Strangers on a bus
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May 2011 in Taba Heights (Egypt) we met a couple we didn't know through snorklng. We didn't keep in touch. In September that year we also went to Skiathos (Greece) and caught a very crowded bus into town for a boat trip. As we squeezed onto the bus my wife felt somebody grab her arm - yes the husband of the same couple also going on a boat trip (though not the same one). They were staying 2 miles away from our apartment. Needless to say we met up and had dinner the following night and have now kept in touch. People have met others they have known abroad, I don't know of many who have met a couple they didn't know in two different countries in the same year.
Date submitted:Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:19:38 +0000Coincidence ID:5732
