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Today I embark on a First Class Oneworld Award that has been in planning for a few months. The purpose of this trip was to fly as much as possible in F and J, and to go to Iceland (because why not) and to Washington (to visit a mate). I have managed to get the following itinerary:
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Not included in there is a train transfer from Paris to London, and also a final flight from Singapore to Darwin on Singapore airlines in J booked using 38,000 VA points + taxes.
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It's a bit all over the place, but again this was somewhat necessary to secure the elusive F flights on JL and CX. The total cost was 455,000 QF points and approx. $2,000 in taxes. This flight would easily cost in the 10s of thousands had I tried to book in cash so this was an amazing use of my QF points.
As an added challenge, I've also decided to do this trip as hand carry only. Whilst I have not prohibited myself from checking in baggage as required, I have intentionally limited my amount of baggage to a July carry-on suitcase, a garment bag, and a backpack:
I’ve already checked both these items in for my first flight because I know overhead space on the Embraer is limited. For those interested, the July suitcase is 10.7kg and contains all my clothes for the trip, hiking boots and gym gear. The garment bag only contains a giant jacket which I will wear in Iceland.
I’ve managed to fit a fairly significant amount of clothes in thanks to vacuum bags from Amazon. It is a bit of a pain to pack and unpack to get to one item of clothing, but it definitely does compress the clothes down.
In terms of what I’m doing on this trip, I have a few things planned, but rather than spoil the fun I’ll post about it as I experience it. I approached this as a ‘once in a lifetime trip’ so there are a few fancy restaurants, hotels, and experiences on the cards for those who are interested in coming along for the ride!
View attachment 408386
Not included in there is a train transfer from Paris to London, and also a final flight from Singapore to Darwin on Singapore airlines in J booked using 38,000 VA points + taxes.
Graphically this looks like
It's a bit all over the place, but again this was somewhat necessary to secure the elusive F flights on JL and CX. The total cost was 455,000 QF points and approx. $2,000 in taxes. This flight would easily cost in the 10s of thousands had I tried to book in cash so this was an amazing use of my QF points.
As an added challenge, I've also decided to do this trip as hand carry only. Whilst I have not prohibited myself from checking in baggage as required, I have intentionally limited my amount of baggage to a July carry-on suitcase, a garment bag, and a backpack:
I’ve already checked both these items in for my first flight because I know overhead space on the Embraer is limited. For those interested, the July suitcase is 10.7kg and contains all my clothes for the trip, hiking boots and gym gear. The garment bag only contains a giant jacket which I will wear in Iceland.
I’ve managed to fit a fairly significant amount of clothes in thanks to vacuum bags from Amazon. It is a bit of a pain to pack and unpack to get to one item of clothing, but it definitely does compress the clothes down.
In terms of what I’m doing on this trip, I have a few things planned, but rather than spoil the fun I’ll post about it as I experience it. I approached this as a ‘once in a lifetime trip’ so there are a few fancy restaurants, hotels, and experiences on the cards for those who are interested in coming along for the ride!