks so much for your kind words, highly appreciated! Marcus
Wonderful photos and try to enjoy your trip and looking forward to the photos, as I am sure you will manage to take a few 🙂 Safe journey Marcus 🙂 Lynne
Thanks, Lynne, so much appreciated! Marcus
Your are welcome Marcus 🙂
It seems you have very tight schedules, Marcus. Nice to know that you’ll have chances to see Taipei and Seoul. Can’t wait to see the posts. And May you have pleasant bussiness trips..
Thanks so much, Nurul, for your kind words, so much appreciated 😊🙏! Marcus
I enjoy looking at your first class photography and reading your posts. Have a wonderful trip.
Thanks, your kind words are very much appreciated! Marcus
spectacular pictures! Around the world trip!! How cool is that?! (I pretend to not be jealous…not AT ALL…..grrrrr….) even if its quick and perhaps not-to-see-much-at-all….still a cool journey! enjoy…try to get the most out of it!
Thanks, Claudia, it is a cool journey and I’m looking so much forward to it ✈️🌎😎. Will report how it goes….
Very nice photos! I really like the 4th one from the top of the page. The reflections in the fuselage are wonderful. I hope your trip goes well.
Thanks for your kind words, Michael, much appreciated!
Wish you a safe and relaxing traveling, Marcus. These are fabulous photographs! Colors are so amazing.
Thank you so much for your kind words, it means a lot 😊🙏! Marcus
I expect you will indeed be wrecked after this trip, Marcus — but I also expect it will be well worth sacrificing a bit of sleep. What a wonderful adventure! Safe travels, and I look forward to any photos or observations you care to share.
Thanks so much for your kind words and wishes, Heide, highly appreciated! Will definitely report on the progress 😀! Marcus
Hope you get an opportunity to see a little of beautiful Taipei Marcus – happy travels if I can even say that on a business trip!
Thanks, Marion, it means a lot 😊🙏! Marcus
I Love the colors and all shine. Great photos! / Anita
Thanks, Anita, your kind words are so much appreciated! Marcus
Beautiful photos! Love the engine and underwing photos. Safe travels Marcus.
Thanks, John, much appreciated 😊🙏!