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Forth Take- Georgia Sweet Georgia

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  Greetings from Armenia!   A few months ago I suddenly realized that my temporary visa was expiring in 10 days, yikes!  What to do?  Leave Armenia and return anytime that's how most people address the problem.  Ahh but where to go.  Turkey?  Not now, Armenian flights have been canceled over Turkey's airspace. Why.....   "For reasons incomprehensible to us and without any visible grounds, Turkish aviation authorities cancelled the permission previously granted to the FlyOne Armenia airline to operate flights to Europe through Turkish airspace."    An example of politics in this part of the world.   Imagine Canada canceling all U.S. flights over their airspace and providing no reason. Iran?  As much as I would love to visit Iran as an American I'm restricted. Azerbaijan?  Armenia is constantly in a conflict with Azerbaijan over Artsakh, the Azerbaijanis continue  to hold the Lachin Corridor hostage....