Watch out for typos on your GPS!

I have just read an amusing article about a middle-aged Swedish couple (I suspect they were not amused!) and by mistake they had entered Carpi as their travel destination rather than Capri into their GPS. Both destinations are in Italy but only some 650km apart. Carpi is centrally located and an industrial town whilst Capri is an Island off the beautiful Sorrento Peninsula – READ MORE

This is a lesson for all. Ensure you have entered your destination correctly and have a fair idea of where you are actually intending to go. Don’t be so reliant on technology, for the GPS cannot recognise typos. One last word, I could not think of anything more frustrating than arriving at the wrong destination. What would have made it worse for myself, is I would have endured hours listening to C-3PO giving the directions – yes, it’s not my GPS! Whilst driving, who gives you your GPS directions?

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