The British TV show Would I Lie to You? had a wonderful story of how Sara Pascoe once booked a flight to Costa Rica when she really wanted to go to Spain. I thought it was quite plausible with her booking it through tears on her debit card as she wanted to get away for a lonely Christmas vacation. This video was unearthed in reaction to a more recent story about a couple of friends who planned to go to Budapest, Hungary, and instead bought tickets to Bucharest, Romania. Still, they had a wonderful time. (via Fark)
Wednesday, March 15, 2023
One Big Oops
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This is one of my favourite tv shows. The sharp wit of each and every participant keeps me in stitches.
There are several instances of folks trying to fly to Oakland California and ending up in Auckland New Zealand. Auckland, Oakland, what's the difference.
I met a Russian woman on the island of Paros Greece (known for ideal windsurfing conditions) who had come to waterski. Asking her the obvious question why, she said she thought she booked a ticket to Poros (an area in Greece known for ideal waterskiing conditions). At least she was in the right country.
And I once had a driver ask me directions to the Farnborough Air Show in Farnborough, Kent. And that's bad, because Farnborough, Hants, where the air show is, is about three hours' drive away.
I once was trying to book a flight to Liberia and my substitute travel agent told me there were charter flights but only in season. I wondered who would be taking package tours to Liberia???(the country) That's when I learned there was a destination in Costa Rica called Liberia. Good thing I cleared that up before I booked!
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