Arusha, Tanzania. When we checked in fairly early in the morning it was dark and the terminal had no electricity. So they pointed jeeps at the terminal and turned on their headlights. Security check consisted of being locked in a little room with a big guy. He looked at me and said, "Nice hat!"

I replied, "And I'm keeping it too!"

We flew back to Rome -- but our baggage went to Beijing. Is that the record for the greatest known distance between a passenger and his baggage?