**Disclaimer** This "report" may contain more pictures of airline food than any relevant content. Be warned!**

I still don't quite know what got me to undertake the following "journey". Boredom? Having too many stale miles collecting dust in my accounts? The wish to try new Airlines and maybe new airplane types? Drinking way too much champagne in the worst cost-benefit ratio that exists on this planet?

Well, almost like a junkie I got more and more unsettled during the first half of the year: My yearly fix was missing. Flying was daily routine, Error Fares came and went, Fuel Dumping is a favorite past-time and goes over easily (short bursts of adrenaline until you realise that the e.g. positioning costs outweigh any benefit), etc. But what was missing was the one superlative experience that would raise my sophisticated and chic vein into new heights.

In short: I got the urge to just throw miles out of the window, splurge myself and get me thinking I would be the most awesome and coolest person ever - along the way gaining heaps of recognition and appreciation from my friends and family, polishing my ego. Unfortunately they simply shook their heads embarassed, as they always tend to do, since they don't find the proper words to say that I am completely crazy and out of my mind. Mrs. GmK has stopped saying anything about my travel plans anyways since quite a while...

But actually my requirements weren't THAT complicated: I wanted to fly one 'new' airplane type that was missing from my collection, try one new Airline, have at least one flight in F, and drink as much bubbly stuff as I could get my hands on. (not to spoil everything, but I succeeded quite nicely in all of that)

In a single pure moment of thinking clearly I realised that I should at least pick a destination of my adventure that would be of some worth. Since I lived in Tokyo from 1998 - 1995 and haven't been back since (indeed! But it always held a special place in my heart, and I didn't feel ready to return for many years, fearing my old memories and impressions of how it was would be going down the drain), the destination was quickly decided upon. Tokyo it was going to be. Back to the roots, to the in my opinion most exciting city in the world, drowning myself in its constant stream of awesomeness, eating much, discovering much and meeting some old friends.

I'll save you the booking process, but let me just say that award availability for the week I picked was similar to the fluctuation of the Facebook-stock, or a Rollercoaster at a Six Flags Themepark. It wasn't pretty and I am sure some agents put me on their 'HATE THIS GUY' list for my constant pestering to get the flights I wanted. When selecting Tokyo as destination I checked which airlines servicing it actually use a plane type I haven't been on yet. One that I did find was Asiana servicing the ICN - NRT route with a 747 Combi. That might not be that much of a rare plane type, but one I have never been on. Avast normal 747s, here comes the plane that is only half for passenger! Wheeee!

The final result was:

LH C: HAM - MUC - ICN (Slip-sliding away on LHs 'wonderful' C product)
OZ C: ICN - NRT (The 747 Combi, and my first time flying Asiana as well)
LX F: NRT - ZRH (First time flying LX F after hearing much about their seemingly good product)
+ a return trip by car and train, visiting friends and doing other un-aspiring stuff.


In any case, let's get going. I am not a big fan of many words and like to let pictures speak. Also I hate trying to be impartial, travelling is way to much of a personal and subjective experience. So take the following as my personal direct thoughts and be aware that your experience might differ greatly. I am not here to please anyone. Others may give more details and exact studies, but that's not how I roll. So enjoy - or don't