Originally Posted by
thumbelina2013
I'm a novice to using airline miles but am otherwise a seasoned traveler.
I only have about 70k united miles (and 50k us air miles but I'm saving that for Hawaii unless you all tell me of a way I can include Hawaii on my int'l trip)
Must see:
St Petersburg, Russia. LED
Phuket or Bangkok. PHU or BKK
Would like to see on a "23 hour layover"
Stockholm. STO
Zurich or Geneva. ZRH or GVA
Bali. DPS
Siam Reap. REP
Dhaka. DAC
Dubai. DXB
Cairo. CAI (if safety situation changes for better
Maybe's if there's time left. A few more layovers:
Kuala Lumpur
singapore
hanoi
Any other places you'd recommend in Europe and Asia. ( I've already been to Greece (but not Mykonos), Italy (but not Turin), France (but not Nice or French Riviera), Vatican City, Germany, Austria, United Kingdom, Spain, Netherlands, Belgium, India, China, Hong Kong and Japan.)
I would only have about 2 weeks for this trip and I'm trying to get everything for as close to free as possible, as finances aren't great right now, while still maximizing the number of countries I visit. I've done much slower travel but work schedule, finances and mood won't permit anything more than 14days off work.
The closest major int'l airport to me is ATL geographically.
Thanks in advance!!
My Dear Fellow FTer,
Let's go through your "wish list", which I believe everyone should have, so I think it's brilliant.
St. Pete's, Stockholm, Zurich/Geneva, Mykonos, the Cote d'Azûr, Dubai, and even Bali are some of the most expensive cities in the world. Even if your flights were free, it would cost at least $300-$750 a night for transportation, tips, hotel, food, sightseeing, etc. - the museums like the Hermitage are expensive, and then the visas.... Even layovers in S'pore and KL would cost you some $$. Unless you backpack and walk and carry cans of Spam with you. I don't think you would find it enjoyable.
Seam Reap is inexpensive as is Hanoi, but again, you still need some $$ Dhaka would be a huge waste, literally, fly in and out for three hours. Put that on the bottom of your list.
Assuming you are young and a seasoned traveller, I would take my time and slowly hit one city at a time as I could afford it and enjoy everything it has to offer. Or save your miles for a RTW ticket and you can try hitting most of the cities on your list.
With 70K miles you might be able to hit one region and play with the connections?
Anyone want to share their thoughs?
Travel safe,