Originally Posted by PolarBear

Hello, this is my first post, but I have been reading Flyertalk off and on for about 5 years.

My itinerary for a trip in October (in J, except segments to/from YOW in Y):

YOW-IAD (UA)
IAD-NRT (NH) [stop]
NRT-HKG (NH)
HKG-SGN (UA) [point of turnaround]
SGN-BKK (TG)
BKK-IST (TK) [stop]
IST-FRA (LH)
FRA-EWR (LH)
EWR-YOW (UA)

Total: 100,000 miles + $102.87 taxes and fees + $30 booking fee

My overseas connections have 1 day stops (<24 hrs) in those cities.

I used the ANA reward tool (with no ANA points). It took about 15 minutes for the agent to book the flights, but due to hold time and computer issues, I was on the phone for 1.25 hrs.

Thanks to everyone on here for the helpful information they have posted for the mini-RTWs.