Seoul, Republic of (South) Korea
The differences in efficiency and ambience between the oppressive, dingy international terminal at Dulles and the slick, traveler-friendly atmosphere at Seoul International was refreshing after nearly fourteen hours in the air. Shake cleared through arrivals with nothing more than a cursory glance at his documents by the paramilitary South Korean immigration agents. He picked up his bag, turned over his arrival paperwork, and headed for a sign that advertised buses and the airport taxi rank. It was a completely different and much friendlier experience than his last arrival at the old Kimpo Airfield when he was travelling baggage class as an active duty member of a Marine Corps Mobile Training Team.
He looked over the hotel courtesy buses loading tons of b
