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We've all been there. The meticulously planned holiday that suddenly goes wrong in every way possible. A delayed flight causing a mishap of scheduling problems, the unsettling realization that your luggage might be touring a completely different continent somewhere around the world, or that memorable moment when the 'cozy beachfront accommodation' you booked turned out to be a scam on Airbnb. However, these vacation fails, while frustrating at the time, often turn into the funniest stories in our ‘inventory’.
After all, it's not just the picture-perfect sunsets and good food that make a trip memorable. Sometimes, it's the unplanned detours and unexpected misadventures as some would describe them as 'fails' that end up defining our personal travel experiences, reminding us of the unpredictability of life!
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#1
I Hiked A Mountain In Hot Weather. A Monkey Stole My Water At The Top Then Proceeded To Drink It In Front Of Me
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#3
I Just Got Back From Iceland. I Was Going Through My Pictures And Found The Best Photobomb Of All Time
#6
On A Family Holiday To Scotland, We Spent Two Hours Walking To A Famous Cave, Expecting It To Go Underground And Everything. This Is The Cave
#7
She Was So Excited About The Romantic Amsterdam Canal Tour That She Couldn't Sleep The Night Before
#12
I Hiked 3000 Feet Of Elevation To A High Alpine Lake Only For A Mountain Goat To Eat My Fly Rod
#15
I Always Pack Digestive Aids For The Holidays. 4 Days Ago, I Had Diarrhea And Remembered I Had Medication. It Turns Out I Brought Laxatives
#16
My Parents Went On Vacation And Asked This Gentleman To Take Their Picture, But He Was Holding The Camera Backwards
#17
I Went Hiking Over The Weekend To Blow Off Steam From The Finals Week And Got An Allergic Reaction From Something. Guess Who Has A Presentation Today?
#19
My First Trip To Houston. I Was Very Impressed At How Quickly The Locals Performed Pit Stops. Must Be A Lot Of Nascar Fans
#21
When Your Rental Car Breaks Down And They Send Out A Tow Truck, But The Tow Truck Breaks Down And Needs Its Own Tow Truck
#22
On The First Night Of Vacation, We Pulled Out The Sofa-Bed For The Kids But Heard A Loud Crunching Sound. Son's iPhone Fell And Got Caught In Hinges Of The Bed Frame
#27
During Our Honeymoon In Greece, My Husband Had An Accident With A Scooter Going 10 Mph. He Broke His Wrist In Two Places, Dislocates His Shoulder And Got A Concussion
#32
I'm On A Motorcycle Trip From Colorado Springs To Las Vegas. I Went South To Avoid The Snow, And Now I'm Stuck In Arizona With Over A Foot Of Snow
#35
I've Traveled Abroad And Brought My Drone To Record It. I Hiked To The Top Of This Hill And Realise That I Forgot The Batteries At Home
#37
I Was Going On A Family Cruise Trip. Flight Got Delayed Three Times, And After All That, The Flight Got Canceled. Now We Missed The Cruise, And Waited At The Airport For 7 Hours
#40
We Did A Long Half Dome Hike. We Got To The Top And Realized The Guy Who Was Supposed To Pack The Food Packed A Single Sandwich Bag Of 4 Charred Wieners
#41
A Photo I Took Last Year vs. The One I Took Today. I Thought I'd Drive And Hike There Because It Finally Snowed. What A Disappointment
#44
Day 2/18 At The Resort In Puerto Vallarta For Our Honeymoon, And I Walked Into The Balcony Door
#47
My Daughter Went On A Boat Trip As A Graduation Gift. The Boat Have Been Stuck In The Mud Since They Arrived Yesterday. They're Supposed To Get Towed Out Today
#51
I Went Out On A Boat Without Sunscreen Today, And Now I Have What I Am Calling "The Bib Of Pain"
#52
German Tourists Drove All The Way From Germany To Norway Just To Get Stuck In The Parking Lot Next To A Glacier
#53
When You Are On Vacation And The Keypad Lock Stops Working. Then You Try To Access The Door With A Mechanical Key, And That Also Breaks
#57
A Few Years Ago I Traveled More Than 7000 Miles To See The Grand Canyon
Traveled from Australia to Arizona, and arrived just in time for Hurricane Rosa.
