Looking Back on 2020 - a Year (Almost) Without Travel

By Amy

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there hasn't been a lot of travel this year outside the house, let outside the country. Like many, we have been staying home as much as possible, working and taking classes remotely, and postponing gatherings with extended family and friends. ​​Early in February 2020, however --  without realizing the scope of the impending crisis -- we embarked on a trip to the other side of the globe, all the way to Thailand.  At the time, we knew about the new viral threat  and seriously considered cancelling our trip, but cases of the covid variant reported outside of China were still relatively low and there were no travel restrictions on U.S. travelers. Ultimately, we decided to prepare as best we could and go for it. Little did we know it would be the final weeks before the world changed forever.

World's Longest Non-stop Flight

With one suitcase dedicated almost entirely to masks, hand sanitizer, and disinfecting wipes, our family of five boarded the world's longest non-stop flight from Newark to Singapore (9,537 miles; 18h 30m), with a connecting flight to Bangkok (876 miles; 2h 30m).  [Watch the globe spanning  flight path in the inflight video we recorded below.]  

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