The flight around the world was originally supposed to be split into six sections, carried out across six periods of around 24 days at a time. This was due to my working pattern of 28 days on, 28 days off. The first five sections went according to plan, but before the final section of the flight the COVID-19 pandemic hit the world, and countries started to slam their borders shut. The schedule for the trip rapidly changed…

The map below shows the overall route, either as-flown, or as planned for the un-flown section(s).

The sections were broken down as follows:

• Section 1: Pittsburgh, PA, USA to Rotterdam, Netherlands
• Section 2: Rotterdam, Netherlands to Bangkok, Thailand
• Section 3: Bangkok, Thailand to Sydney, Australia
• Section 4: Around Australia
• Section 5: Around New Zealand
• Section 6: New Zealand Part 2
• Section 7: Australia Part 2
• Section 8: Australia Part 3
• Section 9: The Pacific