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Title: Spelling Mistake leads to Wrong Holiday!
Post by: Lil Me on Sep 05 07 08:10
RODEZ, France (AFP) - A spelling mistake on the Internet led to a surprise trip to remote southern France for three Norwegian tourists who thought they were going to a Greek island, airport officials said Wednesday.
 
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Title: Re: Spelling Mistake leads to Wrong Holiday!
Post by: P.C. on Sep 05 07 08:14
Bummer.

  I suppose there are a lot worse places they could have ended up.
Title: Re: Spelling Mistake leads to Wrong Holiday!
Post by: Michel on Sep 05 07 08:19
Hum, that reminds me of a guy who took a bus to go to Ottawa from the south of the States, and the greyhound employee sent him on a bus for alost place named Ottawa in Illinois...

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Title: Re: Spelling Mistake leads to Wrong Holiday!
Post by: Lise on Sep 06 07 03:45
LOL. Ah, too bad. At least they got to go on a holiday. I remember an article about a couple of tourists who flew to Sydney, Newfoundland when they thought they were flying to Sydney, Australia. Man, you gotta just do your research!!!
Title: Re: Spelling Mistake leads to Wrong Holiday!
Post by: Michel on Sep 06 07 06:12
Sydney, Nova Scotia you mean, where you take the ferry for Newfoundland.

  Anyway, getting there instead of Sydney, Australia, OMG, I would die !!!
Title: Re: Spelling Mistake leads to Wrong Holiday!
Post by: Sportsdude on Sep 06 07 06:21
 Lise wrote:
LOL. Ah, too bad. At least they got to go on a holiday. I remember an article about a couple of tourists who flew to Sydney, Newfoundland when they thought they were flying to Sydney, Australia. Man, you gotta just do your research!!!
eh, Aussieland is overrated. Kiwi-land is better. ;)
 
Title: Re: Spelling Mistake leads to Wrong Holiday!
Post by: Lise on Sep 06 07 09:33
SHADDUP SD! (//vny!://discoverseattle.net/forums/richedit/smileys/Happy/19.gif) You don't know what the heck you're talking about!! AUSTRALIA RULEZ THE WORLD!!
Title: Re: Spelling Mistake leads to Wrong Holiday!
Post by: Sportsdude on Sep 06 07 09:37
I dunno. Both Kiwi's and Aussies are cool but Kiwi's have the better scenery.