Türkiye 2021

9月 - 12月 2021

Our trip to Turkey this year is set for 4 months ... give or take a few days so that we can make up for family time lost in 2019-2020 due to COVID-19. もっと詳しく

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- 2021/08/15 15:00
- ⛅ 75 °F
- 海抜: 6,063 フィート
- アメリカ Colorado El Paso County Colorado Springs Acacia Park 38.836956, -104.82209838°50’13” N 104°49’20” W
Kâmil Koç to Güvercinlik
2021年8月15日, アメリカ ⋅ ⛅ 75 °F
Işıl — Mui’s sister — has a beach house in Güvercinlik, a village near Bodrum … in Turkey’s Muğla Province. Mui and I will be taking a bus from İzmir to spend a few days with her there in September. The three of us will drive back to İzmir in her car. The plan is for her to spend a few days in İzmir and then Mui will drive her home to Eskişehir. He’ll probably stay with her for a bit, but for how long and all that is TBD.

Hence the reason we needed to get HES codes today.

Armed with the code, we got online to buy our bus tickets. Our preferred bus company — Pamukkale Turizm — had only one bus daily. Turns out they are in Chapter 11 and have cut back on their services. Instead, we booked with Kâmil Koç … which is now a partner of FlixBus, a German brand that offers bus service not only in Europe, but in the US as well.

Long story short, we selected our departure date and time; filled in the necessary passenger information, including our ID and HES code numbers; and even pre-selected our seats … the first ones to do so on our departure … not surprising as Turks don’t plan their travels as far out as we do. It took us no more than 5 minutes to complete the purchase.

So, we now have the first of what may be several short trips in Turkey planned.もっと詳しく
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- 2021/08/19
- ☀️ 81 °F
- 海抜: 6,017 フィート
- アメリカ Colorado El Paso County Colorado Springs Acacia Park 38.835678, -104.82149538°50’8” N 104°49’17” W
Entry & Re-Entry PCR Testing
2021年8月19日, アメリカ ⋅ ☀️ 81 °F
The good news? If you are fully-vaccinated, Turkey no longer requires PCR testing 72-hours ahead of entry into the country. That’s a huge relief.

As for re-entry into the US in January … good news on that front as well. No, the requirement for a PCR test has not been abolished, but the guidelines call for the test to be taken within 3 days of one’s flight. And the CDC example on their website does not count the day of travel. That means that for our 2 January flight, we can get tested on 30 December … which is a Thursday. With so many labs providing testing in Turkey, not to mention testing centers at the airport, we won’t have to worry about purchasing an at-home test kit to take with us.もっと詳しく
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- 2021/08/28
- ☀️ 84 °F
- 海抜: 6,033 フィート
- アメリカ Colorado El Paso County Colorado Springs 38.831936, -104.8167838°49’55” N 104°49’0” W
Inbound Fligts: Sch & Equipment Change
2021年8月28日, アメリカ ⋅ ☀️ 84 °F
Mui got a text from Turkish Airlines last night. It was advising us of a schedule change to the domestic portion of our 2 January flights from İzmir to Houston. Same flight number, but an earlier departure from ADB ... and a slightly later arrival @ IST. No matter, still plenty of time to connect to our afternoon flight to IAH.

THY requires confirmation from the passenger whenever there is a change. We tried to do this online and through the app. Both gave error messages. So we made a phone call and spoke to an agent. In no time at all, our online flight record showed the revised flight info.

I'm not sure what prompted me to ask that the agent confirm our selected seats as well. When it came to our IST-IAH flight, she said our seats were 4A/5A. Aha! An equipment change! And one that I was hoping would happen. TK33 was now going to be on a B787-9 … a Dreamliner, in other words.

I’ve since gone online to switch our seats to the starboard aisle … 4K/5K … better aerial views from that side IMHO.

