The flight through three continents was something else. Leaving at midnight and basically chasing darkness, it was a shame I couldn't see India, but I felt the turbulence over the Hindu Kush and that kind of summed up Afghanistan for me, even if I was 30,000 feet over it. Watching the lights of Russian hamlets was nice as we went around the Urals. Two hours in Frankfurt airport does not really count as an experience of Europe, but after spending two and a half months in Asia, seeing hordes of ... (more)