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Archive Home > 2009 > July > 31 > Bad vacations, now great tales

Bad vacations, now great tales

Sometimes, traveling mishaps can turn into favorite family stories

By Alandra Johnson / The Bulletin
July 31, 2009

"Remember Venezuela?"

This is usually a cue for the McGinnis family of Bend to crack up. The phrase has become a code for any near disaster or mishap.

The Venezuela episode took place in the summer of 1993. John McGinnis had just finished travel agent school and decided to book his....

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