Gadling reports that a Spanish couple visiting Norway ran into a bit of a problem recently. The duo wanted to go to Olden to catch a cruise they had left. Traveling by taxi, the accidentally mispronounced their destination, and were driven to Halden instead, which is 560km away. The fair came to 15,000 Kroners ($2,765).

Unaware of the mistake, they tipped the driver 1000 Kroners and spent the night in a hotel…only to find out the next morning that there was no cruise waiting for them. Finally realizing they were in the wrong city, they grabbed another Taxi and headed towards Olden which was 610km away. That taxi ride cost 15,300 Kroners ($2,820).

For that kind of money they could have literally flown around the world.