Route notes
Why this routing works
This 14-week itinerary is structured as a Europe-focused multi-stop starting in Denver and flying first to Munich, then resuming in Porto after an overland break. From there it continues by air through Pau, Paris, Copenhagen, and Vagar, then crosses to Edinburgh before another overland segment to Kirkwall, followed by Inverness and London for the return to Denver.
The sequencing keeps the long-haul flying concentrated at the beginning and end, while the middle of the trip is built from shorter regional sectors. The two open-jaw sections, Munich to Porto and LSI to Kirkwall, allow flexibility on the ground without forcing unnecessary backtracking into the flight ticket.
Because this is ticketed in business class over 14 weeks, timing matters as much as route order. A May departure fits well with this northbound progression into the Faroes and Scotland later in the trip, and London works cleanly as the final departure point for the nonstop transatlantic return pattern back to Denver.
This is a complex multi-stop itinerary rather than a simple round trip, with multiple countries, a territory stop in the Faroe Islands, and surface sectors built into the overall plan. The route is best understood as one long regional sequence across Europe, anchored by Denver on both ends and stitched together with open-jaw logic where flying every segment would be less efficient.