Man Takes More than 1,000 flights Without Leaving the Airport
Chris Guillebeau
Neurodivergent author of THE ART OF NON-CONFORMITY, THE $100 STARTUP, and other books. Writing every day on ADHD, entrepreneurship, and purposeful productivity. ??
For more than twenty years, he flew to a different European city — every Wednesday. He never missed a week. Mr Mul (born in 1932) made more than 1,000 flights over a period of 20 years.
Travel is what you make it. In the early days of my travel quest to visit every country, I would get defensive when people asked why I only stayed in most countries for a relatively brief period of time. Unlike this guy, I left the airport and usually spent several days in a place—but still, I totally get why someone would love flying for the sake of flying.
It was all about an experience, about losing himself in the window seat and venturing to a different place. No matter that the place was “air world.” Some of us like air world just fine.
For every person who does something like this, I bet there are many more who have a similar idea but never follow through. Maybe they decide that it’s silly, or maybe they try it a couple of times before stopping.
But this story shows that you don’t have to stop. If you find something that brings you joy, embrace it and call it your own.
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Hat Tip: KLM
Image: Maarten Van Haaff
Educational Consultant and Business Coach
9 年I agree with Anton. I travel a lot but the actual flying is horrid on any airline. Trains, ferries and even buses--they can be great fun.
2018 TEDx Speaker / Corporate Trainer
9 年(You may have forgotten the link to the original article - I can't find it in your post.) Joy -
Director, global dairy sales and business development in MEA.
9 年I do not see the point. Flying is only a way to get from one place to another and compared with almost all other modes (boats, cars, cycles, walking etc), must be the worst and most boring way to travel. If you like flying buy a small plane and fly it yourself, sitting in a huge passenger carrier is a crappy way to get somewhere.
Sales Representative at EKEN Group Ltd.
9 年I can understand... As long as you like it and keep doing it, you will gain something from it.
Field Service Technician, CT & New England
9 年1000 flights with no reported incidents. Flying is still the safest way to travel