I’ve had the chance to experience some pretty wild itineraries in my lifetime, but nothing quite like this. Over the past three weeks, I’ve flown a whopping 42,753 miles, circling the globe twice before finally returning home to New York City in time for Thanksgiving. And it was all for work!I tallied up some of my stats along the way, including everything from flight distance to the number of miles I walked over the course of these three weeks on the road (nearly 191!). It’s been one hell of a ride, and I’m about to fly around the world two more times before 2017 is through, so stay tuned for some very exciting coverage to come.My November 2017 adventures. Image courtesy of Great Circle Mapper.So, let’s see where I landed after my final flight this Saturday…Longest flight: 8,770 miles (Los Angeles-Singapore)Shortest flight: 201 miles (Boston-Newark)Total miles flown: 42,753Total redeemable miles earned: 71,558Number of in-flight meals: 18Hours of in-flight sleep: 34Airlines flown: Emirates, Finnair, Korean Air, Lufthansa, Turkish and UnitedYou can view the full flight breakdown here.Hotel stays: 7Total hotel nights: 17Number of aircraft tours: 10Total photos and videos captured: 10,246Instagram posts: 191Cups of coffee: 52Runs at Ski Dubai: 21Most steps in one day: 43,164Most miles in one day: 18.7Total miles walked: 190.7With all of the food I eat during flights and on the ground, getting significant exercise is key. Time permitting, I always walk instead of taking a cab, and I use almost all of my free time to explore the cities I’m visiting — I almost never turn on a hotel room TV, except in the gym, which I try to visit daily in addition to my walking adventures. As a result, not only did I not gain any weight despite eating a lot of amazing food on this trip, I actually lost about five pounds!Sign up for our daily newsletterEmail addressSign upI would like to subscribe to The Points Guy newsletters and special email promotions. The Points Guy will not share or sell your email. See privacy policy.I love seeing and flying on new planes, but for me it’s the experiences on the ground, and the connections I make with people — both professional and personal — that matter most.Aside from a fun Google Translate-d conversation with my Turkish seatmate from Istanbul to New York (see above), here are some of the posts covering the highlights of my 2x round-the-world adventure:Check Out Emirates’ Fancy New Airbus A380 In-Flight BarFlight Review: Finnair (A350) Business Class From Singapore to HelsinkiThe Best Meal I’ve Ever Had on a US AirlineWhat It Was Like to Sit in the Nose on United’s Final 747 FlightEmirates Hit a Home Run With This Incredible New First-Class SuiteThis Incredible Private Dreamliner Is the Ultimate $300 Million Flying HomeStep Aboard Emirates’ Suites-Equipped Airbus A319 Private JetMy Experience Successfully Entering Turkey En-Route to the USBeginning next week, I’ll be flying around the world two more times, including a trip in Emirates’ fantastic new first-class suite on the December 1 inaugural flight. You can follow along in real time on Twitter and Instagram — I’ll be posting on both platforms throughout each day.
