OK, I'm relatively new to FT. I've been flying for over 30 years, mostly East Coast. A couple of transatlantics for vacations.

Other than vacations, all my flying has been in order to get someplace. The closest I ever came to a mileage run was last year when I needed some segments on US, but I didn't do it because I used some miles for a vacation trip.

As I read the posts on the various forums ("lurk and learn"), people often casually mention RTW trips. I mean, fly around the world for...what? Just to do it? Mileage runs? I'm imagining the "to do" lists:

1. Eat breakfast
2. Meet with Joe
3. Fly around the world
4. Watch tv

Is this a big deal, or is it really cheap, or is there something I'm missing?

Do you all do it once a month or so just to, I dunno, torture yourselves? What kind of a group have I stumbled into?