10 Flights. 19300 miles (31000 km) distance flown. 44 hours of flight time. Nuremberg-Frankfurt-Vancouver-Portland-Vancouver-Taipei-Shanghai-Seoul-Tokyo-Munich-Nuremberg. Amazingly, non of the flights where in any way delayed. After 12 days of traveling westbound around the world I’m safe and sound back home on the Streets of Nuremberg.
It was a very intense but productive business trip, and it included some opportunities to see something outside airports, taxis, hotels, and meeting rooms, and I’m very grateful for that. The best thing was meeting all those great people in Taiwan, China, Korea and Japan. But also revisiting Shanghai‘s amazing citycenter and being able to explore Tokyo for the first time was a treat.
A somehow perfect ending to this special voyage was the last short flight from Munich to Nuremberg, when a rainbow graced the sky above the plane when we boarded and that pointed exactly into the northerly direction towards home.
And the special light that flooded the ground near the village we live in during final approach to Nuremberg airport. I love to travel and explore the world. But it’s always good to return home.
Have a great week!
Marcus
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I have really enjoyed joining in with your sightseeing around the world, although admittedly in bits and pieces. Some fantastic photos and interesting commentary. Look forward to catching up with your next posts.
Thanks, Jill, your frequent visits and kind words mean so much! Marcus
Wow I would love to do this in the future!
Thanks for reading and taking the time to comment, Tamsin, much appreciated. Fingers crossed that you get to do a trip like this in the future! But it seems you already have been bitten by the travel bug 😀👍! Marcus
Hehe yes I have! Really enjoyed reading your post will definitely be checking out your future ones x
Thanks for the follow, much appreciated! Next posts will be from Africa, will be heading to Namibia tomorrow 😉
I made in 1970 (nearly) round the world trip. Our route was Helsinki-New York-Los Angeles-Honolulu-Tokyo-Anchorage-Copenhagen-Helsinki. Thank you for this interesting post.
Schönes-Wochenende!
Wow, that was also quite a journey back then, I’m sure you had great experiences as well. Auch schönes Wochenende 🙂 ! Marcus
Tell me you are hanging that last shot somewhere!?!!! Stunner!!!
Thanks, Elizabeth, means a lot. No, so far I didn’t plan on hanging it, maybe I should reconsider? Marcus
Definitely!!
Wow! Was ne Route, bin beeindruckt… Ich hab mich total reingefühlt und bis zu dem Punkt “business trip” auch richtig neidisch!! Aber wer weiß, vielleicht gehörst Du ja zu den Menschen, die ihren Job gerne machen, dann ist alles wunderbar 😉 Die Bilder sind es sowieso 😉
Danke 🙂 Ja, ich mache meinen Job gerne. Die Schattenseite ist halt immer die viele Abwesenheit von zuhause. Momentan ist es halt extreme. Aber es kommen auch wieder bessere Zeiten 😉
It’s been fun to travel on your adventures, but I’m sure you were relieved to finally make it home. 🙂
Thanks for commenting, Amy! It was a very special trip, but yes, I was glad to be back home, if only for two weeks before heading back top the PNW. Have a good week! Marcus
Intense travel, I’m already threading the 22 hours involved getting from here to Germany with driving, layovers etc.
You’ll make it 🙂 !
Glad it was a successful trip.
Home Franken is a beautiful shot.
Thanks, Louise!
Wow Marcus what an experience! Must have been marvelous. But also very tyering. Thanks for sharing.
You are welcome, Jim! Thank you for reading along! It was really a memorable trip! Marcus
My sentiments exactly Marcus – I love to travel but home is where the heart is and I’m very content there too! A great series, thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule to post. M.
Thanks for reading along, Marion, as always so much appreciated! Marcus
Beautiful rainbow flight home Macus! 🙂
Thanks, Anne, so much appreciated! Marcus