Them were the days!
I remenber pitching up in Rangoon in an Islander enroute to Taiwan and not being allowed out of the airport because I had no visa. I was dog tired so the Customs boss allowed me to sleep on his table whilst he relegated himself to the floor. Nice chap he shared his breakfast curry with me.
Every ferry pilot has similar stories. Read the original: "Fate is the Hunter" by Earnest K Gann