Planned to fly Dubai to Atlanta once... 15 hours nonstop. Diverted to JFK due to bad weather and low fuel. Slept on the floor, then waited in line for two hours until the counter opened, then multiple assholes bum rushed the ticket gate. No thanks! (20 trips across the Atlantic burnt me out on air travel.)
Despise the TSA.
Bought a rail pass and made three round trips riding the rails from IL to CA. Glad to have that out of my system.
Been hiking the Pacific Crest Trail on foot (3,200 miles and counting) since 2012, walking across CA, OR & WA. I think I’ve finally found my ‘mode of transportation’ niche.
Walking is the best. I walk at least 6+ miles every night and more on the weekends when I’m out and about on my booze walks and listening to my podcasts. It’s extremely relaxing and even good exercise I suppose. I figure I cruise at least 2,200 miles a year and I’ve been doing that for more than 10 years. That’s a lot of miles when you add it all up. The first time I thought about how far I might have strolled was just a month or two ago, and seeing that number was pretty gratifying and extremely surprising.
I took the atl- dxb flight many times.
Also the atl-nrt to tokoyo. Both flights are brutal.