Meeting a person randomly around the world
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Whilst traveling the world, my wife and I learnt to scuba dive in Phuket, Thailand. We spent a week with another chap from the UK. Months later we went skiing on a whim in southern Argentina right on the tip in a place called Ushuaia. We bumped into Dave again as he walked past us. Not necessarilly that extraordinary. However we managed to do it AGAIN in the Gallapagos months later. These are not common places for tourists to meet! What are the chances of that?!
Date submitted:Mon, 22 Oct 2012 22:42:27 +0000Coincidence ID:6621
