Day 1 – Part 1: When the Journey Tested Us Before It Even Began...
Day 1 – Part 1: When the Journey Tested Us Before It Even Began Chapter 1: The Calm Before the Conveyor Chaos Our journey to Switzerland began on the morning of March 25th , with a flight scheduled at 9:40 AM from Cochin International Airport (COK) to Dubai International Airport (DXB). This time, we were determined to get things right. During our honeymoon trip to Japan, we had faced a last-minute airport fiasco—one of those stressful, avoidable situations that lingers longer than it should. We didn’t want a repeat of that. So we started early, giving ourselves what we thought was a comfortable buffer. What we didn’t account for was exhaustion. I hadn’t slept at all. I had been working through the night right until the moment we left home. It felt risky, but adrenaline was doing most of the heavy lifting. At the airport, everything felt unexpectedly smooth. No rush, no chaos, no long queues. Our check-in was quick—almost too easy. And then, just as we approached the ba...