**Many of you will be aware by now that I've actually had a major change of plans and am now in Frankfurt, Germany. I'll write more about the atypical series of events that unfolded in the 48 hours or so
This afternoon (morning in Japan, evening back in Chicago – so, I've taken the average which puts me somewhere around 2pm) sees me sitting in a highly desirable business class seat – which I take pleasure in announcing I'll be
As I write this evening, from the aptly-named 'windy city' Chicago, I'm surrounded by a bunch of angry Spaniards desperately trying to connect their laptops simultaneously to the hostels wireless network. This time last night I would have been sitting
From when I wrote last time, the plane continued onwards, passing just south of Greenland before beginning its descent just a little after Montreal. I don't know what's gotten into Air Canada but they were in some monster rush to
According to my little seatback screen, I'm writing this from somewhere more towards the American side of the Atlantic, than the European, while speeding along nicely at about 578mph – the beer tastes pretty good too. Things went a little
After a less than overwhelming time in Cologne, Monday finally rolled around and it was definitely time to escape. We had our tickets for the ICE, Germany's answer to France's high-speed train service the TGV, and by around half 7
So, after all the planning and effort that went into getting me, quite literally 'off the ground', we finally made it onto the plane for Cologne yesterday morning. The journey was pretty quick and I took the liberty of enjoying
‘Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your