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Re: Year In Review: 2017 Edition
« Reply #20 on: January 02, 2018, 03:20:14 PM »
are these mostly work or personal?

for me mostly personal

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Re: Year In Review: 2017 Edition
« Reply #21 on: January 02, 2018, 05:07:50 PM »


36 segments
30 airports
49,973 miles

nu nu
« Last Edit: January 02, 2018, 05:19:43 PM by moish »

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Re: Year In Review: 2017 Edition
« Reply #22 on: January 02, 2018, 08:57:44 PM »
102 segments
151,899 miles flown
Pic attached!

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Re: Year In Review: 2017 Edition
« Reply #23 on: January 02, 2018, 09:05:16 PM »
102 segments
151,899 miles flown
Pic attached!

Breakdown of miles vs. cash?
Products flown?
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Re: Year In Review: 2017 Edition
« Reply #24 on: January 02, 2018, 09:16:13 PM »
Almost everything with Amex miles, either thru 50% bonus, or various transfers.
Didnt have time to go back and calculate all 102 segments to figure out cost of each!
Following segments were in lie flat:
JFK   DXB  F Class A380
DXB   MLE  F Class 777
MLE   DXB  F Class 777
DXB   JFK   F Class A380
IAH-EWR J
IAD-HNL  J
HNL-IAH  J
IAH-IST  J
IST-TLV  J
TLV-IST  J
IST-IAH  J

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Re: Year In Review: 2017 Edition
« Reply #25 on: January 02, 2018, 10:07:56 PM »
If you can call over 55 MPH "flying"...
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Re: Year In Review: 2017 Edition
« Reply #26 on: January 02, 2018, 10:21:44 PM »
If you can call over 55 MPH "flying"...
 :P :P :P :P :P :P :P :P :P :P :P :P :P




What an embarrassment.

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Re: Year In Review: 2017 Edition
« Reply #27 on: January 02, 2018, 10:26:09 PM »
What an embarrassment.

Here's how do properly do roads on GCMap, from an upcoming TR of mine:



Were you driving over 55mph?

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Re: Year In Review: 2017 Edition
« Reply #28 on: January 02, 2018, 10:27:35 PM »
Were you driving over 55mph?

What do I know... I was half asleep.

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Re: Year In Review: 2017 Edition
« Reply #29 on: January 02, 2018, 10:31:31 PM »


What do I know... I was half asleep.

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Me too

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Re: Year In Review: 2017 Edition
« Reply #30 on: January 02, 2018, 10:32:22 PM »
What an embarrassment.

Here's how do properly do roads on GCMap, from an upcoming TR of mine:




OMG! I started reading your post and saw
What an embarrassment.
I was like, I'm definitely in for a scolding for forgetting to put this on my map.

So here's an updated version:

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Re: Year In Review: 2017 Edition
« Reply #31 on: January 02, 2018, 10:33:16 PM »
Me too

So I suppose Mordy's a pretty good driver, then.


OMG! I started reading your post and saw I was like, I'm definitely in for a scolding for forgetting to put this on my map.

LOL, true.
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Re: Year In Review: 2017 Edition
« Reply #32 on: January 02, 2018, 10:44:37 PM »


Total:   53,141 mi
Average:   1,519 mi
35 Segments
23 Airports

All international in premium products, and some of the domestic as well, but most domestic in AA/B6/WN Y.

EY F A380
AF J 789
AF J 772
EK J 77W
LA J 763 (Old LP plane)
BA J A321
AV J A319/20/21
AF J A321
AA J 737
CM J 737
CM J E190
« Last Edit: January 02, 2018, 10:53:07 PM by Aaaron »

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Re: Year In Review: 2017 Edition
« Reply #33 on: January 02, 2018, 10:45:40 PM »


Total:   53,141 mi
Average:   1,519 mi
35 Segments
23 Airports

All international in premium products, and some of the domestic as well, but most domestic in AA/B6/WN Y.
Premium products flown?
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Re: Year In Review: 2017 Edition
« Reply #34 on: January 02, 2018, 10:53:28 PM »
Premium products flown?

Added to the best of my recollection. 

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Re: Year In Review: 2017 Edition
« Reply #35 on: January 03, 2018, 06:50:55 AM »
Here's how do properly do roads on GCMap, from an upcoming TR of mine:



Cool! Can’t wait for the JS TR.

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Re: Year In Review: 2017 Edition
« Reply #36 on: January 04, 2018, 08:54:03 AM »





Lie-flats flown:

IAD-DXB EK F 380
DXB-MLE EK J 777
MLE-AUH EY F 777
AUH-JFK EY F 380
IAD-FCO UA F 777
FCO-ORD UA F 777
SFO-HNL UA J 747
OGG-DFW AA J 777

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Re: Year In Review: 2017 Edition
« Reply #37 on: January 04, 2018, 11:44:12 AM »
This was a "good for me" year to travel, nearly 30,000 miles and 5 trips (Las Vegas, Niagara Falls, Panama, Tennessee and Thailand). I don't expect to come close to anything like that this year. I only have 3 trips currently planned, one of which is a road trip.


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Re: Year In Review: 2017 Edition
« Reply #38 on: January 04, 2018, 11:49:31 PM »
The most I ever travelled in a year. Also, the first time I want to Asia - in J


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Re: Year In Review: 2017 Edition
« Reply #39 on: January 16, 2018, 12:36:17 PM »
2015: http://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=60107.msg1389296#msg1389296
2016: http://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=70817.msg1637106#msg1637106




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Hotel Points- 173,138
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