Originally Posted by
pjoalfa
Another idea for you if you want to go the AONE5/6 route is to work out a really really long one and straddle it over 2 qualifying years, if you do it from a cheap(er) origin like JNB or MRU you add the positioning flights or another nested A/DONEx. The idea being to lower the cost per EXP qualification.
Just break off at 66667 and pick it up again next year and the remainder goes on next year's tab. Just have to start in March or something so the 'next' year's can be done in January and stay in the 1 year validity of the ticket.
Warning: you can waste hours and hours of your life playing with the routes. I know I have enjoyed wasting those hours immensely. Now I just gotta get off my rear and take the trip! Kathmandu hmm
Right you are about getting going on the trip!!
That's a great idea about spreading out the price per EXP qualification. I likely wouldn't be leaving until March anyway, so that will work nicely. ^
I do recommend Kathmandu - it's been a few years since I've been, but it is an interesting place full of contradictions (remote location, multiple internet cafes on every corner, backpackers and well-heeled trekkers rubbing shoulders and sharing resources, trade and commerce conducted by men carrying 100kg+ on their backs, wearing flip flops, and having to climb multiple mountain ranges to get their goods to their destination, etc.).
I do thoroughly enjoy spending my time trying to optimize the route. I do think that an A/DONE6 could fit the bill in terms of overall miles and two-year qualification.
I'll get on it to see how many miles I can accumulate!
