Hi All,

I am doing my first RTW travel and the OneWorld Explorer based on continents seem to be the best deal for me. Please take a look at what I am trying to do and let me know if this sounds good.

Tokyo - Seoul - Bangkok - Cairns - Sydney - Delhi - Cairo - Istanbul - Athens - Venice - Amsterdam - Barcelona - Rio de Janeiro - Los Angeles

I have a few questions:

1) I live in Japan, but the fare is MUCH cheaper if I get it in Seoul, so I am willing to pay for the ticket from NRT to ICH myself. However, I was wondering if it would be possible to buy the ticket in Japan prior to departure, or would I have to go to the ticket office in ICH to buy?

2) I want to go to Australia and then Thailand. Since I am leaving from Asia and then going to Australia, does that mean I can not go to Australia at all?

3) I want to go to Brasil from Spain, so I would probably have to go to London or Madrid, does the airport in between count as a stop?

4) I can fly from Brazil to New York without it counting as a Atlantic crossing, right?

5) Since Cairo is counted as the Middle East, I can buy the 5 continent ticket, right?

Thanks all! I am really excited about trip. I plan to leave in early March and am in the early stages of the planning process.

Alex