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How Far Have You Traveled?
I calculated the mileage I have traveled to see Pearl Jam throughout the years. I know this was within another unrelated thread, but I couldn't find it. That was prior to the midwest shows anyway.
I traveled 24 times by car for 8,947 miles (I drove all but 250 miles).
I traveled 2 times by bus for 510 miles.
I traveled 6 times by plane for 18,575 miles.
Total: 28,032 miles
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I traveled 24 times by car for 8,947 miles (I drove all but 250 miles).
I traveled 2 times by bus for 510 miles.
I traveled 6 times by plane for 18,575 miles.
Total: 28,032 miles
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It also doesn't include travelling to Jersey from Queens at 5pm, in the rain,wearing one of those sprained ankle boots, on the subway + path train. Seriously I should just round it up to an even 50k for account for that.
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Figure this later.. All mine were by car.. Curious now!
SHOW COUNT: (149) 1990's=3, 2000's=53, 2010/20's=89, US=109, CAN=15, Europe=19 ,New Zealand=2, Australia=2
Mexico=1, Colombia=1
Upcoming: Sacramento, Vegas x2, Manchester, London, Chicago x2, NYC x2, Fenway x2, Aucklandx2, Gold Coast, Melbournex2
“Travel far enough, you meet yourself.”
― David Mitchell, Cloud Atlas
“Remember what Bilbo used to say: It’s a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don’t keep your feet, there’s no knowing where you might be swept off to.” – JRR Tolkien
“The cool thing about being famous is traveling. I have always wanted to travel across seas, like to Canada and stuff.”
– Britney Spears
“The cool thing about being famous is traveling. I have always wanted to travel across seas, like to Canada and stuff.”
– Britney Spears
Reminds me of somebody I met in St. Louis that was from Colorado, asked me where I was from and I told them Illinois. Their response to me was priceless "I've been to Chicago but I've never been to Illinois."
In 22 shows I would guess it's somewhere around 5000km.
Oh wait... right after I moved to Edmonton I drove back to the Gorge for the 06 shows. That was the longest drive I ever did. Thinking about it I'm probably closer to 10000km total for 22 shows.
edit: I've always thought it would be cooler to live in East where there are more big cities and they are closer together. I've always imagined it makes shows easier to see. Out here in the West things are spread pretty far apart. Outside Vancouver/Seattle/Portland you're looking at 10 to 12 hour drives to go see PJ (if they play Alberta or Montana) or 20ish hours to L.A. or maybe 15 hours to San Fran (not counting the ferry).
Driving on the other hand, now that is traveling my friends...
2500 miles for just 2 shows on this past Midwest tour... we were able to experience first hand Appalachia, the mid south, the Mississippi delta, and the midwest/great plains with all kinds of stops and adventures along the way... if I flew I would have seen 3 airports and cab rides/shuttles to and from the hotel
SHOW COUNT: (149) 1990's=3, 2000's=53, 2010/20's=89, US=109, CAN=15, Europe=19 ,New Zealand=2, Australia=2
Mexico=1, Colombia=1
Upcoming: Sacramento, Vegas x2, Manchester, London, Chicago x2, NYC x2, Fenway x2, Aucklandx2, Gold Coast, Melbournex2
See it all, Oh, See the World!
Constant Recoil..Sometimes life, Don't leave you alone
When the anxious is the present, unwrap your gifts, take your time
e.t.a. I just did that calculator thing & I couldn't put in my whole tour in 2013, not enough spaces, but it gave me 12732 miles or 20504 km one way & 25464 miles or 41008 km return.
PJ - Auckland 2009; Alpine Valley1&2 2011; Man1, Am'dam1&2, Berlin1&2, Stockholm, Oslo & Copenhagen 2012; LA, Oakland, Portland, Spokane, Calgary, Vancouver, Seattle 2013; Auckland 2014
EV - Canberra, Newcastle & Sydney 1&2 2011
One of the travel bloggers I follow uses that Tolkien quote.
I'm not the biggest fan of flying either but across considerable distances it's the most efficient option. I went to Chicago with a friend from home, had we driven would've taken twice as long leaving us with that much less time to actually see Chicago.
If we had trains like Europe it would be so much better.
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you said by driving you would not have had as much time to see chicago... so i was just asking what's wrong with seeing everything you flew over PLUS chicago, instead of just seeing chicago?
my point is by flying you miss everything in between, and sometimes the in between can be everything
i have flown to seattle for the gorge in 2005 and had a blast, and i understand that sometimes you HAVE to fly, no doubt about it... and, of course, flying is usually cheaper, easier, and more convenient... but so is McDonalds