Prologue

Hello and welcome. Willkommen. Bien venue. Huanying. Selamat datang.
Welcome to what I hope will become a log book and journal of a trip which will take me some 10,000 miles halfway around the world. Traveling from Bonn, post-war capital of Germany on the river Rhine, to the ancient trade port and modern financial hub city of Singapore.
The only rule in this is simple: No aerial shortcuts allowed. I'm going every kilometer of the way the old-fashioned way, by coach, train or boat. I want to see and feel the distance I'm traveling.
Once I set off I don't know how regularly I can post here but I'll do my best.
So, stay with me and watch this space.