Wrong country
By Pose123
@Pose123 (21635)
Canada
October 2, 2008 1:48pm CST
What would you do if you planned a visit to Australia, and found yourself instead in Canada? This is what happened to a lady from Argentina recently. Monique Rozanes Torres Aguere planned to vacation in Sydney, Australia and booked her ticket online. It wasn't until she arrived in Sydney, Nova Scotia, that she knew the place existed. Aguere told employees at airport about the mistake and spent the night there, intending to continue her trip the next day. When there were some complications the following day, she suddenly changed her mind and decided to vacation there. "when things happen,you let it happen", she said, "I've made two or three friends already". This is not the first time it has happened and maybe you or I will be next.
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@maximax8 (31042)
• United Kingdom
2 Oct 08
My second favorite country is Australia and Canada is a country that I haven't yet been to but I plan to in the near future. I would be shocked if I got a plane to one country but then arrived in a different country. I know that there is Gillingham in Kent and Gillingham in Dorset so train tickets say which one it is to. The lady would have faced another long haul flight and since she was enjoying herself in Canada it was a good idea to stay there. It was meant to be and the lady just let the surprise destination make her quite happy. It would depend on my destination because if I was taken to a place on my travel wish list I would probably happy to stay there. There is a Canterbury in Kent, England. There is also a Canterbury in Australia. It is a suburb in Sydney. It is also the name for the region around Christchurch in New Zealand. There is a Wellington in Somerset, England and there is a Wellington that is a city in New Zealand. This was a mistake that the lady enjoyed so it was good fortune.
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@Mirita (2668)
• United States
2 Oct 08
Well, it appears that besides the inconveniences that she is a very calm individual who takes situations as they come. Good for her, I'm sure that she was frustrated in the beginning ,but later on decided that Australia is full of friendly people. Probably, I would try to remain calm too and look for solutions.
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@danishcanadian (28954)
• Canada
25 Nov 09
I would do the same thing. If I am there anyway, I would want to look around, and enjoy the opportunity. Besides, with the mix-up, I might be entitled to a free trip at a later date to the place I intended to travel to in the first place.
As for Nova Scotia, I have relatives in Halifax, so depending on how close Sydney is, I might just get on a bus or a train, and go and see them for a bit.
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