We had a similar discussion when Ryan did his trip.
If you add context to what wishiwasupthere said and say in comparison to a Tigermoth or one of these epic flights in an open cockpit from the UK to Australia, then hell yes, he has it easy in an SR22.
Would I be safe in assuming that prior to the Cirrus that plenty of pilots did these trips in a 172 or Warrior perhaps? I can't recall hearing of a single around the world trip in a 172 without having to Google it.