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TRAVEL | COVID TRAVEL | ISTANBUL | TURKEY
Complications At the Istanbul Airport
In these days of travel, there is a very high chance that screw-ups will happen, even when you think that you are prepared.
A few weeks ago I wrote a post, Riding the Waves of Worry, where I admitted my concerns about our upcoming travels to Turkey. I had read numerous reports from other travelers about how chaotic and hectic it is to travel these days and I was, of course, a bit concerned that we were leaving our safety bubble in Africa, and heading out into what could be a lot of hassle.
However, our experience was very good!
Although we did have one minor annoyance that turned out to be a bit of an inconvenience, surprise, surprise, it had nothing to do with covid!
An early flight
We flew from Entebbe, Uganda to Istanbul, Turkey yesterday. Being that it was a direct flight, we knew that we would already limit problems that could occur with lost baggage and missing connecting flights. So we felt pretty good that the process would go smoothly.
Our flight was to leave at 4:20 am, an ungodly hour to be awake and trying to catch a plane. Our…
