I was on a business trip in Japan and on my off day, I took a trip into the Japanese countryside. During the daylight nothing seems impossible and I had a great day exploring off the beaten track. On the way back I suddenly realised what trouble I was in – it was late at night and I stood on the platform of an out-of-the-way station and couldn’t find the train to Narita as everything was signposted in Japanese. Everybody I asked just smiled and nodded, but they didn’t understand me and I didn’t understand them! Eventually, after what felt like many hair-raising hours and a few false starts I did make it back though!