LAX to Tokyo Narita on a United 787-900 in business class
Tokyo Narita to Bangkok,Thailand on an ANA (All Nippon Airways) 777-200 in coach class
Bangkok to Paro, Bhutan on a Drukair A319 in business class
Paro to Kathmandu, Nepal on a Drukair ATR-42 in coach class
Kathmandu to Doha, Qatar on a Qatar Airways A330-300 in business class
Doha to Istanbul, Turkey on a Turkish Airlines A321 in business class
Istanbul to LAX on a Turkish Airlines 777-300ER in business class
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| Route Map |
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| View from Row 1 at LAX |
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| My forward view for 11 hours |
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| Japanese meal selection |
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| Dessert |
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| Breakfast before arrival in Tokyo |
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| Our plane after arrival in Tokyo |
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| ANA dinner en route to Bangkok |
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| Drukair lunch en route to Paro, Bhutan |
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| Lunch |
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| Approaching Paro |
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| Paro Valley |
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| Hugging the valley walls on arrival |
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| Seconds from landing in Paro |
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| Just about to land in Paro |
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| Tiny terminal at Paro |
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| Our Drukair A319 from Bangkok to Paro |
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| Our Drukair ATR42 at Paro |
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| Only 6 passengers on this flight to Kathmandu |
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| Seeing the Himalayas en route to Kathmandu |
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| Snack box on the short flight to Kathmandu |
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| Mt. Everest en route to Kathmandu |
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| Arrival in Kathmandu |
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| Our Qatar Airways A330-300 in Kathmandu |
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| Boarding was a chaotic mess |
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| It's about to start raining |
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| My seat for the next 4 hours |
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| Somewhere over India |
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| Qatari sunset |
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| Arrival in Doha was slightly more civilized |
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| View of Doha from the gate |
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| View from row 4 on our Turkish A321 to Istanbul |
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| Leaving Doha |
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| Somewhere over Iran |
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| Arrival in Istanbul |
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| Our 777-300ER in Istanbul |
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| My view for 13 hours from Istanbul to LAX |
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| Super yummy welcome drink |
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| Turkish delight |
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| Appetizer |
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| Electronic faux candle |
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| Even more appetizers |
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| Amazing meal |
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| Coffee and tea service |
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| Lunch before landing at LAX |
I had an amazing trip around the world on 7 planes, 2 in coach, 5 in business class, to 6 different countries, on 5 different airlines, over the course of 12 days, for a grand total of 20,446 miles flown.
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