I'm sitting in the Toronto airport at the moment and I arrived from Nawleans this morning. I woke up this morning, took a shower and headed out from my couch surfers house. Couch surfing is so awesome as a free service and I would recommend it to anyone traveling on a budget. I'll even write you a recommendation on the site (thanks for mine, Linda)!
On the flight to Toronto I sat next to this nice Japanese gentleman, Jim Bei. We chatted a bit then he passed out and I just chilled for the relatively short flight. When he woke up, we chatted a bit more and walked to customs together. We parted ways and I started looking for a train to get into the city so my ~8 hour layover wouldn't be so boring.
As I was looking at train prices which were a bit too much, I ran into Jim Bei getting ready to go to his car. I chatted him up about alternative means to get around, and he offered me a ride downtown! I gladly accepted and he spent the next hour or so with me in his car showing me around. Then as he got ready to drop me off, he handed me a subway token and told me how to get back to the airport. What a guy! It was unexpected but fun and it just goes to show a smile and polite banter are a recipe for good, old-fashioned human interaction.
See you when I land in Dublin!
Tony, good to see we are following you on another great adventure. ¡Buen viaje!
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