What about flying Bangkok to Mumbai then?
Or anywhere else in India?
I cant remember how much the flights cost. You could post a thread in the Asia forum to ask. Maybe somebody has bought one recently.
Whata do you reckon?
In these situations I go with the flow. If one option is as good as the next I take the easiest and/or least expensive one.
Reply to this But I think Cathay may fly Bangkok to Delhi, they actually also do Bombay to Bangkok.
Reply to this Hi Qwertyjjj,
One World carriers have two types of round world fares - the One World which is continent based and the Global Explorer which is mileage based. The Global Explorer includes Gulf Air and Royal Jordanian so you can include the Middle East.
Unfortunately, the round world fares (Star Alliance and One World/Global Explorer) will now only permit a maximum of 16 sectors as from 1 June. This has come about because as from 1 June, ticketing will be 100% electronic and at this stage, an electronic will only allow up to 16 sectors, even if you haven't used up all your mileage or stopovers.
You're also restricted to the number of stops you can do per region on the star alliance as well as one world/global fares. To get around this, you can surface (overland) between cities. The One World/Global won't permit you to fly from Hong Kong to Hanoi or v.v. due to codeshare restrictions. You can however, fly into Ho Chi Minh.
I think what you should do is choose the places you really want to see and work from there. I would also recommend you talk to a travel agent as they'll be able to let you know all the restrictions and what you can and can't do on the round world fares. Certain sectors tend to book out well in advance, so you should think about putting a booking into place soon, even if you have to change it.
Cheers,
Martina
Reply to this Hi,
I missplaced my answer few days ago...hope it can help...
If you need to do most of it by a single RWT ticket, Use Star Alliance for what you want. www.staralliance.com even have a tool to design your own personal trip.
London-Venice, I would do it on a low cost, than Venice-Athens, easy on Austrian. Athen-Istanbul-Cairo on Turkish, Cairon-Dubai...Singapore airlines does it. Dubai-India...I thikn there is a way with Thai to Bombay. India-SE Asia, easy with Thai or SQ. Going up to HK with the same. Shanghai Airlines to Shanghai from HK, than on to ANA to Japan. To the States, plenty of choice from Japan, ANA, United or even Air Canada and SQ as well as Thai. Than in the States, United and US Airways, and plenty of choice for London after.
For Saudi Arabia, you can do all that on a separate ticket from Dubai. Be careful that if you are not a Muslim, going around as a tourist won't be that easy in Saudi Arabia.
Have fun...and let it be 80 days or 2 years...the best is to enjoy what you do the way you want to enjoy it with the means and time you have...
Peter
Reply to this Is it actually possible to get tourist visas for Saudi Arabia, Peter?
I thought only transit visas for people with vehicles which they want to drive accross Saudi are available.
Reply to this Hi Mell,
Well, if you are a Muslim, not that tuff...for pilgrimage for example. Now I have to admit I'm not a specialist, but the latest I read is that it wasn't possible...but I suppose you can have a letter of invitation to visit people there from a company. There are thousands of expats living in massive compounds all over the country, I guess they must be able to have family visits. Would make an interesting question...but at the same time, it's a country full of sand, and you can also access Yemen and Oman very easily these days...
Reply to this Thanks Peter 😊
I think those living there can have visits from family.
I am not so sure that they ever give tourist visas to lone tourists.
But I think you might be right about pilgrimages. I think they might be the few who are given visas to visit without having family there. They probably have special pilgrims visas.
Reply to this A place like Mecca, to go in the city, you HAVE to be a muslim, that's the rule! For the Haj, millions are coming every year...an impressive thing...the beauty of a faith...not mine, but still a very "one in" a lifetime moment for many...I'll be in the region in August, diving in South Red Sea next to Sudan, than on to Abu Simbel...the last main site I didn't see in Egypt, and on to Petra, my last seventh wonder...can't wait...but before, diving Tubbataha and Palau next week....See you are nearly on every forum Mell, nice. Have fun! Peter
Reply to this Would one have to prove that one is a Muslim or can one lie ones way into Mecca. Yeah, I know that Allah would know but would it be possible to get a pilgrims visa anyway? :D
Speaking of religion a friend of mine loves Pakistan. She(Swiss) even has a boyfriend there. The guy at the Pakistani consulate in Bangkok refused to give her a visa to go back there. She went to the consulate everyday for 5 days until the guy was so annoyed that he was about to ban her if she pushed it any more. On the 6th day she was talking with a Pakistani guy outside the consulate. He told her to be sure to learn more about Islam and visit temples when she is in Pakistan. She went into the consulate again to pester the guy to give her a visa. He shouted at her ''why do you want to go to Pakistan''? She said, ''I want to learn more about Islam and visit temples''. He said, ''give me your passport and come back in 3 days''. She came back in 3 days and the visa was ready. :D
Reply to this I think you could save yourself a lot of time by taking the Trans Siberian and other trains from London to Beijing in about 10 days. Isn't there still a ferry from China to Japan? Don't cut Vancouver, come here and I'll buy you a beer.
Have a good trip
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