09.14.09
A(AAAArrrrrrghhhhh)zerbaijan
So we’re stuck for another 24 hours at least in Azerbaijan and we’re uber disappointed to say the least. The delay looks like its going to cost about 1500 bucks at least. The scamming buggers that we booked the ticket through (don’t use airfare.com they suck!!!!) decided that after much correspondence back and forth about me travelling at the moment that they’d tell me that they issued an eticket and then book a paper ticket and not send it to me. So we turned up to the airport brimming with confidence that we’d be out of this nexus of corruption in no time but, oh no, we’re not lucky enough for that. No paper ticket = no fly. Especially when you have a few blokes behind you waiting for empty seats to appear and sporting a much larger bankroll than us. So needless to say we got screwed and weren’t allowed to fly. Argh. Then it was fighting with ripoff merchant taxi drivers to get back into the city and sort things out because it seems impossible to book flights at an airport. MORONS! Anyway we got into the city and found internet and dumped our stuff back at the hostel. (some of the very limited number of nice people in the country)
After a bit of research it seems that we can get a turkish airlines flight (heaps better than uzbek air anyway) leaving tomorrow morning. I also happened to notice that a business class ticket was only a few euros more each and so snapped it up and we get to live the posh life of luxury tomorrow even though we are that lot bit closer to being stone cold broke. So tonight we’re gunna sleep at the airport (thanks to the every reliable info on www.sleepinginairports.net) and head of in the morning (oh great god of optimism please don’t fail me now).
Bye for now and hopefully my next installment will be typed with a mouthful of delicious curry.
Tc and Nic
Michael J said,
September 14, 2009 at 7:59 pm
I’m reading back into your journal, and my god, what adventures! I hope your health is returning, and you’ll be able to get outta that country soon. Thinkin’ of ya! – Michael J
jeremy said,
September 21, 2009 at 10:29 am
trent,
my brother sent me the sleep at airport link obviously thinking givne that i work at airports i might on occasions i will need to sleep at one. hopefully for you there were some nice bench seats that allowed you to lay flat on them.
jeremy