One step further around the world

Just dropped Oliver off at the train station. He is on his way back to school at UND. I'm back to being homeless and roaming the planet in cheap hostels. I'll have a bicycle this time. Oliver is flying the opposite direction around the globe and together we'll cover more than half the distance of an entire circumnavigation. On my way back to the USA I'll fly in the same direction and I'll have inadvertently flown around the world.

Flew from Helsinki over Tallinn, saw the ferry ply the waters below. Around Ukraine and down to Istanbul, mostly cloudy. Istabul airport is actually a giant shopping mall and it's enormous. I have 7 hours here. Good place for a nap. out of curiosity look at croissant pricing, the first one I see is €10. there are other shops at 6 Euros and there are some sandwiches in the 15 Euro range and I saw a few for under $10. Starbucks pricing is exactly double a 'normal' price for Starbucks. Fun to have a chat conversation with Oliver while he is flying over the Atlantic. Time for breakfast for him and a nap for me.Read more