Category: World Trip 2023
A 42-day trip visiting seven countries; Türkiye, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, and Singapore, between 29 April 2023 and 9 June 2023
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Malaysian AirlinesDate: 08 June 2023Gate: F32Seat: 2A (Business Class Seat)Plane: Boeing 737-800Boarded: 17:52 (Gate opened 17:10)Pushback: 18:20 (Scheduled 18:10)Arrived: 19:26 (Scheduled 19:20)Duration: 1 hour 10 minutesDistance: 296 kms This flight was from Changi (Singapore) Airport to Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) International Airport.
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When visited: 08 June 2023Time of day: Afternoon Rating: 4.5 / 5 SUMMARY A modern large Business Class Lounge that provides everything you need in particular access to showers and is the first Oneworld Lounge to open each day at 14:30 in Terminal 1.
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Singapore AirlinesDate: 07 June 2023Gate: D9Seat: 15A (Business Class Seat)Plane: Airbus A350-900Boarded: 12:45Pushback: 13:31 (Scheduled 13:30)Arrived: 05:10 (Scheduled 05:00)Duration: 10 hour 40 minutesDistance: 8,680 kms This flight was from Istanbul International Airport (Türkiye) to Changi (Singapore) Airport.
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Wednesday 07 June 2023Highlights: The journey home begins, Turkish Airline Business Class Lounge Today I begin the long journey home with my first flight leaving at 13:30 for Singapore. This is a rare midday international flight for me with means a relaxing morning before leaving for the airport.
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When visited: 07 June 2023Time of day: Lunch time Rating: 4 / 5 SUMMARY A modern and large Business Class Lounge that allows views of the concourse and the tarmac. Multiple food stations and onsite chefs cooking Turkish and other foods.
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Tuesday 06 June 2023Highlights: Exploring the Hagia Sophia, The Grand Bazaar My last full day visiting tourist locations before the long journey home had me keen to make the most of today even if my body and mind was drifting back to Melbourne. So after another nice and filling buffet breakfast I set off to…
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Monday 05 June 2023Highlights: Roaming around Istanbul, Climbing Galata Tower, Spice Market Another an excellent breakfast at the hotel I was ready to see more of Istanbul. I had decided to walk to Galata Tower, both for its history but also to visit the European side of Istanbul with the added bonus of just roaming…
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Sunday 04 June 2023Highlights: Listening to Türkiye and Syria Earthquake fundraising concert, Exploring Topkapi Palace, recovering (slowly) After a good nights sleep I was finally feeling a lot better and I had the confidence to enjoy the buffet breakfast that I paid for with this booking. My system hasn’t fully stablished but it is getting…
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Tour Title: The Five Stans of the Silk RoadTour Company: G AdventuresTour Leaders: IIyas (days 1 to 9), Rustam (days 9 to 22), Eziz (days 22 to 26)Cities Visited: 1 Kyrgyzstan – Bishkek, Chong-Kemin, Song Kul, Tamga, Karakol 2 Kazakhstan – Saty Village, Almaty3 Tajikistan – Dushanbe, Gazza Village, Khŭjand4 Uzbekistan – Tashkent, Samarkand, Nurata,…
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Saturday 03 June 2023Highlights: Surviving overnight flight, early check in, exploring the Sultan Ahmed Mosque (Blue Mosque) With some trepidation and still feeling unwell I joined our group at 00:30 for the transfer to the airport for my international flight to Istanbul. It was a real struggle to get to the airport and not to…
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