Hm, I'm still waiting to witness a traceroute from Europe to Asia or the Pacific that doesn't go over the US for the first time.
I see two :-) [Although these could in theory still go via the US]. collector.LINX.NET>traceroute www.pccw.com Translating "www.pccw.com"...domain server (195.66.232.34) [OK] Type escape sequence to abort. Tracing the route to www.pccw.com (202.153.117.7) 1 linx01.hkt.net (195.66.224.143) 4 msec 0 msec 0 msec 2 s6-0.tmhstcbr01.hkt.net (202.84.249.5) [AS 4637] 264 msec 264 msec 268 msec 3 207.176.97.134 [AS 4637] 264 msec 264 msec 264 msec 4 202.84.133.198 [AS 4637] 260 msec 264 msec 260 msec 5 f5-1.yckbr01.hkt.net (205.252.130.239) [AS 4637] 376 msec 412 msec 404 msec 6 202.84.133.78 [AS 4637] 276 msec 280 msec 272 msec 7 * * * collector.LINX.NET>traceroute www.singtel.com.sg Translating "www.singtel.com.sg"...domain server (195.66.232.34) [OK] Type escape sequence to abort. Tracing the route to www.singtel.com.sg (165.21.20.180) 1 linx1.ix.singtel.com (195.66.224.122) 4 msec 0 msec 4 msec 2 202.160.243.117 [AS 7473] 0 msec 4 msec 4 msec 3 Serial5-1.tp-core1.ix.singtel.com (202.160.250.245) [AS 7473] 196 msec 196 msec 196 msec 4 202.160.250.54 [AS 7473] 196 msec 196 msec 192 msec 5 FE-4-0.lavender.singnet.com.sg (165.21.12.17) [AS 3758] 192 msec 196 msec 196 msec 6 165.21.237.254 [AS 3758] 204 msec 196 msec 196 msec 7 * * * Regards, Neil.