Tuesday, November 30, 2004
 2004 anna awards
best vacation pictures
flagrant disregard, santa barbara, california my vacation was absolutely perfect except for one blunder.
after a sleepless night in yangon with time spent in the dim worrying whether the arrest of the burmese prime minister would immediately unravel the country's banking and transportation infrastructure, i subsequently had a strenuous day flying out of myanmar... add another sleepless and rushed night in thailand, 110 mile an hour 3:30am cab ride to the airport, seven hour flight from bangkok to tokyo, a super boring four hour typhoon related delay at narita, and then a nine hour leg swelling connection to the usa, i was supposed to remain alert enough to use an 11 hour layover in portland to go house hunting- but i neglected to bring my driver's license with me.
specifically, it had been left at home as unnecessary with only the potential to get lost or stolen in asia. an ocean of emotions followed, how could i be so forgetful, and what a wasted trip, but the truth is that the layover in portland never increased my airfare so nothing was truly lost.
"but even if i have used your company before and am in the system, do i still need the actual document to rent a car from you or is my id number good enough? i have a passport for identification and the credit card used to make the reservation."
"nope," said the telephone agent. "sorry."
how i was to now spend 11 hours in the chilly portland rain without a car, and without walking for hours in the weather (in sandals/cropped pants) was definitely an issue. her vacation photo essay (click "myanmar") + get lost, the blog + other great photos by the fine photographer
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