“Today early in the morning, at 5:30 AM, my plane landed at Kazan International Airport. The landing was very smooth and comfortable. After landing, I spent about an hour, or a little less, at passport control because everything was very slow and the line was long. At passport control, a police officer asked me about my trip and what countries I had visited for such a long time. I answered everything honestly.

Tomorrow my flight to Kazan will be on an Airbus A330-203, and my seat is 16K by the window. Today, at the last moment, I checked in and got this seat. If I understand correctly, for passengers who don’t buy a seat, the system randomly assigns middle seats first, and only after those are filled does it start assigning other seats.

Well, I'm in the business lounge and I'm very surprised because the manager told me I can stay here until my flight. Usually, the stay time is 4 hours, but for me it’s unlimited. When I asked the manager why I could stay so long, he answered, "Because I'm a good man, go and enjoy." It’s all a bit strange. I just hope that when I leave, they don’t ask me to pay an extra fee.

In Turkey, the weather is very good — 26 degrees, with a nice cool wind and a sunny sky. The weather is ridiculously comfortable for me, and I don’t want to leave the outside and go inside the airport. As for my plans, I only have one flight to my hometown, from IST to KZN. The flight is on September 3 at around 1 AM. Until then, I’ll be here.

In Singapore, it’s already 8 PM. The weather is dry but cloudy. I’m already inside the airplane, waiting for boarding to finish. My seat number is 79J — it’s a middle seat. I’m so unhappy because I have to sit here for 8 hours. I don’t like sitting in the middle; I prefer sitting by the window. Well, okay, stop whining. I hope we arrive on time, approximately at 1 AM in Dubai.

I’m in the business lounge—you probably already know what that is. I only have two hours instead of four because my flight is very soon, so I can use just two hours. Well, in two hours I can eat, drink, and write one post for my blog. Maybe I can rest a little bit too.

Today my morning started very early. I woke up at 4 AM, did my morning routine, and checked my belongings. After that, I left my room at 5:30 AM and called a taxi to the airport. Because it was so early in the morning, I could only take a taxi, and the price was 124,000 VND ($5). I arrived at the airport at approximately 6 AM and tried to go through customs control, but it was unsuccessful because the officer didn’t approve my online boarding pass. It was my first time experiencing this. So I went to the check-in area, checked in again, and got my real boarding pass.