I bet everyone involved felt incredibly clever afterwards.
Reminds me of a sign I once saw: “I’ve gone to find myself. If you see me before I get back, keep me here.”
Thanks for the link. Loved the story. 
I think this woman needs to seriously consider a new career as some sort of spy or supervillain-level cat burglar or international jewel thief.
She confused them by changing from a leather outfit with pointy ears into a skimpy black dress.
Her disguise was so good she couldn’t even recognize herself? Man, that is some cunning disguise skill.
The woman later discovered that she was also the long lost love child of Clark Kent!
“Man, she kidnapped herself.”
Seems it could be an instance of the “All Asians look alike” effect. Obviously, the only way to tell them apart is by the clothes they are wearing. So changing clothes is a very effective disguise.
I’m wondering why the tour operator didn’t just do a head count at some point.
You must have really looked like hell if “freshening up” makes you look like a whole new person.
She probably once read a travel book that included the phrase “Should you ever find yourself in Eldgjá volcanic canyon…”
I keep picturing Ms. Swan from MAD TV.
Maybe it was on the way to a convention for Prosopagnosia sufferers.
I keep telling people its not a stereotype, those Asians really are sneaky.
Man, she must really clean up good.
I know you’re joking, but I can totally see myself in a situation like this.
Actually, I don’t have to totally see it, not recognizing people is pretty much my ground state.
I think that perk is in one of the mods.
More seriously, unless you already know that you’re the star of a farce, it doesn’t seem unreasonable to assume that the missing person someone is describing to you in person is someone else–possibly someone who looks quite a bit like you, depending on how vague the description is.