Going West to Find the East

Travel Day:  I fly out of ORF at 10:24 am this morning.  I arrive in Taipei at 8:45 pm tomorrow.  The flight time alone is almost 19 hours.  This flight is a short one; it's to Dulles.  Then a marathon flight from Dulles to Narita in Japan, then on to Taipei.  I hope I can see the flight maps on the planes.  It should be a good lesson in the Great Circle Route.  I think this will be the longest flight I have ever taken:  14 hours in one fell swoop.  In the past, I have always had layovers in Hawaii or on the west coast. 

As usual, I have only a small backpack, and it is not full.  The more I travel, the less I take.  Baggage really slows you down and adds cost to your trip.  Try under-packing sometime, and see how much freer you feel.