Reading through some of the posts in this thread... it really is amazing when you think about it...

The people on FT represent a tiny fraction of all travelers. Most people on FT are "regular" people (not celebs, athletes, super rich, etc), and yet, frequently we travel as good as, or better than, people with way more money/resources.

And then, by other "regular" people, we're often made fun of for having some weird obsession with miles and points.. but then they get jealous when we show them the pictures

I had a dozen or so friends think I was NUTS because of the US Mint coin thing. But I racked up hundreds of thousands of miles/points. And now I'm traveling in style to places friends of mine cant even fathom, and with routings they'd never even begin to contemplate putting together.

I love FT!!!