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Title: That's Sydney, Australia, not Sydney, Montana
Post by: TehBorken on Dec 31 06 08:25
Oooops.
[hr style="width: 100%; height: 2px;"]A 21-year-old German tourist named Tobi Gutt learned the hard way the cost of a typo: he wanted to go to Sydney, Australia but bought tickets online to Sidney, Montana.

Seems Gutt had accidentally typed the wrong name into his web browser when he ordered his plane tickets online and wound up flying 13,000 miles to a place called Sidney, Montana.

 The oil town only boasts about 5,000 souls and promises tourists such exciting events as "The Best of the West Beef Showcase," "The Lewis and Clark Bicentennial" and "The Lone Tree Gun Show."

His mother can't believe what happened.  "I didn't notice the mistake as my son is usually good with computers," Sabine Gutt relates.

[a href="vny!://www.citynews.ca/news/news_6517.aspx"]vny!://www.citynews.ca/news/news_6517.aspx[/a]

 
Title: Re: That's Sydney, Australia, not Sydney, Montana
Post by: Lise on Dec 31 06 06:09
No kidding. The same thing happened to a group of tourists who flew to Sydney, Newfoundland, Canada. They thought they were getting the sun, they were actually getting cold frigid air. (//vny!://discoverseattle.net/forums/richedit/smileys/Happy/12.gif)
Title: Re: That's Sydney, Australia, not Sydney, Montana
Post by: kitten on Dec 31 06 06:11
Sorry, Lise, that's Sydney, Nova Scotia.  Same result though.
Title: Re: That's Sydney, Australia, not Sydney, Montana
Post by: Lise on Dec 31 06 06:18
Oops. Thanks for clarifying there, kitten. I knew it was on the eastern coast somewhere. Wasn't sure if it was Nova Scotia or Newfoundland.
Title: Re: That's Sydney, Australia, not Sydney, Montana
Post by: kitten on Dec 31 06 06:23
No problem, Lise.  I come from the east coast.
Title: Re: That's Sydney, Australia, not Sydney, Montana
Post by: kingy on Dec 31 06 10:56
anyone accidently fly to paris ontario?
Title: Re: That's Sydney, Australia, not Sydney, Montana
Post by: york county kid on Jan 01 07 12:35
hi kingy    
Title: Re: That's Sydney, Australia, not Sydney, Montana
Post by: york county kid on Jan 01 07 12:37
i don't know you. but recognize your name from dv.  
Title: Re: That's Sydney, Australia, not Sydney, Montana
Post by: york county kid on Jan 01 07 12:44
oh, and of course, hi lise.  
Title: Re: That's Sydney, Australia, not Sydney, Montana
Post by: kingy on Jan 01 07 05:02
hey york county kid, i think most of us were from dv at one point or another.
Title: Re: That's Sydney, Australia, not Sydney, Montana
Post by: purelife on Jan 01 07 07:37
Oh hey YCK!  I remember you from DV.  HI!!!!!!!!!


 
Title: Re: That's Sydney, Australia, not Sydney, Montana
Post by: Russ on Jan 01 07 08:08
Hello YCK, I recognise you as well. Like kingy said, pretty much all of us are from DV at one time or another. WElcome.