Despite an overnight flight with limited sleep, upon arriving at of first layover, Lori and I both felt compelled to swing into immediate action as our never ending quest to do good kicked in instantaneously. With ten hours between flights, we opted to do what any decent and altruistic couple would. We identified a place in obvious need and began to find ways to improve things.
Be it Europe, Asia, or Africa, people are in need. We feel that those of us raised in relative priveledge and luxury of the first world may find some of the images disturbing.
Rest assured, dear readers, that we will be tiptoeing in, acclimatizing you to the lifestyle challenges and horrors that go with the Third World.
Below is the Business Class Lounge at Istanbul’s Ataturk Airport.
Notice the blank aimless stares of the people who are effectively trapped in this environment until some type of transport can be arranged to get them out of their living hell.
Aleppo is Club Med by comparison.
So gird your loins, pour yourself a stiff one and join your intrepid dogooders as we try valiantly to improve the lives of these unfortunate wretches.
David Abrams
Posted at 17:41h, 19 DecemberGlad to see that you are soldiering on – tough job – but you are the perfect people to handle it…
Enjoy the ride.
Bruce Burnett
Posted at 17:53h, 19 DecemberIt is a burden David. But who are we to question why.
Cookieman
Posted at 20:32h, 19 DecemberWhen you consider what we had and where we ate dinner together on Friday night, you call this third world?
Bruce Burnett
Posted at 23:00h, 19 DecemberWatching the Habs play is invariably an other worldly experience. Will send you a picture of Madagascar's Olympic hockey hopefuls. The Antananarivo Ice Lemurs.
darklabstudios
Posted at 04:12h, 20 DecemberBurnett's land in Turkey for 10 hours and Putin's ambassador gets axe'd. Coincidence?
Unknown
Posted at 05:52h, 23 DecemberStay high when you fly – Ron
Unknown
Posted at 00:56h, 28 DecemberA work of art is in what you see when you are aware and open to receiving gifts-Ron