The kindness of strangers: at San José airport, I couldn’t pay my departure tax – then a woman handed me the cash
- Posted on March 1, 2026
- By The Guardian
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The kindness of strangers: at San José airport, I couldn’t pay my departure tax – then a woman handed me the cash

There was no ATM at the airport and banks were closed. If I missed this flight, all my subsequent flights would have been cancelled