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A new ad for a luxury train service aimed at wealthy tourists, Maharajas’ Express, shows a map with New Delhi located inside Pakistan.  The map also shows Kolkata in the Bay of Bengal. You might say that the ad agency made good on their claim of showing “an India like never before!”

(6 votes, average: 7.67 out of 10)

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News.com.au reports that Australian travel agents were asked to list some of the strangest questions asked by tourists.

Here are some of the classics:

+ Can I catch a train from Fiji to New Zealand?

+ What type of car is needed to drive from the Great Barrier Reef to Perth?

+ “I’m doing a crossword at the moment and need your help. What is the name of that really tall building in the Gold Coast?”

+  “Why are Australian stop signs shaped like hexagons?”

+ “How many cartons of cigarettes can we take on our driving holiday to Queensland?”

+ “What passport would I need to visit Melbourne from Queensland?”

+ “I know it’s a long flight but how is it that I take off at 10am in Sydney and land at 10am in Vancouver on the same day? How is that possible?”

+ “Can you get Australian money out of ATMs overseas?”

(4 votes, average: 7.75 out of 10)

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The romance of tourism.

(9 votes, average: 7.67 out of 10)

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In case you were wondering, rounding out the top six: Irish had 12.1%, Americans had 5.9%, and Russians had 4.8%

Agree or disagree with the results? take the 2010 survey >>

(4 votes, average: 8.50 out of 10)

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Over 1200 people from more than 75 countries have taken the survey so far.
Agree or disagree with the results? There’s still time to take the survey >>

(6 votes, average: 10.00 out of 10)

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