Anyone out there able to help?

Itinerary planned is as follows (all in J - well, U actually):

SYD-LAX QF
LAX-NYC surface (mileage counts, but one stopver - LAX - is counted, rather than two - LAX/NYC)
JFK-LHR BA
LHR-WAW BA
WAW-LON surface (milage counts, this is where it becomes sticky)
LHR-HKG CX
HKG-SYD QF

Now, the OneWorld award allows you five stopovers - as far as I can tell, they will be LAX, LON, WAW and HKG.

BUT, it also says that you can only stopover once in each city. Since I am surfacing from WAW to LON, how will they treat LON? Will they regard it as a second stopover, since I will be recommencing air travel from there?

If they do, can I get around it by perhaps flying CDG-LGW and then LHR-HKG?

I was intending on doing a fair bit of rail travel around Europe, along with some land tours, finishing with EuroStar from Gare du Nord to Waterloo, but if I have to fly it, then I will. No stay in London is necessary before the LHR-HKG flights.

Any pointers?

And lastly, will it make any difference doing LHR-HKG on a QF/BA award?

The reason why WAW is there is that I particularly wish to visit some WWII sites, including Auschwitz/Birkenau, and Warsaw will be a good jumping off point to start this.

Dave

[This message has been edited by thadocta (edited 05-04-2003).]