My suggestion would be to route jnb-hkg-nrt-hkg-jkt-hkg-lax-scl-rio-scl-lim-scl-lax-mia-ord-lax-dfw-lax-lon-dxb-lon-jnb. That's 65K miles, all in first, and you are paying only a small amount more to do it. The only reasons that I make the suggestion is because first, there are several flights a day on most of these routes. Since you are dependant on making everything fit like a puzzle, it gives you a little leeway. Second, it is all in first class. If you are going to pay for first, fly in first. Finally, you avoid the problem of multiple bookings. Example: I did LHR-DXB-LHR-DXB-LHR. BA cancelled both of my flights of the second trip because the computer assumed it was a mistake and that it was double booked. This trip would give you 97.5K points, so you would only have to make another 2500 to get EXP. Assuming you take HV's suggestion of using AA and BA to get to JNB, you will do that easily. If you cashed a few miles to get to JNB, then you could just add a LON-HEL-LON trip into the mess. Or Stockholm, or Istanbul, or Athens, or etc.....

Oh, the joys....

BTW, Stop, smell the roses, and enjoy at least *one* of these places.

[This message has been edited by Darren (edited 12-21-2001).]