Monday, November 24, 2008
Attention Tom Hanks: Your Sequel to The Terminal is at Gate 6
Lots of people travel to see weird things... but this situation might take the cake. A Japanese traveler flew to Mexico City a couple months ago, apparently he decided that the terminal food court was the ideal place to spend an open ended vacation. He flew there on September 2, and still hasn't left the terminal. Apparently, by literally living in the terminal, he isn't breaking any laws as long as he leaves when his tourist visa expires, which isn't for another three months.
Mexico has apparently fallen in love with Airport guy as well, with him doing daily features on Mexican TV believe it or not. And apparently he's become a tourist attraction in his own right. It's a funny story, but kind of sad for Mexico when you think about it. How bad is it for Mexico City when one of your hottest attractions is a homeless Japanese guy in the airport?
Mexico has apparently fallen in love with Airport guy as well, with him doing daily features on Mexican TV believe it or not. And apparently he's become a tourist attraction in his own right. It's a funny story, but kind of sad for Mexico when you think about it. How bad is it for Mexico City when one of your hottest attractions is a homeless Japanese guy in the airport?
