hello guys

wow thanks for all the replies!

Both lonely planet and rough guides in their 'round the world' books specifically talk about tickets that are RTW - so you can have all the intra-continental flights in additon to the inter-continental flights but still return to the home hub frequently. Not really multiple return flights. But I have not found any indication of their existence other than in those books - hmm gives you a clue about their worth as a resource

The suggestion starting a RTW in another placeis a great idea though aaron1262 thank you!

thanks again...I may just get a multistop one and see if I can get the miles up enough for a second flight somewhere else
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