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I am finally back in the USA, and back in Chicago. What a long few days of travel it has been! Instead of doing the smart thing and flying TPE-HKG-ORD or something similar, I did the cheap thing and did two round trips, so I had to fly TPE-HKG-BOM-LHR-ORD. Almost 23 hours in the air, covering 23146 miles. Total on my trip, I flew 74312 miles. That's the equivalent of flying around the world, at the equator, almost 3 times. I've got enough miles to fly domestically in the USA about twice for free now, which is handy because I need to fly to LA and Florida relatively soon.

I was horribly jetlagged for about a day when I got back. I got home at about 7p on Monday the 11th, went to bed at 2a and woke up at 2p. That was the longest I think I've ever slept. The next day was much better. I went to bed again at about 2a, but woke up around 8. And last night, I fell asleep around 11p and woke up at 8a...I think my body is finally on a normal schedule again, which is good because I start coaching and working again tomorrow.

One of the few remaining B747-300 still flying. There was a concentration of them at LHR, I saw about 5 or 6. I didn't see an A380.

9-hour flight on a 767-300, nearly a 30-year old plane. United needs to update it's fleet. The movies just looped and the "from the cockpit" channel wasn't available.

The whole flight from LHR-ORD was one elongated sunset. Here's my favorite iPhone shot I got.

The approach into ORD. For once, it wasn't illegal for me to record this!

Got to record a landing LEGALLY on my GoPro for once. Still illegal internationally, however.

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Ugh. Finally have good coffee again. Taiwanese coffee was ok, but "weak" tasting, and Indian coffee is just heated goat milk with nescafe grounds.

Also, in LHR I found probably the most healthy meal ever found in an airport, and was also NSNG. Salad with crayfish, avocado and a balsamic dressing. It was OK, but better than McDonald's for the 100th time.

My flight had Kerrygold butter! Real butter! I was very happy...I asked for a cup of coffee after my meal and put the butter in the coffee. I got quite the strange look from the flight attendants but I explained to them what I was doing. They seemed somewhat interested at least.

This really gets my goat. Drugs aren't the answer to health problems, healthier living is.