Originally Posted by wallaby
On the other hand, going to 26,000 would allow BOS-LAX-SYD-BNE-CNS-HKG-JFK-BOS (23137), with some time in Port Douglas at the end of the Australian portion. Requires an overnight in HKG (or in LAX doing HKG-LAX-BOS).
If you are willing to add an o/night stop in HKG, then why not add the o/night at JFK. Head BOS-JFK one afternoon/evening, stay overnight ready for the JFK-NRT flight the following morning.
Otherwise go ahead and buy the 26,000 mile fare. But by the time you get to that fare cost, a DONE4 becomes attractive
. It all comes down to how you rate the importance of cost verses time, and only you can answer that one.