Around the World in 14 Days

On Friday, March 1, John left Seattle on a business trip, heading east toward Europe. Two weeks later – after nine flights (all headed east), 20,015 miles, and six countries, John returned to Seattle. Circumnavigating the globe over the course of two exhausting weeks, John met with Amazon teams in Luxembourg, Bangalore, and Shanghai.

Here’s the day-by-day itinerary:

Friday March 1 – leave Seattle @ 1pm

Saturday March 2 – land in Luxembourg @ 10:30am. I leave my luggage at my hotel, since I can’t check in yet. I take the train to Trier, Germany, a beautiful historic town close to the Lux/German border

Sunday March 3 – take the train to Belgium to see the Battle of the Bulge museum in Bastogne.

Monday March 4 – spend the day in the Amazon Luxembourg office

Tuesday March 5 – spend the day in the Amazon Luxembourg office

Wednesday March 6 – spend the day in the Amazon Luxembourg office

Thursday March 7 – spend the day in the Amazon Luxembourg office, take an overnight flight to Dubai via Munich

Friday March 8 – spend the day in Dubai and attend an Amazon meeting via conference call late at night

Saturday March 9 – spend the morning in Dubai, fly to Bangalore on a direct flight in the afternoon.

Sunday March 10 – sightseeing in Bangalore

Monday March 11 – spend the day with the Amazon team in Bangalore

Tuesday March 12 – spend the day with the Amazon team in Bangalore, take three flights, overnight, to go from Bangalore to Delhi to Hong Kong to Shanghai

Wednesday March 13 – Land in Shanghai around noon, spend afternoon in Amazon office

Thursday March 14 – Visit suppliers in Shanghai area

Friday March 15 – fly home! Leave Shanghai at 12:50pm, arrive in Seattle the same day at 9am!

Here are some of the top photos from John's trip around the world:

Town square of Trier, Germany

Monument to American Soldiers, Battle of the Bulge, Bastogne Belgium

Luxembourg

Burj Khalifa, tallest building in the world

View from Burj Khalifa, Dubai

Parlaiment Building in Bangalore

Boarding Plane #6 in Bangalore

Visiting a factory in China

Typical disgusting airline food. Breakfast on the way to Shanghai.
Not positive, but I think that's gravy on the scrambled eggs. I didn't try it to find out.

Boarding final flights in Shanghai!

Done!