1. When research found that 1/3 of Americans visiting Scotland thought haggis (sheep's stomach stuffed with organ meat) was an animal, touts sold "haggis hunting" tours.
  2. In Greece in 1966, John Lennon was horrified to learn that his drugs were at home. Roadie Mal Evans took the next flight out. "What good is the Parthenon," Lennon asked, "without LSD?"
  3. Before joining the Beatles in India to practice meditation, Ringo Starr, who worried about his sensitive stomach, packed a suitcase full of baked beans.
  4. After auditioning for a guest spot on The Joan Rivers show, Norm Macdonald rejected the offer. He just wanted a free trip to L.A.
  5. After flying into the heart of the Bornean jungle, Richard Gere was greeted by local tribesmen "with bones and naked markings" shouting, "Officer, gentleman! Officer, gentleman!"
  6. A Saskatchewan family that used mobile internet to watch a few Netflix movies on a vacation in Phoenix was shocked to get a bill with more than $10,000 in roaming charges.
  7. In 1974, author Truman Capote flew from New York to Paris to have the glass face on his Cartier watch replaced.
  8. For a trip to Europe, Mila Kunis asked boyfriend Macaulay Culkin to try hostels. When he said she'd hate it, she said, "I'm not a princess; I'll be fine." Then... "he showed me pictures. I was like, 'Share a room with how many people? Share a bathroom?'.. So we are going to backpack between Four Seasons."
  9. Matt Dillon visited the Vatican when the Pope was speaking: "There were all these police there. The paparazzi took a picture of me as I was going in, so it looked like I was being arrested. In the papers, it said, 'Matt Dillon Arrested as a Suspected Terrorist.'"
  10. Making Rush Hour 3, Chris Tucker spent so much time alone with Jackie Chan at the Eiffel Tower that "I almost fell in love with him."