We now have ten days to go before we begin this year's overseas jaunt.もっと詳しく
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旅行者 Looks like you'll have plenty of room for this long flight! Do you have to have a Covid test before you embark? Thanks for sharing your adventures!
2021/08/29返信する
Two to Travel Yeah ... we were lucky to be able to take advantage of a 40% off business fares promo earlier this year. It's good to have lie-flat seats for an 11-hour flight that departs around 9:00p. Turkey has removed the testing requirement for those who are fully vaccinated. Unless things change, however, we will have to test before we return to the US in January.
2021/08/29返信する
旅行者 ok. I have to say...bucket list for me is a long flight business class lie flat seat to somewhere amazing, but I'll bet anything Mo would never go for it. Even if I offered to pay for both tickets. maybe at least once before I kick the bucket and leave the planet . Maybe to the South Pacific...that R island you visited that was my favorite.
2021/09/01返信する
Two to Travel Beware ... not unlike getting a veranda on a cruise ship, once you fly BizClass it's hard to go back ... especially for long flights. This one was an amazing enough deal that we opted to buy the seats from THY. Normally, we use United Miles to buy or upgrade to BizClass ... thanks to our Chase cards that are co-branded with United we add miles regularly to our UA Mileage+ accts.
2021/09/01返信する
旅行者 maybe I should check into that. I use a chase card
2021/09/01返信する
旅行者 and yes. nowi always choose a veranda :)
2021/09/01返信する
Two to Travel Even if it isn't UA co-branded, I was just reading that if you purchase travel through the Chase portal, you get some good travel options at discounted points.
2021/09/01返信する
旅行者 nice!
2021/09/01返信する
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- 2021/08/30
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- 海抜: 6,040 フィート
- アメリカ Colorado El Paso County Colorado Springs Acacia Park 38.835999, -104.82209838°50’10” N 104°49’20” W
Moving Up Our Departure
2021年8月30日, アメリカ ⋅ ☀️ 81 °F
Apparently, Mui and I have both been thinking about a “what if.” And not saying anything to each other. The “what if” was … what if our flight from COS to IAH on 6 September is delayed or canceled? Would we be able to make our flight departing IAH for IST?

We’re not superstitious people. And if we weren’t in the midst of a pandemic, we probably would have laughed off our concerns once we voiced them during our morning walk today. But we are in the midst of a pandemic and air travel can have more bumps than usual.

Rather than stress over the “what if,” we decided to just move our departure from COS up by a day. Thanks to an earlier schedule change, our United flight was eligible for a one-time change/cancelation at no charge to us. Why not take advantage of it?

Step One … check flight availability for 5 September. The answer was yes.

Step Two … verify full refund for the 6 September flight on the UA website. The answer was yes.

Step Three … cancel the original booking. Miles refunded immediately; refund of taxes & fees pending the usual credit card cycle.

Step Four … book the same round trip COS-IAH-COS flights with a 5 September departure; return date unchanged. The bonus … fewer miles to purchase the tickets. The second bonus … same exit row seats available on both flights.

Step Five … book a hotel room for the overnight before our 6 September IAH-IST departure on Turkish Airlines. The bonus … a room at the Marriott at IAH … no shuttle transport required to/from the airport.

So, our 2021 overseas jaunt will now commence a day early … and neither of us will be stressing over the “what if.”もっと詳しく
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旅行者 great minds....
2021/09/02返信する
旅行者 Sounds like you and Mui are what my DH and I like to call "bonded." I can't count the number of times we've both been thinking the same thing until one of us blurts it out. I'm glad the switch was so easy and relieves so much stress! Traveling with Covid is more bumpy than usual. We're counting down the last 21 days until we board the Norwegian Encore in Seattle with our party of 8. Lots of moving pieces. I don't think I'll relax until I'm in our stateroom!
2021/09/04返信する
Two to Travel I guess being married for 40 years one can’t help but become “bonded” ... I like that thought. We are so ready to be on a ship, but don’t have an opportunity to do a cruise until next February. Fingers crossed for smooth sailing and I will look forward to your posts to cruise vicariously.
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Almost Ready
2021年9月4日, アメリカ ⋅ ☀️ 73 °F
I’ve got a pre-trip checklist that I use each time we go off on an adventure. It has everything on it — from what to pack, to stopping the mail, to verifying flight information, to turning off the water, to … well you get the idea. Big and small … everything is on the list.

Added to the list this year is researching and verifying COVID-19 related entry requirements … which can be a moving target … what with the ever-changing profile of the pandemic. Luckily for us, being vaccinated has made meeting the entry requirements for Turkey easier. In fact, we just finished taking care of the last of those requirements … completing an online entry form that we printed out to hand over to THY when we check-in for our flight to IST on Monday.

All but a few things on the checklist are now checked off. Even our bags are zippered and zip-tied. The items that remain unchecked are the last minute things that have to wait until just before we set the alarm and lock up the house.

I guess we’re just about ready to get this show on the road … just one more sleep to go.もっと詳しく
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旅行者 travel safe, of course. happy that all the ducks are lined up.
2021/09/05返信する
Two to Travel 🙏🏻 Let’s hope the ducks remain lined up.
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- 2021/09/05 10:15
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- 海抜: 6,122 フィート
- アメリカ Colorado El Paso County Colorado Springs Airport 38.798992, -104.70106538°47’56” N 104°42’4” W
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And We Begin …
2021年9月5日, アメリカ ⋅ ☀️ 75 °F
We turned off the water, checked the doors and windows, set the alarm, and locked up. Time to get this show on the road.

A quick Lyft drive brought us to COS. Our local airport might be small, but it offers the convenience of a non-stop flight to IAH so that we can connect to the flight that will take us across the pond … tomorrow.

