Seems my packets are taking the scenic route ...
traceroute to za.archive.ubuntu.com (91.189.88.46), 30 hops max, 60 byte packets
1 ...
2 ...
3 jnb2-t75-pta1-t42.net.tenet.ac.za (155.232.6.25) 43.077 ms 49.234 ms 55.747 ms
4 jnb1-vl700-jnb2-vl700.net.tenet.ac.za (155.232.6.17) 61.703 ms 67.925 ms 74.258 ms
5 41.160.2.85 (41.160.2.85) 79.462 ms 85.766 ms 92.270 ms
6 if-1-5.bb1.JSO-Johannesburg.as6453.net (216.6.55.49) 616.056 ms * 617.472 ms
7 if-4-2-0.core1.MLV-Mumbai.as6453.net (209.58.105.161) 615.407 ms 612.997 ms 614.761 ms
8 if-4-0-1.core2.CFO-Chennai.as6453.net (116.0.84.9) 618.359 ms 614.559 ms *
9 if-0-0-0-1917.mcore5.LAA-LosAngeles.as6453.net (209.58.33.117) 621.987 ms 614.727 ms 609.682 ms
10 * * Vlan77.icore1.LAA-LosAngeles.as6453.net (209.58.53.17) 540.681 ms
11 * * *
12 ae-63-60.ebr3.LosAngeles1.Level3.net (4.69.144.52) 555.325 ms ae-93-90.ebr3.LosAngeles1.Level3.net (4.69.144.244) 572.648 ms *
13 * ae-2-2.ebr3.SanJose1.Level3.net (4.69.132.9) 593.103 ms *
14 ae-93-93.csw4.SanJose1.Level3.net (4.69.134.238) 601.141 ms ae-63-63.csw1.SanJose1.Level3.net (4.69.134.226) 601.476 ms *
15 ae-84-84.ebr4.SanJose1.Level3.net (4.69.134.249) 618.777 ms 631.762 ms ae-94-94.ebr4.SanJose1.Level3.net (4.69.134.253) 538.431 ms
16 ae-2-2.ebr4.NewYork1.Level3.net (4.69.135.186) 539.591 ms * 537.884 ms
17 * * ae-94-94.csw4.NewYork1.Level3.net (4.69.134.126) 532.883 ms
18 ae-81-81.ebr1.NewYork1.Level3.net (4.69.134.73) 533.514 ms ae-91-91.ebr1.NewYork1.Level3.net (4.69.134.77) 529.293 ms *
19 ae-43-43.ebr2.London1.Level3.net (4.69.137.73) 530.067 ms * ae-42-42.ebr2.London1.Level3.net (4.69.137.69) 530.063 ms
20 ae-100-100.ebr1.London1.Level3.net (4.69.141.165) 530.060 ms 530.491 ms *
21 ae-3-3.ebr2.London2.Level3.net (4.69.141.190) 541.649 ms 541.964 ms *
22 ae-26-54.car2.London2.Level3.net (4.68.117.112) 529.672 ms ae-26-52.car2.London2.Level3.net (4.68.117.48) 531.804 ms ae-26-56.car2.London2.Level3.net (4.68.117.176) 529.719 ms
23 gi1-0-1.oxygen.canonical.com (195.50.121.2) 530.645 ms * 621.842 ms
24 lithium.canonical.com (91.189.88.46) 626.573 ms 632.171 ms 639.247 ms
traceroute to za.archive.ubuntu.com (91.189.88.46), 30 hops max, 60 byte packets
1 ...
2 ...
3 jnb2-t75-pta1-t42.net.tenet.ac.za (155.232.6.25) 43.077 ms 49.234 ms 55.747 ms
4 jnb1-vl700-jnb2-vl700.net.tenet.ac.za (155.232.6.17) 61.703 ms 67.925 ms 74.258 ms
5 41.160.2.85 (41.160.2.85) 79.462 ms 85.766 ms 92.270 ms
6 if-1-5.bb1.JSO-Johannesburg.as6453.net (216.6.55.49) 616.056 ms * 617.472 ms
7 if-4-2-0.core1.MLV-Mumbai.as6453.net (209.58.105.161) 615.407 ms 612.997 ms 614.761 ms
8 if-4-0-1.core2.CFO-Chennai.as6453.net (116.0.84.9) 618.359 ms 614.559 ms *
9 if-0-0-0-1917.mcore5.LAA-LosAngeles.as6453.net (209.58.33.117) 621.987 ms 614.727 ms 609.682 ms
10 * * Vlan77.icore1.LAA-LosAngeles.as6453.net (209.58.53.17) 540.681 ms
11 * * *
12 ae-63-60.ebr3.LosAngeles1.Level3.net (4.69.144.52) 555.325 ms ae-93-90.ebr3.LosAngeles1.Level3.net (4.69.144.244) 572.648 ms *
13 * ae-2-2.ebr3.SanJose1.Level3.net (4.69.132.9) 593.103 ms *
14 ae-93-93.csw4.SanJose1.Level3.net (4.69.134.238) 601.141 ms ae-63-63.csw1.SanJose1.Level3.net (4.69.134.226) 601.476 ms *
15 ae-84-84.ebr4.SanJose1.Level3.net (4.69.134.249) 618.777 ms 631.762 ms ae-94-94.ebr4.SanJose1.Level3.net (4.69.134.253) 538.431 ms
16 ae-2-2.ebr4.NewYork1.Level3.net (4.69.135.186) 539.591 ms * 537.884 ms
17 * * ae-94-94.csw4.NewYork1.Level3.net (4.69.134.126) 532.883 ms
18 ae-81-81.ebr1.NewYork1.Level3.net (4.69.134.73) 533.514 ms ae-91-91.ebr1.NewYork1.Level3.net (4.69.134.77) 529.293 ms *
19 ae-43-43.ebr2.London1.Level3.net (4.69.137.73) 530.067 ms * ae-42-42.ebr2.London1.Level3.net (4.69.137.69) 530.063 ms
20 ae-100-100.ebr1.London1.Level3.net (4.69.141.165) 530.060 ms 530.491 ms *
21 ae-3-3.ebr2.London2.Level3.net (4.69.141.190) 541.649 ms 541.964 ms *
22 ae-26-54.car2.London2.Level3.net (4.68.117.112) 529.672 ms ae-26-52.car2.London2.Level3.net (4.68.117.48) 531.804 ms ae-26-56.car2.London2.Level3.net (4.68.117.176) 529.719 ms
23 gi1-0-1.oxygen.canonical.com (195.50.121.2) 530.645 ms * 621.842 ms
24 lithium.canonical.com (91.189.88.46) 626.573 ms 632.171 ms 639.247 ms