Originally Posted by
katycoffey
Seattle --> [One of the OW destinations below] --> Dubai --> Moscow --> Istanbul --> Cairo --> Nairobi --> Seattle
We will be taking 5 to 9 months off for the trip
RTW award routing must be in a continuous eastbound or westbound direction (i.e., backtracking is not permitted).
Dubai is west of Moscow
Moscow is west of
Istanbul is EAST of Cairo
Nairobi is EAST of Cairo (and Istanbul)
You can do DXP-SVO-NBO-CAI-IST
Or since open jaws are allowed you could do
DXP-SVO-NBO-CAI; buy CAI-IST; IST-CPT-SEA (Adding another stop).
(
SVO is just barely east of
NBO, which is a pity as it's be nice to do DXP-NBO-SVO; LED-CAI) If you're in SVO I'd definitively recommend a trip to LED, even if you need to come back to SVO to leave.