around the world

[mocat]

i have recently been looking into circumnavigating the globe. if you use real money it can be done in the $4000-$5000 range, but if you use miles i have been getting results around 125k-160k, which seems crazy low to me. here are a few dummy itineraries using delta's engine and skyteam partners. the key is to find nonstops between your destinations a) because nobody likes layovers and b) because why waste the time flying to a place without exploring it!
also i always end up in tokyo for a punipak 

kc - rome - abu dhabi/dubai - guangzhou - tokyo - kc
162,500 + $344




kc - london - dubai - seoul - tokyo - kc
137,500 + $291




kc - nyc - moscow - ho chi minh city - tokyo - mci -
147,500 + $308



post your own!

[mocat]

is it better to go east or west?

is is "safe" enough to go to istanbul or israel or egypt?

[CNS]

That sounds so rough ridin' awesome.

[Skipper44]

is it better to go east or west?

is is "safe" enough to go to istanbul or israel or egypt?

you add a couple of GE encounters to your trip
1. Felix Rex = wherever the hell you fly into to go to Jordan
2. Puni = Toyko

[sys]

i think it is easier biologically /timezonally to go west.

istanbul is a great place.  i think it's safe.

[Mikeyis4dcats]

I wish I'd have done something like that when I was younger.

[bubbles4ksu]

roundtrip from JFK to stockholm for $307 

[bubbles4ksu]

this is an awesome idea, mocat. i hope you do this or something similar.

['taterblast]

holy crap i'm doing this.

[SdK]

You're gonna get playa hated

[Emo EMAW]

Wait so you're just flying and not taking time to enjoy any destinations.

[Emo EMAW]

That was a question disguised as a statement?

[Rage Against the McKee]

He has 3-4 days between each flight, emo.

[mocat]

i think it is easier biologically /timezonally to go west.

istanbul is a great place.  i think it's safe.

Hmmm

[star seed 7]

Less airtime going east tho right?

[The Big Train]

Less airtime going east tho right?

Well yeah, coriolis effect, etc.

[puniraptor]

Less airtime going east tho right?

Well yeah, coriolis effect, etc.

DFW-Tokyo is 14 hrs. Tokyo-DFW is 10 hours. Jet stream, bros.

[The Big Train]

Less airtime going east tho right?

Well yeah, coriolis effect, etc.

DFW-Tokyo is 14 hrs. Tokyo-DFW is 10 hours. Jet stream, bros.

So you're agreeing with me, right?

[puniraptor]

At first I got east and west confused so I was arguing but now I'm agreeing. I don't know if the jet stream is related to the Coriolis effect though.

[puniraptor]

Wikipedia says yes, related.

[puniraptor]

When you drive on the wrong side of the road, you just switch left and right in your head and, by extension, east and west.

[The Big Train]

[Mrs. Gooch]

When you drive on the wrong side of the road, you just switch left and right in your head and, by extension, east and west.

Are the gas and brake peddles backwards?

[puniraptor]

When you drive on the wrong side of the road, you just switch left and right in your head and, by extension, east and west.

Are the gas and brake peddles backwards?

Nope!

[Tobias]

amazing that these three words are an entire seven minute daft punk song