I have arrived. Baku!


52 hours after leaving home and I have arrived in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan. Their new airport is impressive, the staff welcoming and helpful. 

After 52 hours and not much more than a few cat naps I am shattered and coming off the plane could think of nothing other than the bed I had waiting at the end of my cab ride from the airport. 

I had all my docs in my hand ready to breeze through and get on my way. 

But irrespective of how well things can be planned I should have learned by now that my typing skills are not the best and nor is my eye sight. 

Why do I say that you may well ask. 


Well I landed 2 hours ago and I am now sat here airside at Baku airport waiting for my electronic visa to come through. Yes I had received my visa, processed in accordance with the data I personally keyed into the form. 


But when I got to immigration they noticed that the visa started from 1/6/2023 and today is only the 29/5/2023 so technically I don’t have a visa.  My fault. I cant blame anyone. 


Anyway the very helpful official, who kept calling me Madam Dobson, helped me lodge an urgent request for a new one. 


So here I sit. Waiting. Waiting. So I can eventually finish this trip and get to my destination. It has been a long slow chore but I am excited for what is to come. 

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