What's that in...a blinkin hot air balloon ?
When I was a kid in the 1950s we flew out to Singapore in a 'Hermes' 75 seater.
- 3 days with 2 overnight stops, including 7 re-fuellings.
Makes me a bit more patient now.
Here's one:
3 years later came by sea, and that took even longer...3 weeks.
Ho much would that cruise cost you these days though ?
Here's the ship. The 'Empire Fowey':
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