Around the world in 30 Days

After a quick stopover in LA on my way to Asia, I am back on the move.  Just getting to LA was exciting enough with my opportunity to sit in the Business Elite cabin on Delta on my way from DTW to LAX.  I started writing this post sitting on a Singapore Airlines flight from LA to Tokyo in Raffles Business Class.  Now I must say that this is the way to fly.  I have never been served so much food on a plane or been as comfortable as I am on this flight.  I think that I could get used to this.

I spent about a month in over 10 countries all across Asia and the Indian subcontinent.  I met hundreds of students and say some really cool things.  It was a great way to spend a month, even though I start to miss simple things like drinking out of the water tap at any given stop.  I got to spend a few days in Singapore, my favorite city on earth, right during the pre-events for the Singapore Grand Prix, which my favorite driver Fernando Alonso won!  We stayed at a beautiful hotel in almost every location we visited, but my favorite by far was the Marina Bay Sands in Singapore (perhaps you are sensing a trend). 

A location that I was really surprised by was Kathmandu.  When I worked at Rollins I was fortunate enough to bring two amazing students from there to campus that are having successful careers at Rollins and it had been somewhere I had been meaning to travel to.  Whether it was visiting the Monkey temple where you could see tons of monkeys just hanging out amongst the idols and statues on the top of this hill or flying around the Himalayas for a sunrise look at Mt.  Everest.  Definitely a unique and interesting place to visit on this trip. 

I initially wrote that my first trip on Singapore was such an amazing experience, but then on the way back I got to fly in their brand new business class on the 777-300ER, which is the longest airplane in the world!  Of course over the years I have spent most of my time on Delta flying the friendly skies, but I must say I have found my second favorite airline and with all my flying have found myself as a Star Alliance elite member as well!  If Delta or any other US carriers had service and amenities anything like those of Singapore, the world would be a much better place.  

Overall it has been a very fun and productive month and in only a few days I will head back out on the road to Latin America!