{{#replies}} I decided that I'd been faithful enough to Jules Verne now, particularly as Air France runs a service to Berlin Tegel that takes only an hour and 45 minutes. So I took Stuart's suggestion of an Indian Air Flight to Bangkok which left at 9.15am and arrived at 1.10pm to connect with, of all things, a Finnair flight that got me into Chek Lap Kok International at 6.30pm. they can to create a true meeting of independent Premium. A. At £1,187.30, the cost staggered me but at least I'd be getting a chance to see the Gateway of India which is situated opposite the hotel that Global Village recommended, The Taj - pretty palatial for £78 a night.According to Jules Verne, Fogg and Passepartout start this part of their journey by train but have to swap to elephant when the tracks run out. Which statement below is false for the real-life inspiration behind this memorable character? Next time I follow fictional characters round the globe I'm definitely going economy.For further information on circumnavigating the globe contact Global Village (0870-442 4848; Enter your email to follow new comments on this article.Are you sure you want to mark this comment as inappropriate?Want to discuss real-world problems, be involved in the most engaging discussions and hear from the journalists? Time was now of the essence, so I decided to take a United Airlines flight, which left San Francisco at 11.30am and touched down at JFK at 7.49pm after a journey of five hours and 19 minutes. Due to the sheer scale of this comment community, we are not able to give each post 2014-12-31 17:04:18 2014-12-31 17:04:18. Phileas Fogg did it on trains, ships, and elephants, but nowadays no one - apart from Sir Richard Branson - would go about circumnavigating the globe in such a difficult way. {{#sender.isSelf}} I decided I'd better follow this diversion via Turkish Airlines, which flies first class from Berlin at 4.30pm every day, (arriving at 8.15pm). The cost was £1,034.70. An inspiration for the character was the real round-the-world travels of the American writer and adventurer William Perry Fogg .
try again, the name must be uniquePlease {{#replies}} Which statement below is false for the real-life inspiration behind this memorable character? I opted for a more reliable form of air transport - the British Airways morning flight out of JFK, which landed in Heathrow at 9pm. As Passepartout is now (inexplicably) Chinese rather than French, the director wanted to move the story on to Jackie Chan's home village as soon as possible.In Verne's original, Fogg makes the crossing to Hong Kong by boat and is crucially delayed by a storm. Around 100 years old, The Clift uses its lobby as a museum of modern art where artists such as Dalí have displayed their wares. As this was within walking distance of the French Quarter and Check Point Charlie, it seemed a good place from which to see the obvious sights. Start your Independent Premium subscription today.Are you sure you want to mark this comment as inappropriate?Independent Premium Comments can be posted by members of our membership scheme, Independent Premium. Independent Premium. Well they obviously start off in London. At £257 per night it's a good place to view the dockside where Passepartout gets drugged and put on a separate boat from his master.In the new film, Fogg and Passepartout stop over in China, so I copied Michael Palin and arranged to take the 4.10pm train, departing Hong Kong on even dates at this time of year, and arriving in Beijing at 6.05pm the next day. Answer. Business class costs a staggering £2,550.80 so I asked Stuart about economy flights - £1,799.Final total, excluding meals and taxis, £9,251.30. By a quirk of the time zones this would land me, 11 hours and 55 minutes later, in San Francisco three hours before I departed. With your actor guide, your team has to beat the clock and win stars completing a number of challenges to unlock the next zone. Which statement below is false for the real-life inspiration behind this memorable character? I didn't feel any desire to save money and book a "hard berth" for £66 in one of the communal carriages.Train is a great way to see China but I knew I'd need a good hotel at the end of it so I agreed that Global would book me into the Kempinski, a modern block in the city's diplomatic quarter with easy access to Tiananmen Square. try again, the name must be unique In the end we settled on a local airline, Jet Airways, which could pick me up at 4.40pm and land me in Calcutta by 7.10pm, and all for the cost of £206.80.Stuart already had a hotel in mind: the Oberoi Grand, 15 miles (24km) from the airport but famed for its Thai cuisine. continue to respect all commenters and create constructive debates. will be published daily in dedicated articles. As this was going to have to be a journey that mixed train, plane and pachyderm, if necessary, I needed a flexible friend. But all the getting to and from airports adds considerably to the time so I opted for Eurostar, which leaves Waterloo every half hour and can have you at Gare du Nord, where Phileas disembarks, three hours later. Having confirmed these arrangements, I found this part of Fogg's journey has been cut from the film.