Capri, Carpi ... What's the Difference?

Posted by Alex in Car & Vehicle, Funny, Gadget, Travel & Places on July 29, 2009 at 3:00 am


Capri, carpi, what’s the difference? Apparently, about 400 miles. Here’s what happened to a couple of Swedish tourists who mistyped the destination in their GPS:

Officials say a Swedish couple looking for the pristine waters of the popular island of Capri ended some 400 miles (660 kilometers) away in the northern industrial town of Carpi after misspelling the destination on their car’s GPS.

Angelo Giovannini, a spokesman for the Carpi town hall, near Modena, said Tuesday the couple drove into the main square last week and asked the local tourist office how to reach Capri’s famed Blue Grotto sea cave.

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11 comments to "Capri, Carpi ... What's the Difference?"

  1. Skipweasel
    July 29th, 2009 at 3:32 am

    GIGO.

  2. Alberto
    July 29th, 2009 at 4:28 am

    At least I hope they tried the mighty piadina (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piadina) they make over there!!

  3. cinghio
    July 29th, 2009 at 5:25 am

    ehm, piadina is from romagna, not from emilia.

  4. Alberto
    July 29th, 2009 at 6:51 am

    Gnocco fritto sounds better? Mmm, hunger....

  5. christina
    July 29th, 2009 at 8:00 am

    I always thought gps technology lowers our IQ.

  6. Gail Pink
    July 29th, 2009 at 8:01 am

    HAHAHAHA!! Learn to spell, silly tourists from Sweden!

  7. kunkel321
    July 29th, 2009 at 9:20 am

    At least they didn't end up in Crapi !!!!!

  8. Boston
    July 29th, 2009 at 11:37 am

    this is why we can't always trust our technology. so many times my gps has led me wrong!

  9. nemo
    July 29th, 2009 at 2:07 pm

    How exactly were they expecting to drive to an island?

  10. Sunny@theLibrary
    July 29th, 2009 at 7:13 pm

    "How exactly were they expecting to drive to an island?"

    Yeah, I think GPS was the least of their problems.

  11. Lorenzo
    September 17th, 2009 at 5:22 pm

    Yeah I guess this couple is simply too stupid to travel. I mean, ISLAND = SEA, SEA = SHIP


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