Have backpacks will travel....

Part of the fun of travelling is meeting people; from locals to fellow travellers, who share their travel stories and offer advice. We certainly hope not to repeat the accidental detour that three American students (whom we met recently) made on their way to Chile....One of them was given the task of finding cheap flights over the internet. She snapped up an incredible deal and booked them all on a flight to Santiago. It wasn't until they had just taken off that they started to become suspicious. Surely a flight from Miami to Chile should take longer than the 2 hours the pilot had just announced? They asked the flight attendant where they were heading and he replied "Santiago....Dominican Republic"!!! and subsequently forfeited their bar bill for the inflight entertainment they had provided him with. This detour resulted in them having to take a return flight to Miami, and then pay a hefty sum for a last minute flight to their wanted destination of Santiago, Chile. As they said they'd "read up on Chile, and didn't know anything about Dominican Republic, so what was the point of staying?!" Surely, this could happen to any student of any nationality and in no way reflects a connection between the larger American population and George W Bush remaining in power.