I got on a bus in Cairo, lost, and an Egyptian a few seats away actually knew the other Egyptian chap we were going to visit. Cairo population 6 million. We were somewhat suspicious but he really did.
That must be a story for another day told with a beer in hand round a fire some day ... Does it involve Kalashnikovs ?
Walking down a back street in Morocco with my parents in 1992, Trying to avoid the 10 year old kids selling Hashish, I heard my name being shouted repeatedly... on looking round I saw a lad I had been to a former school with. Think thats my best small world story..
I walked down the village I live in with the dog and bumped into my neighbour coming the outher way with his dog
once in Portugal I bumped into a guy who lived in my street,the woman he was with was quickly ushered away as it wasn't his wife.He never spoke to me again after that.
I've had a few of these meetings - quite spooky Magic kingdom in Florida - 1991 - a girls voice calling my name - it was one of my pupils from school - her dad said she had seen me getting on the boat ride and they had to wait for 1/2 hour for us to return so she could say hello. Campsite in Frejus France 1985- a voice says - what are you doing here? -It was my old school buddy who was on the same campsite Walking through Monaco - 1987 browsing in shop windows (couldn't afford to buy anything!) - coming the other way was a work colleague and his family Driving through St. Tropez France 1989 - and stopped at a pedestrian crossing - my wife's friend and her family crossed in front of us.
I went into debenhams once n father christmas was in their then blow me down i saw him again up my mates chimney .
We was on holiday in Spain (Costa del sol) sitting next to us on the beach was a family from, you'll never guess .....England, what a small world It is
Worked at the Isle of Man TT races years ago and had a motorbike as a raffle prize. Some Americans were filling in their address and they only lived on the same rd as my Aunty in California
