Ask The Pilot

One of my favorite columns on the Internet is Ask The Pilot in Salon, which deal with myriad traveler related issues.

Today they talk about the "world's worst airport." Their choice: Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport, in Dakar, Senegal.

There is nowhere to sit, no seats. Which really is all right because the worst thing you can do is cease moving. The approximately 5-to-1 scoundrel-to-passenger ratio ensures you'll never remain unmolested for more than a few seconds. The moment you stop, somebody is hovering over your shoulder, mumbling incoherently. Brush him away, and he is instantly replaced by a man asking if you'd like to buy a plastic watch or a counterfeit phone card.

Cyrus, who has been to Senegal recently, agrees.

I have added Senegal to my list to places I want to travel to in this lifetime.