#61
First Day On Vacation And Our Half Of The Hotel Doesn't Have Power. Guess Who Might Be Going Home Early
#64
I Just Spilled A Full Cup Of Orange Juice All Over Myself On The Last Day Of Vacation. I Didn't Bring An Extra Pair Of Pants
#65
I Reserved A Suite Months Ago For A San Diego Vacation, Only To Find Out During Check-In That The Pool And Spa Are Closed For Renovation
#67
I Forgot To Fuel Up Before A Long Trip Through Rural Pennsylvania. I've Just Barely Made It To The Nearest Gas Station. I'm Screwed
#70
I Fell Down The Stairs At A Ski Rental House Right After Arriving. I Broke The Railing And Badly Hurt My Right Hip. Now We Will Have To Pay The Security Deposit On Top Of That
#72
I Wanted To Visit My Family But Had To Postpone My Trip For 2 Weeks. I Had To Book A Cruiseferry To Get There, But It Ran Aground, And Now I'm Stuck On This Ferry
#74
The Final Day Of My Vacation With My Fiancee. We Did A Whisky Tasting, And Mid-Way Through, I Realized I Cannot Smell Or Taste Any Of The Samples. I Got Covid
#76
My Friend Went To Visit A Bamboo Bridge And Rice Field In Thailand That She Saw On Google, Unfortunately During The Dry Season
#82
Expectation vs. Reality Of Trolltunga, Norway. Also Not Pictured: The 4 To 5 Hour Long Strenuous Hike To Get There
#85
I Booked A "Falls View" Hotel Room Facing The Niagara Falls. I Can't See My View Because Of This Mist
#87
From My Recent Trip To Alaska. 5 Years In The Making, Been Wanting To Go Since I Was A Kid. I Rented A Car To Go To Denali, And The Road Was Closed From Wildfires
#89
I Went On Vacation And Shopped At Macy's In California. Only To Come Back Home To Ontario, Canada And Realize They Forgot The Security Tag
#90
I Got Up At 3:30 Am And Hiked For About 4 Hours To See This Beautiful View. Expectation And Reality
#91
I Drove A Couple Hundred Miles Out Of The Way On Our Road Trip Just For The Four Corners Monument To Be Closed
#92
First Day Of Vacation, And We Got Rear-Ended By A Driver Who Has Fallen Asleep At The Wheel. We Were Only A Couple Miles From Our Cottage After A Four-Hour Drive Up North
#94
I Upgraded My Room For An Extra $30 Per Night To Get The Fallsview. Look At This Morning View
#100
On Vacation I Went To Check In, And My Hotel Asked I Come Back In An Hour To Pick Up My Key Card Because My Room Wasn't Ready. When I Came Back, There Was This Huge Line
#102
I Was Traveling By Bus On Vacation And Paid An Extra To Reserve Premium Seats So I Could Get Front Seats For The Best View. This Is What I Got
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What do you think ?
Superb Owl 2 years ago
So many of these are about the weather. The weather is what it is, it's not sentient, it does not raise a fog to inconvenience you.
Brendan (banned for downvotes) 2 years ago
To those who got sun burnt, tough s**t. You should have applied sun screen. To those who were greeted by a hoard of tourists, please remember that you are part of the hoard.
Superb Owl 2 years ago
So many of these are about the weather. The weather is what it is, it's not sentient, it does not raise a fog to inconvenience you.
Brendan (banned for downvotes) 2 years ago
To those who got sun burnt, tough s**t. You should have applied sun screen. To those who were greeted by a hoard of tourists, please remember that you are part of the hoard.
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