The New Yorker got the shock of his life when he saw snow-capped mountains instead of sunny beaches. Read more at straitstimes.com.
NEW YORK - It was supposed to be a dream holiday for Mr Kingsley Burnett, who has been looking forward to a cruise holiday departing from Sydney, Australia.
“I saw a mountain top covered in white snow... At that point, I knew I was in trouble,” the 62-year-old Burnett told TV station KTVQ after he realised he booked and caught the wrong flight to the tiny town of Sidney in Montana rather than the Australian city.
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