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Old Aug 10, 2004 | 2:33 pm
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spotwelder
 
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: SCL, MCT, LGW and a variety of 1W lounges in between.
Programs: BA Mucci (Seigneur et Ingenieur des Appareils Volants (Gold)), QF (WP and LTG), AA EXP, GF Gold
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Two weeks is tough

Firstly, two weeks is tough on the body, I used to do two RTWs a month. Are you really going to see what you want to see doing this much so fast?

If start with how many days you want to spend somewhere, it may fall into place again. Saving the LON to Middle East/longer Europe is a good idea for later.

Gaza is trying the same thing on the BA site for ex WAW ticketing and is having trouble with BA as they want a Polish credit card.

Ex IST is popular. The reason that Egypt is popular is both price and the longhaul-ality(?) of the status points that you get for starting there in comparison with the Club your-rope product awards for status points. You could Ryanair to the UK and then get a cheap charter ticket to CAI...

For exiting Asia to US, you could try going out of NRT on AA. This would allow you to come in somewhere closer to KUL. Say LHR BKK and then BKK-SIN surface KUL then KUL-HKG-NRT. This would save a coupon, require only a one way fare to KUL and the surface is allowed under routing rule 8. Oh for the days of the QF flight between SIN and KUL that I used to use twice a month. This link may be interesting:
http://www.kiat.net/klia/airlines.html

The suggested routes have not got a US transcontinental sector if you are on a mileage run. What you really need are a set of 2000 mile sectors to get the status points as you burn the North America 6 sector limit. Suggestions?

As for South America, Viajero, is that sign requiring "no import of sperm" still in SCL customs? It may be a good Catholic Irishman we have here who may need to talk to the Pope before any stopover.

All the best

Spotwelder
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