There are so many great trip reports that I came across on this forum that allowed me to experience second hand what it feels like to be going to these places. Also, some of the reports gave me new insights to the places that I have already been and upon my revisit, I was able to experience something completely different than what I had experience in my previous visits. Furthermore, as this is Flyertalk, I enjoyed the reports of flights, on-ground experiences, wild stories about cancellations and happy operational upgrades, etc. that made me feel at home

After having been a member, it is about time that I contribute, hopefully to give you my own perspectives about mileage, elite status, visiting places, and most importantly the planning process.

I want to take a bit of different approach than the traditional trip reports in that I want to interact with other FTers during the planning process and report each segment by segment once the trip commences. So, there will be some lag time between the planning and the actual travel (first flight in early August), but along the way, I hope that I can share the knowledge of planning, and also get some ideas from you to make the trip more memorable!

So, here's the first few installments of this 'mega' trip report that will take me and my wife 95,000 miles around the globe (twice!) and to six continents (except for Antarctica) between August and October.

Enjoy!

Table of contents
Preface
The itinerary
The neglected Trip Report that I never finished!
Separate link to the trip report - HERE -
Another TK fare 'mistake' - my view on mileage and elite status part I
[to be updated]

As list of posts specific to the trip planning and actual trip grows, I will update the table of contents for you to access individual posts.