Hi All,

Newbie, but long time reader, of Flyertalk .... potentially have a 3 month break coming up and am thinking of doing a round the world trip. Am interested in taking in DXB, MEL, AKL, LAX, DFW, ORD.

I live near LHR, and am wondering where in the cheapest and best place to start a RTW journey. I can get a standby ticket anywhere in the world, so starting point is really a non issue. I am loyalty junkie and am BAEC Gold.

Really appreciate any advise you have !!

Cheers