I went to a friend's place after work for a quick beer. As it turns out he was dog-sitting for a couple who live right next door..mutual friends in fact. Anyway, I asked how long he was watching the dog for..the answer was just two nights. Then he told me why the couple were away...
The guy works for an investment company here which places hundreds of millions of dollars with brokerage firms all over the world. He happens to work in the "Japanese Markets" section. His contact in Japan arranged for round trip first class tickets to Japan for him and his wife. Their hotel, food...everything...is included..and all top notch. They have also been informed that they have box seats at the World Cup final!!!!!!!
Apparently though, there was a snag. The guy cannot travel to Japan without a visa. So, the broker in Japan arranged for two first class tickets...hotel etc...for him and his wife to fly to London to get the visa, as it would take weeks to do via mail/courier. They left yesterday and will get back tomorrow.
Damn.....I'm in the wrong business.
