Early start, got to catch a taxi at 0330, wake up at 0130, 0200, 0230, etc. Rain starts bucketing, taxi guy arrives, I load my stuff (got to love Australian taxi guys), get in, rain stops. Smooth trip in to the airport, check in (no complimentary upgrade), pick up Euro, pass through security with money belt securely fixed- body scanning machine says no money belt to be worn - have to take it off - OMG!!!!, I can feel a major disaster coming on... Heading to a country where you can't access an ATM, or a bank account, or a travel money card, or a credit card, the memories of losing my money last year are somewhat traumatic- at least in Nepal I could get some cash; in Iran there is no such luxury. World banking
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