28 Hours in IST Airport for Bamako, Mali

28 Hours in IST Airport for Bamako, Mali

by | Jan 28, 2022 | Border Crossing, February 2022: Mali, Flying Fancy, Getting that VISA, How Did You Do That?, Layovers, Mali, Rules Are Meant To Be Broken, Way Way Off the Beaten Path, Weekend Trips

    It was a surprisingly easy visa acquisition last week at the local consulate to Mali in the Upper East Side of NYC. They didn’t even ask for my flight itinerary or a copy of yellow fever vaccine as suggested on their website. All I had needed to drop off...
Turkish Airlines First Class & “Lounge Istanbul”: Best Airline Lounge In The World?

Turkish Airlines First Class & “Lounge Istanbul”: Best Airline Lounge In The World?

by | Jun 2, 2017 | Flying Fancy, How Did You Do That?, Spring 2017: Italy & Microstates, France, Luxembourg, Malta, & Tunisia, Türkiye (Turkey), Way Way Off the Beaten Path

As a frequent traveler, I have heard a lot about the supremacy of Turkish Airlines’ Lounge Istanbul at the Ataturk Intenrational Airport as one of, if not the BEST airline lounge in the world.So after a week traveling with 10 wonderful strangers, I was...