This is far and away the best of this challenge I have read. At first, I thought #1 was the lie because the style seems romance novel. Then I thought #2 because his behavior seems so cliche and it's the first travel story that has you alone. Hmmm. #2 is also the first travel story that I've read from you that has you in a major touristy city. I am so torn. #3 is also a candidate because I feel you include the picture as a validating trick (and thank you for the pic--now I have a second picture to talk myself out of fantasizing about (the first being the one from the hut on the coast of Africa in the story with the thirsty bees)) and because you left the ending open. That all 3 are candidates and how much thought I am putting into this speaks to how well you performed the challenge. I'm gonna go with #3 for the possibility that the photo is meant to validate the lie and the unlikelihood that the traveling production would not have already been fully cast and cast elsewhere (NYC, LA). I enjoyed reading them all which is really all that matters. Thank you.