Next time you travel to Florence to see the Uffizi Gallery, make sure to watch your step. Last week, a woman visiting the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York lost her balance and fell into a Picasso painting, ripping it. It was valued at $130 million dollars. Fortunately, the museum has stated that the tear did not effect the focal point of the piece. Also fortunate for the woman, the tear in the painting will most likely be able to be repaired by the museum.

Everyone makes little mistakes while traveling, sometimes they can really make you feel silly. For example, I once realized while on a bus to Boston from Portland, that I had left my passport in Maine! It all worked out in the end, but not before I had a serious freak out at the airport, worried I would not catch my flight. Sometimes a gaffe may feel like the most embarrassing moment of your life, while other times you may not even realize you are committing one.

What is your most embarrassing travel moment?

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