New to FT, have been going through this thread but its pretty long and when I see info dated over a few years I don't know whether to trust its up to date. Been a dream to book a DONEx flight forever but only have the time and routing flexibility now for the travel.

- Are the ex-MPM DONEx fares still good or ex-JNB, and by how much better are these fares than the US. Or is there any other good location to start from in Asia, particularly north Asia (NRT?)?

- if ex-MPM DONEx fares still a no brainer, must routing always go first to DOH (i see its the only direct connection)? or can i go MPM-JNB then other points in africa before going to "europe". Reason being I am looking to go JNB (can also go MPM too as its all for scuba diving), in July, followed by Europe

- Additionally how would the routing look from North America back to Africa over the atlantic? I didnt see any direct flights from NYC to Africa on the OW RTW tool (is direct needed?).

- Is there a time limit to how long the full RTW journey will take? Can I have my last leg as far out in advance as possible like over a year, allowing some flexibility? For instance I travel HKG-JFK alot and reside in HKG but if i start elsewhere and book a last leg on HKG-JFK way out in the future is that possible?

- generally what is the best way to book after I finalize my routing? sounds like an AA or CX agent over the phone would be best?

- If i am looking optimize accrual of CX MP club points for status, generally should i always be going for the CX codes on any codeshare flights?

Thanks!