Final Report, May 2007
So, I have come back to Umea in northern Sweden, this
fantastic town
- from 32 degrees centigrade in Singapore in just 15 hours to 2 degrees
and rain and wind and warm jacket, gloves, cap... We, the people of the
Tropics, we just ain't used to that.
Well, this journey around the Globe has gone just fine.
Everything
has worked perfectly. To travel around the world is almost an
non-event, things work just like home, airports are alike, people do
the same things, talk about the same things. It just looks a little
different. But still...
But to be able to travel 1000s and 1000s of miles in
class and feel
very, very good and to see and do things in foreign land is a fantastic
benefit for a small human being from little Umea. Most people I have
met during the journey cannot even dream of such a thing. Now I just
need a little sleep and to think and work my way through this
adventure. And then it's time to start thinking about my next trip
(don't you ever get enough..?) I have gathered a lot of Eurobonus
points to do some travelling for, so I will.
Final impressions
Air travel, check-in, lounges: Soo good, business class
is to be
recommended. Best in class (sic!); SAS, really, is on the top side even
if Thai and Singapore have their slender, young and beautiful
stewardesses. They give nice service, though. Uniteds flight assistants
seemed a bit tired, but that was compensated for (at least after a
while...) by the fact that they weren't stingy about the booze and wine.
Airport: Best; Changi, Singapore. It really is one of
the top
airports of the world. Not far to walk, despite the size of the
airport, check-in, security worked just fine, nice shops with good
staff, the few ones I met at least. Worst: Frankfurt. So complicated to
find your way, so much people hanging around everywhere and running all
over. Up and down stairs in search of baggage. Check-in lines at
Economy were terribly loooong. Luckily I travelled Business. There was
no line there, only five-six staff just for me... And Fraport, do
something bout the tobacco smoke all over the whole airport. Terrible.
Best airliner: Singapore Airlines brand new Boeing
777-300ER
(Singapore-Frankfurt). Oh, oh, oh what a seat, nay, not a seat, a sofa
turned into a flat bed, built into a small chamber, with lots and lots
of space. I couldn't reach the seat in front of me if tried ever so
much, small compartments everywhere, boxes, shelves for your things and
belongings and drinks, a gigantic wide screen and entertainment to
choose from: 100 (!) feature films, 22 radio channels, 182 TV shows,
700 (!) CDs and a number of PC games, built in PC with business
software if you work during your trip. You could almost not find time
to eat the delicious meal, or really, the two meals.
Hotel: Best in class; Harbour Plaza, Hong Kong.
Expensive, but so
good service. Eastern and Oriental in Penang, Malaysia; interesting
relic of the colonial past. Worst: Nothing really.
Economics: Well, how can you afford all this. I just
don't know. It
is, if you dare count, reeeally expensive. I followed the budget made,
though.
Best visited place: All, from Skane over Washington, San
Francisco,
Honolulu, Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, Penang to Singapore. Why else would
I choose them..?
Would I do another journey like this again? Click YES if
you want to, click NO if not: YEEES
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