Okay, this is great stuff! I have taken the following into account
- changed ANC for PDX for seasonal service -- scratched one transcon
- changed flights here and there
- dropped the fifth option route 61k

If I do LHR-SYD, the plane does make a scheduled stop in Asia (Singapore?) even though I don't get out, will it still count as a stopover or hitting a new continent? Also, great insight on the EZE-JFK-MAD option as I did not think it was possible and keeps me flying a good mileage route. As I am in between jobs, I will be brining my laptop on the road with me and applying from wherever there is an Internet connection which should keep me busy over the course of two weeks (only about 5-9 cities are actual stopovers otherwise just turnaround points). What did you veteran runners do while on such a long and dizzy itinerary, apart from drool over EXP and VIPOWs?

Option 1
5 Cont F ex-YYZ 73594
YYZ-MIA-DFW-YVR-JFK-DFW-LAX-SCL-CCS-SCL-EZE-JFK-MAD-ATH-LHR-DXB-LHR-SIN-BKK-HKG-CEB-HKG-AKL-MEL-PER-DRW-SYD-JFK

Option 2
4 Cont ex-GIB 66877
GIB-LHR-DXB-LHR-SYD-AKL-MEL-PER-SYD-JFK-YVR-DFW-PDX-DFW-LAX-JFK-EZE-SCL-CCS-SCL-MAD-LHR-GIB

Option 3
4 Cont F ex- YYZ 66315
YYZ-DFW-SJU-JFK-HKG-DPS-HKG-BOM-HKG-AKL-MEL-PER-SYD-LHR-ATH-LHR-DXB-LHR-LAX-SJU-DFW-YYZ

Option 4
4 Cont F ex BKK 64622
BKK-HKG-DPS-HKG-AKL-MEL-PER-SYD-MEL-HKG-JFK-LAX-IAD-SJU-DFW-PDX-DFW-FRA-MAD-LHR-DXB-LHR-SIN-BKK

Cities I need to visit for interviews: MAD, EZE, MNL, DFW, IAD
Cities I would like to visit again: BKK, PDX
Cities I would like to see: AKL, SYD, DPS

Thanks a million, comments are most welcome and everyday I am getting closer and closer to a final itinerary and actually getting the dream trip up in the air (bad pun). Is advance purchase 14 days for AONE?


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