7 Hours at Istanbul Airport! Food Tour (Salt Bae & McD’s Baklava) + Family Travel Trivia! ✈️🇹🇷

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Join us for our 7-hour layover at Istanbul International Airport (IST) before boarding our Turkish Airlines flight back home to New York City! ✈️🇹🇷 Subscribe to @KhizEesa and follow us around the world as we show you how a busy family balances full-time careers, school, and exploring every corner of the globe! In this vlog, we make the absolute most of our transit time navigating one of the largest, most impressive terminals on the planet: 🍗 Arrivals & Fast Bites: We start by stepping outside the airport and heading into the Arrivals Hall to grab some comfort food at Popeyes—crispy chicken strips, fries, and onion rings 🤖 Terminal Vibes: Re-entering through Gate 7, we breeze through security, spot an automated driving robot trash can rolling past travelers, and clear passport control into the breathtaking main departure terminal. 🍔 Salt Bae Burger: We stop by Salt Bae’s airport spot to taste-test his famous Juicy Burger and slider trio. 🍦 Unique Turkish McDonald’s: You can’t visit Istanbul Airport without checking out the local menu items! We grab some exclusive pistachio baklava ice cream and signature shakes. 🌍 The Ultimate Family Travel Trivia: After finding open seats near Gate C, 11-year-old Eesa surprises the family (Dad, Mom, and 13-year-old Khizar) with 17 challenging questions reviewing our adventures around the world! Stick around for the last 15 minutes of the video for a fast-paced retrospective featuring real throwback footage of our favorite travel memories: Hand-feeding wild kangaroos in Australia and wild monkeys with sweet mangoes in Panama 🦘🐒 Walking within view of majestic brown bears in the wilds of Alaska 🐻 Walking across volcanic rock fields across the globe: Mount Teide in Tenerife, Mount Pichincha in Ecuador, and Iceland 🌋 Traveling across six continents in a single year, cruising, camping, and exploring Pakistan, Ecuador, Peru, Chile, and Colombia! If you love airport tours, honest layover reviews, and authentic family adventures, be sure to hit that Like button, drop a comment with your favorite airport food, and don't forget to Subscribe! 🔔 #IstanbulAirport #FamilyTravel #TurkishAirlines #IstanbulLayover #SaltBaeBurger #TravelVlog #KhizAndEesa

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