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| Swedes miss Capri after GPS gaffe | Swedes miss Capri after GPS gaffe |
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| A Swedish couple in search of the isle of Capri drove to Carpi, an industrial town in northern Italy, because they misspelt the name in their car's GPS. | A Swedish couple in search of the isle of Capri drove to Carpi, an industrial town in northern Italy, because they misspelt the name in their car's GPS. |
| Italian officials say the couple asked at Carpi's tourist office where they could find Capri's famous Blue Grotto. | Italian officials say the couple asked at Carpi's tourist office where they could find Capri's famous Blue Grotto. |
| The car's sat nav system had sent them 650km (400 miles) off course to Carpi. | The car's sat nav system had sent them 650km (400 miles) off course to Carpi. |
| "Capri is an island. They did not even wonder why they didn't cross any bridge or take any boat," said a bemused tourism official in Carpi. | "Capri is an island. They did not even wonder why they didn't cross any bridge or take any boat," said a bemused tourism official in Carpi. |
| Once they realised their mistake, the couple got back in their car and headed south, the official added. | Once they realised their mistake, the couple got back in their car and headed south, the official added. |
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