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I am to change 3 flights to reach home. The ordeal starts tomorrow. I got a minimum of 3 hours gap between flights. I might end hating flights and airports by the time I reach home.
"Bastards encourage idiots to use Oracle Forms, Web Forms, Access and a number of other dinky web publishing tolls.", Mycroft Holmes[ ^]
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It depends where you start from and where the stopovers are. My first trip from London to Bangalore included an overnight (11:00 PM to 06:00 AM) stop in Mumbai domestic lounge - not fun.
One of these days I'm going to think of a really clever signature.
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Me starting from South Africa. I have first stop at Dubai, second in Bangalore and third in Mumbai.
"Bastards encourage idiots to use Oracle Forms, Web Forms, Access and a number of other dinky web publishing tolls.", Mycroft Holmes[ ^]
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Isn't Dubai airport, one of the many airport temple of consumerism ?
Could be fun.
Nihil obstat
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I have always found it boring apart from meeting a US army guy, posted in Iraq and then in Afghanistan, once. I was really nice to meet a foreign army guy.
"Bastards encourage idiots to use Oracle Forms, Web Forms, Access and a number of other dinky web publishing tolls.", Mycroft Holmes[ ^]
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I hope your experience of Dubai was better than mine. Overnight stops going to and from Uganda; on the way out trying to sleep on hard plastic benches, on the way home stuck for four hours because their computer systems were not working properly.
One of these days I'm going to think of a really clever signature.
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My worst was only two changes: Paris and Karachi.
Paris was a PITA (as it always is), but Karachi was just stupid - 7 hours, and a body search to get into the transit lounge where the Goat Curry was. Mind you, it was good Goat curry.
If you get an email telling you that you can catch Swine Flu from tinned pork then just delete it. It's Spam.
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I have never stepped foot in Pakistan so don't know. But in my little life, I have seen some ridiculous airports.
"Bastards encourage idiots to use Oracle Forms, Web Forms, Access and a number of other dinky web publishing tolls.", Mycroft Holmes[ ^]
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I didn't get out of the airport unfortunately, I was just in transit on my way to Bangkok (where I carefully remembered the advice "when in Bangkok - don't")
If you get an email telling you that you can catch Swine Flu from tinned pork then just delete it. It's Spam.
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I know the feeling.
Around 2 months ago I had to deal with:
Wake up at 02 am, to get to the airport 1,5 hours driving.
Wait there 2 hours
1,5 hours flight (Lombok -> Jakarta)
12 hours wait
6,5 hours flight (jakarta -> doha)
3 hours wait
9 hours flight (doha -> munich)
2 hours car
ENDLY HOME
Regards.
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M.D.V.
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One of our guys has a 12 hour bus ride from Hyderabad to look forward to after a 5 hour flight.
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity
RAH
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Yes that's common. We have airport in town so easy for us.
"Bastards encourage idiots to use Oracle Forms, Web Forms, Access and a number of other dinky web publishing tolls.", Mycroft Holmes[ ^]
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