Round The World

Before our  Namibia roadtrip I wrote about piecing together a round-the-world ticket using discount airlines.

It just shows that a ticket to Australia via Europe, the Middle East, and Asia is possible for $600. Amazing price!  Plus, then you can complete the ticket back home via Hawaii for less than $1,200.

But the post didn't really explain how I booked it!

There are different discount airlines in different regions, and there are routes known for being really cheap. So, I want to talk about how you can find your own super cheap trip with discount airlines.

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Screen Shot 2014-12-16 at 8.04.30 PMSame rules as last time, but different goal. The goal is to start in the US and see the 5 other inhabited continents: South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia. One of the rules is that I have to use current credit card bonuses, and current award prices.

Basically, I want to get everywhere by miles, without paying high fuel surcharges, and without needing more transit. I won't do open-jaws needing land transit (although you could do that if you want).

This is more of an...

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Screen Shot 2014-10-29 at 6.14.09 PMYou can actually book Round the World tickets with frequent flyer miles, and while they tend to allow a lot of stops, they often require 200,000+ miles in one program. So I thought that I would do a sort of challenge for myself: Book a "round the world" ticket with miles from 3 credit cards.

A couple of rules for myself, to make sure anyone could recreate this. Not that you would want to, but so the concepts are universal.

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