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Standing Clear (as the dog sniffs)

Everyone else on the Turkish Airline flight appeared to be over 65 - part of a sprightly tour group, bless 'em. They're agent had (probably) booked the entire plane which was why, at the last moment I was able to get a seat (and pleasantly avoid the 5 extra hours of an indirect flight via Munich or London). When a seat becomes free I'm are left to mull why this passenger is no longer travelling. A glass of wine leaving Istanbul - wake up taxiing to the gate in Tokyo. Customs at Narita feels like home though that's not necessarily a good thing. Home can be many things, but not an airport surely.

If you wanted to smuggle goods from Turkey into Japan would you only carry hand-luggage and consequently aim to be first going through the luggage customs check? No, didn't think so. Would be smugglers should consider reading about order effects before timing their gauntlet run.

Three weeks before our next field study starts in earnest - a team to assemble, methods to be honed, equipment to buy, routes to be planned and in amongst it all, fun to be had.

Writing from Shibuya | May 3, 2007 | Permalink