London  ·  Cape Town  ·  Frankfurt  ·  Tokyo  ·  Langkawi
Part 1:  London, UK
  • ​Flight Route: Huntsville, USA → Chicago, US → London, UK​
  • Travel time: 12h 15min
  • Distance traveled: 4,463 miles; 7,182 km
  • Continent: Europe
  • Duration of visit: 12h 30min
Part 2:  Cape Town, South Africa
  • ​​​Flight Route: London, UK → Johannesburg, SA → Cape Town, SA
  • Travel time: 16h 10min
  • Distance traveled: 6,410 miles; 10,316 km
  • Continent: Africa
  • Duration of visit: 4d3n​
Part 3:  Frankfurt, Germany
  • ​​​Flight Route: Cape Town, SA → Frankfurt, Germany
  • Travel time: 12h
  • Distance traveled: 5,815 miles; 9,358 km
  • Continent: Europe
  • Duration of visit: 12h 25min
Part 4:  Tokyo, Japan
  • ​​​Flight Route: Frankfurt, Germany → Tokyo, Japan
  • Travel time: 11h 10min
  • Distance traveled: 5,831 miles; 9,384 km
  • Continent: Asia
  • Duration of visit: 7d6n
Part 5: Penang, Malaysia
  • ​​​Flight Route: Tokyo, Japan → KL, Malaysia → Penang, Malaysia
  • Travel time: 8h 55min
  • Distance traveled: 3,522 miles; 5,727 km
  • Continent: Asia
  • Duration of visit: 7d6n
Part 6:  Langkawi, Malaysia
  • ​​​Flight Route: Penang, Malaysia → Langkawi, Malaysia
  • Travel time: 35min
  • Distance traveled: 81 miles; 130 km
  • Continent: Asia
  • Duration of visit: 2d1n
Travel Around-the-World for Free
To celebrate my recent promotion and 30th birthday, I decided to splurge and reward myself with a Round-the-World trip!! =P  4 continents, 6 countries, 13 flights.
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How much does it cost to travel around-the-world?
Some people may be curious to know how much it would cost to travel around-the-world. Well, the answer varies depending on where you travel to and how long you travel for. I don't have a generic answer but I've been keeping track of all our expenses throughout the trip, so it's time to put all the numbers together and see how much we actually spent for our trip around-the-world in 3 weeks.

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Lounge Hopping for Free with United Club Card
​When I booked the flights for our round-the-world trip, I knew that the travel would be intense with several red-eye flights and long layovers. Even better, they are all in economy. =P Fortunately, we had access to United Club and Star Alliance lounges in various airports, thanks to the United Club Card (read on to find out how we got it for free). 

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