"Maturity isn’t about who wins an argument - it’s about knowing when an argument isn’t worth having..."
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| (Flying from Havana - Caracas - Istanbul) |
Day 17: 05/07/25 (Saturday)
Flight: TK183 HAV 0900/IST 0855+1 (Turkish Air)
Route: Havana, Cuba - Caracas, Venezuela - Istanbul, TurkeyHotel: The Oran Hotel Istanbul
The alarm woke us up at 4.30 am. Showered and performed subuh prayers. By 5.15 am the taxi was already waiting for us. This morning only the three of us would be flying to Istanbul. Unfortunate for Hazimin, his flight was not confirmed so he had to stay for another day in Cuba and had to take the next flight to Istanbul tomorrow morning instead.
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| (Our taxi to Havana International Airport) |
When we arrived at the airport there was already a long queue at the check-in counters. We made sure all our checked-in luggage will go direct to KLIA. We will bring only one hand-carry bag for a night stay in Istanbul. Once we had our boarding passes, we went for a simple breakfast of a cup of Cappuccino and a plain croissant and donut.
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| (A sunflower mural at the airport) |
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| (A long queue at the check-in counter) |
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| (Taking advantage of the airport free wi-fi) |
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| (Cappuccino and donut for breakfast |
It was a lengthy process for me at the Immigration checkpoint. I was asked to remove my hijab for the camera which I refused. Then I was queried about my visa which I told them that Malaysian do not require visa to enter Turkey. I was cleared after my case was referred to their officers. Hubby went through passport control and security check swiftly and hassle-free. At Gate 14, we boarded the TK183 flight which was on time.
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| (At the boarding hall) |
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| (Leaving Havana, Cuba) |
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| (The flight to Caracas was full house) |
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| (Detouring to Caracas before flying to Istanbul) |
We arrived at Caracas Simon Bolivar International Airport, Venezuela at noon. We had about three hours layover on board the Turkish Airlines Flight. The cleaning crew and the security crew went about the duties while we were on board. We took a nap while waiting for the plane to be cleaned and boarded. It was a full flight from Caracas to Istanbul.
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| (Staying on board for the 3hr layover) |
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| (Watching flights take off and land) |
The flight from Caracas to Istanbul took about 12 hours. We spent time on board napping in between meals and in-flight movies.
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| (Flying over Belgrade, Serbia) |
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| (Meals served on board on the 12hr flight) |
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