A 22-year-old tourist from France went to the unexpected " Jacques, who first traveled around the country, called a taxi from Bangkok to the popular island of Tao in the province of Suratthani on February 12. An unusual story was told by the Daily Mail publication.

Having informed the driver's destination, the man calmly fell asleep on the road. However, waking up, instead of tropical beaches, he saw only mountains around him. It turned out that due to the incorrect pronunciation of the name of the island, the taxi driver understood him not so and took him to a completely different place-to the town of Doi Tao in the north of the country.

The name " In addition, even if the taxi driver correctly understood the destination, to the island to Tao can not be reached by car, you need to cross by ferry.

This misunderstanding cost a French tourist almost 200 dollars.

Police helped a confused tourist. Law enforcement officers explained to him the correct pronunciation of the name of the island, settled in the hotel and helped to find transport back. The next morning, Jacques were sent to the capital on a truck with cabbage. Then he was able to get to the current destination.

Recall that the rap artist Dank Demoss sued the taxi service after the driver refused to pick it up.

In Los Angeles, the man was late on the plane due to unmanned taxi.