If you have 8 months off get every mile that you can:
From To Distance
28 segment path: 90412 mi
HEL (60°10'N 24°35'E) LHR (51°29'N 00°28'W) 1135 mi
LHR (51°29'N 00°28'W) MEL (37°24'S 144°30'E) 10476 mi
MEL (37°24'S 144°30'E) PER (31°34'S 115°34'E) 1692 mi
PER (31°34'S 115°34'E) SYD (33°34'S 151°06'E) 2067 mi
SYD (33°34'S 151°06'E) PPT (17°20'S 149°22'W) 3832 mi
PPT (17°20'S 149°22'W) SYD (33°34'S 151°06'E) 3832 mi
SYD (33°34'S 151°06'E) HKG (22°11'N 114°07'E) 4542 mi
HKG (22°11'N 114°07'E) BOM (19°03'N 72°31'E) 2694 mi
BOM (19°03'N 72°31'E) HKG (22°11'N 114°07'E) 2694 mi
HKG (22°11'N 114°07'E) JKT (06°04'S 106°23'E) 2011 mi
JKT (06°04'S 106°23'E) HKG (22°11'N 114°07'E) 2011 mi
HKG (22°11'N 114°07'E) NYC (40°46'N 73°59'W) 8068 mi
NYC (40°46'N 73°59'W) ORD (41°58'47"N 87°54'16"W) 727 mi
ORD (41°58'47"N 87°54'16"W) SJU (18°26'22"N 66°00'07"W) 2071 mi
SJU (18°26'22"N 66°00'07"W) DFW (32°53'49"N 97°02'33"W) 2165 mi
DFW (32°53'49"N 97°02'33"W) ANC (61°10'28"N 149°59'46"W) 3042 mi
ANC (61°10'28"N 149°59'46"W) DFW (32°53'49"N 97°02'33"W) 3042 mi
DFW (32°53'49"N 97°02'33"W) LAX (33°56'33"N 118°24'29"W) 1234 mi
LAX (33°56'33"N 118°24'29"W) EZE (34°29'S 58°19'W) 6107 mi
EZE (34°29'S 58°19'W) SCL (33°14'S 70°28'W) 703 mi
SCL (33°14'S 70°28'W) CCS (10°22'N 66°35'W) 3008 mi
CCS (10°22'N 66°35'W) SCL (33°14'S 70°28'W) 3008 mi
SCL (33°14'S 70°28'W) EZE (34°29'S 58°19'W) 703 mi
EZE (34°29'S 58°19'W) LAX (33°56'33"N 118°24'29"W) 6107 mi
LAX (33°56'33"N 118°24'29"W) LHR (51°29'N 00°28'W) 5455 mi
LHR (51°29'N 00°28'W) DXB (25°09'N 55°13'E) 3419 mi
DXB (25°09'N 55°13'E) LHR (51°29'N 00°28'W) 3419 mi
LHR (51°29'N 00°28'W) HEL (60°10'N 24°35'E) 1135 mi

Or go the whole hog and take the 6 continent,add Africa and see my earlier 6 continent itinerary of 110000 miles without intercontinental backtracks (But ONLY if you're going to go 1st or Business - you won't survive otherwise!!!)

From To Distance
34 segment path: 110701 mi
PER SYD 2067 mi < 24hr stop
SYD PPT 3832 mi
PPT SYD 3832 mi
SYD JFK 9942 mi < 24hr stop
JFK SJU 1597 mi
SJU DFW 2165 mi < 24hr stop
DFW ANC 3042 mi
ANC DFW 3042 mi < 24hr stop
DFW JFK 1391 mi < 24hr stop
JFK LAX 2474 mi
LAX SCL 5571 mi < 24hr stop
SCL BOG 2599 mi
BOG SCL 2599 mi < 24hr stop
SCL CCS 3008 mi
CCS SCL 3008 mi
SCL LAX 5571 mi < 24hr stop
LAX LHR 5455 mi
LHR MCT 3636 mi
MCT LHR 3636 mi < 24hr stop
LHR LCA 2047 mi
LCA LHR 2047 mi < 24hr stop
LHR MRU 6047 mi
MRU NBO 1924 mi < 24hr stop
NBO SEZ 1305 mi
SEZ NBO 1305 mi
NBO LLW surface
LLW JNB 933 mi < 24hr stop
JNB HKG 6643 mi < 24hr stop
HKG KHI 2978 mi
KHI HKG 2978 mi < 24hr stop
HKG BOM 2672 mi
BOM HKG 2672 mi < 24hr stop
HKG NRT 1819 mi
NRT SYD 4797 mi < 24hr stop
SYD PER 2067 mi



[This message has been edited by 3544quebec (edited 09-16-2000).]