At the moment, we’re at Gate 5 … awaiting our air-chariot. More later …もっと詳しく
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旅行者 IAH. Houston if I remember right?
2021/09/05返信する
Two to Travel Yup … we opted for Houston because we were going to drive the RV down, but then … well, plans changed.
2021/09/05返信する
Safe and happy travels, Erin! I look forward to following your adventures :) [Mary O. Greenberg]
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- 2021/09/05 11:30
- ☀️ 81 °F
- 海抜: 6,122 フィート
- アメリカ Colorado El Paso County Colorado Springs Airport 38.798956, -104.70097538°47’56” N 104°42’4” W
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Our Chariot to IAH Arrives
2021年9月5日, アメリカ ⋅ ☀️ 81 °F
The CR-J 200 that will be taking us to IAH has landed and is approaching Gate 5. We should be boarding in the next little while … later than the original 11:18a boarding. No matter … it’s not like we don’t have plenty of time on our hands.もっと詳しく
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- 2021/09/05 15:30
- ☀️ 91 °F
- 海抜: 154 フィート
- アメリカ Texas Harris County Weldon Pines George Bush Intercontinental Airport 29.986692, -95.34546729°59’12” N 95°20’44” W
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Uneventful Flight
2021年9月5日, アメリカ ⋅ ☀️ 91 °F
That about describes our flight … once our winged-chariot was swapped out and we got off the ground. The problem? Too much weight for the CRJ … passengers and bags.

At first they were looking for volunteers to jump to the next flight … with quite a generous offer that we might have taken. But then they rescinded that and found another solution. In the end, what I think happened was that they had another aircraft going to IAH, so they left the bags on the original aircraft and put us on the second one.

Despite our delayed departure — by about 30 minutes — we were on the ground at IAH shortly after our original scheduled arrival of 3:25p.

All’s well that ends well.もっと詳しく
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旅行者 love the clouds and blue skies. been too long since we have seen blue.
2021/09/06返信する
Two to Travel Such a shame about all the fires that have turned the skies smoky.
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- 2021/09/05 17:00
- ⛅ 95 °F
- 海抜: 141 フィート
- アメリカ Texas Harris County Weldon Pines George Bush Intercontinental Airport 29.986675, -95.34213329°59’12” N 95°20’32” W
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Checked into Marriott @ IAH
2021年9月5日, アメリカ ⋅ ⛅ 95 °F
The Houston Airport Marriott is not connected to a terminal at IAH … per se. But there is a tunnel one can use to get to it … either by taking the below-ground train that runs between the terminals and makes a stop at the Marriott … on on foot via the pedestrian walkway between the tracks that loop around. Wanting to stretch our legs, we opted to do the latter.

By 4:30p, we were settled into our room … the airport luggage cart we used to haul the bags parked in one corner … well out of the way. Nice … clean … all the amenities we could want for an overnight stay (though we did have to ask for some hand lotion) … a partial view of the airport.

The only hitch in our plans? Our late check out can’t be extended past 1:00p tomorrow because the hotel is booked solid. We won’t be able to check in for our THY flight until 4:00p or sometime thereafter. So we’ll have to kill time somewhere.

No worries, though. We have a plan. We’ll check out at 1:00p, leave the bags with the concierge, and have a leisurely lunch at Flight’s Grill, the on-property restaurant, before we make our way to the appropriate terminal.もっと詳しく
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- 2021/09/05 19:00
- ⛅ 91 °F
- 海抜: 141 フィート
- アメリカ Texas Harris County Weldon Pines George Bush Intercontinental Airport 29.985765, -95.34230829°59’9” N 95°20’32” W
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Dinner Time: Flights Lounge & Grill
2021年9月5日, アメリカ ⋅ ⛅ 91 °F
Once we were settled into our room, it was time to get our tummies sated. If there are any eateries in the vicinity, they require wheels to get to them. The restaurants at IAH are all after the security checkpoints. So, we went down to Flights Lounge & Grill, the restaurant at the hotel. Good food … very satisfying.

We were both up at 5:00a this morning and we’ve since traveled some 800+ miles (as the crow flies). Time to relax a bit … and then early to bed methinks.

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For those interested in such things …

I ordered the Rotini Pasta [creamy wild mushroom and garlic sauce, asparagus, parmesan] and topped it with grilled salmon for protein. Mui ordered the “H-Town” Cobb Salad [chopped romaine, local bacon, hard-boiled egg, grilled corn, pickled red onion, blue cheese, avocado, tomatoes, house made chipotle ranch] and added grilled salmon for extra protein. We wrapped up with a Key Lime Pie … good, but we’ve had better.もっと詳しく
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