On the Road Again: Next Stop, Berlin (Eventually)

I’m heading out to Europe and taking a small side trip to get there. The first part of my itinerary is:

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Portland, Los Angeles, Narita (Tokyo), Hong Kong, Johannesburg, Doha, Berlin

On the outbound I’ll be finishing up a Round-the-World itinerary I began in Johannesburg earlier this year—and then I’ll be beginning another one from there.

For the most part the Asia transits (Tokyo, Hong Kong) as well as the African and Persian Gulf ones (Johannesburg, Doha) are just quic...