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One of the best things about traveling is getting to know new and interesting people

along the way.

It's not just the breathtaking views or exotic foods, but the cast of characters that

often gives a vacation its real flavor.

But just how much do we really know but the guy sitting two rows behind us on the plane

or the person offering to split a taxi with us?

Join me now as we take a look at the disturbing case of three tourists who disappeared

in Southeast Asia.

You'll learn how a friendly face at an airport are not always who they seem.

On March 7, 1995, Gerard Lo made a call from a pay phone at Johannesburg International

Airport in South Africa.

Although he'd seen his wife Vanessa just a few hours earlier, he wanted to leave a nice

message for her on the Ancerum machine before boarding his flight.

They'd been married two years, but it was romantic gestures like this keeping the honeymoon

phase of their marriage alive.

In the message he told her, he already missed her and that he'd call again as soon as he

landed in Singapore.

Gerard's flight to Singapore was a completely last minute opportunity, but at the same time

was a trip he'd been dreaming of for years.

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