Originally Posted by
Viajero
For the ultimate in savings. Most (not all, obviously) AONEers start in MRU because of price.
Of course - I was thinking in terms of efficiency, i.e. bang for buck, so yeah it is about savings. I would've ticketed one closer to home already if I wasn't this cheap.
Originally Posted by
JohnAx
I interpret OP's question to be "what wonderful destinations do keen-on-seeing-the-world travelers" recommend? Agree with the comment that ex-MRU implies thrifty rather than worldly, but the two aren't mutually exclusive. Also agree that no one should ever give a friend, let alone a stranger, travel advice.
JonhAx - I immensely appreciate all advice I can get, even if it is travel advice between strangers. It's the taker's responsibility to interpret the advice and put it into their own context - and of course giving advice is nice, that's why we have places like FT. Besides, you can recommend Kruger to just about anyone and not go wrong
A longer re-visit there is on my list, top 3.
Originally Posted by
Gardyloo
I believe MRU-JNB-SYD-AKL-SYD-JFK-DFW-ANC-DFW-JFK-YVR-SFO-LHR-BAH-DOH-BAH-LHR-JNB-CPT-JNB-MRU offers 16 F segments and a heavy helping of tier pts (BAEC) if I understand the BAH-DOH bit correctly.
No great swimming beaches in ANC but good fishing. Plenty of sun in the summer (like, 20 hours/day.)
That's a good one with 16F, leaves some room to add a few legs in Oceania... I'll grab a couple of segments from that one