The words ‘bad travel experience’ are enough to send fear into all our hearts. We head off to get away from worry. The last thing we want is to consider the stressful things we could face when we jet off, as well. Is there no rest for the wicked?
But, as much as you don’t want to hear it, ignoring potential disasters altogether isn’t realistic. If you go away often, the law of averages dictates you’ll have at least some bad experiences. What’s more, many of these will be avoidable mistakes you could have saved yourself from if only you had educated yourself.
If you've been unlucky enough to fall foul, it’s crucial you don’t let the experience stop you from doing this thing you love. Instead, use this as a learning experience. To prove how you can do that, let’s look at the lessons in these three common travel setbacks.
Dude, where are my bags?
It’s painful to think about. But, you need a plan in place for the moment when your bags don’t appear on the baggage carousel. If you aren’t careful, this disaster can derail your whole trip. There could be hours at the airport, lost valuables, and a load of grief. But, what can you learn from it?
For one, take note that it’s never worth leaving valuables in your case. Keep it for things like clothes and toiletries. Take everything else in hand luggage. That way, you won’t have to worry. It’s also worth noting that insurance policies like those found at travelinsure.com are worth your while. With these in place, compensation would allow you to enjoy your trip, even without your luggage. Protection is key, kids.
A hotel five hours out of town
Nothing’s worse than finding out your hotel is in the middle of nowhere. Perhaps it looked closer on the map. Perhaps you didn’t look. Either way, facing a half hour trek each to the closest shop will soon be getting annoying. So, what’s the lesson? Obviously, you should look harder before booking.
Most hotels state miles out of town. Even if it’s in the small print, it’ll be there. Make sure you look for it. This could also teach you that working with agents like those at sbtravel.com isn’t such a bad idea. These individuals know which hotels are best. Working with them can ensure you never end up too far out of town again.
Lost paperwork
No matter where you’re going, you’ll need paperwork. This is relevant for flight passes, hotel bookings, and even excursions. Lose this, and you could soon lose money. If this has happened before, you may want to invest in folders like those found at containerstore.com which can keep everything safe.
It’s also worth noting that most companies send proof of purchase by email. So, before you head off, set up a travel email folder which you can turn to if the worst happens. At least then you won’t have to miss out because of silly mistakes!
WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNED FROM YOUR TRAVEL EXPERIENCES?
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When travelling, I put atleast a few clothes in the handcarry. Sometimes your baggage wont show up and will tell you that they are very sorry and they are just going to send your baggages tomorrow. So you need atleast 1 day of clothes to reach bec. this things happen and it maybe to you, next time.
I liked it .. a good story
Great post from you
Thanks for sharing..
Good advices there for avoidable travel mistakes. I got another avoidable travel mistake you can add to the list. That is to not put unprotected alcohol bottles in the travel luggage. I made a post about it now and its very funny. You can read all about it here:
https://steemit.com/travel/@olsm/what-happens-when-you-put-unprotected-alcohol-in-your-travel-luggage
Happens not only with alcohol, but with disinfection liquids too. Such a great feeling to open your backpack and feel like someone has poured vodka in your face.
Lol, now that is funny :0
I love travelling and it is very amazing to gather a lot of experience
I went to Costa Rica last year. I signed up for a work exchange with a surf school hiking that I would be spending my time on the beach and in the surf ... when I got there I discovered that the camp was 30 minutes from the beach! Going with the flow is wonderful, but a little bit of planning never hurt anyone.
The roads are all over the place here. Even on the map I still mess up how long it takes to get anywhere.
I stayed in Puerto Viejo...I was minutes away from the beach by foot :)
Hey, @adonisabril your post is amazing and so helpful.thanks for share this post.
The biggest thing Ive learned is LOOK AFTER YOUR PASSPORT! Earlier this year I wasn't allowed on my flight out of New Olreans because my passport was damaged for rain and general wear and tear. I had to fly to Huston instead, where the closest Australian embassy is. I was stuck in Huston for nearly a week while I waited for my new passport. The whole ordeal cost me over $1000 for a new passport, flights and food and accomidation in Huston.
ouch, that is never fun. :) I have been very lucky with my travels so far (knock on wood!)
I lost my passport in the mountains of Ecuador :)
I'm in Ecuador right now! Haha but on the coast
Everything you have shared its awesome and these things are most crucial except this i dont think that other things have to do during travel you have explained fantastically you given us guide completely its outstanding job you have done it bag ..hand bag ...hotel ...paperwork whole thing has come in it if we care about these things or if we will follow your experience i think we will get more successful travel trip and can escape from any trouble mindblowing post keep it up
@varunpinto This reminded me of our trip to Steemfest 2!
Our bags were broken open by someone during transit and all the cash stolen. Also, we ended up booking a Hotel in Madrid which showed pretty close to city center in Maps but ended up being in the middle of nowhere. We couldn't even get Taxis there lmao! :P
Lesson learned: Always book a Hotel close to the airport.
hee hee
nowhere. Perhaps it looked closer on the map. Perhaps you didn’t look. Either way, facing a half hour trek each to the closest shop will soon be getting annoying. So, what’s the lesson? Obviously, you should look harder before booking.
Most hotels state miles out of town. Even if it’s in the small print, it’ll be there. Make sure you look for it. This could also teach you that working with agents like those at sbtravel.com isn’t such a bad idea. These individuals know which hotels are best. Working with them can ensure you never end up too far out of town again.
Luckily none of accidents happened to me (:
You're fortunate!
One tip is doing extensive research before going and always choose a quality airline or at least try to haha
I think that the most important thing in a trip is your Mobile! With mobile you can have everything, you can arrange a booking, travel with mobile check-in boarding pass, pay with your card (if it supports NFC ) and much more things. I would be very scared if I had lost my cell phone
@jorgetiempos I agree!
I remember a few years ago a trip to the beach and apart from the fact that the house where we did not have electricity or windows, all the food and drinks places were an extreme experience
Terrible experiences always come along traveling and when you travel a lot, there is always a chance that something might happen. Just last week I was into Charles de Gaulle airport and waiting for my connecting flight to Germany, after 1hour and a half sitting on the plane they let us know all flies to Frankfurt where canceled and we should get off and go to Air France desk and see what our option was. In short, they just let us fly to Nuremberg and gave us the option of connecting by bus to Frankfurt. We had to do it since the next day we had to be at a very important Fair. So what it was foreseen as a normal connecting flight of 1 hour, turned into a 5 hr wait at the airport a late flight to Nuremberg and a 2 and a half hour trip by bus to Frankfurt. Then coming into Frankfurt to a bus terminal besides the airport in the middle of the night and fighting at that hour for a taxi. Arriving into the hotel at 3:30 AM. A very terrible traveling experience. Isn't it?
I once had a 4 day delay of flight because of a Blizzard in New York. I was stuck in Helsinki in the winter :)
Biggest lesson from travel? You don't need much and the kindness of strangers is real whenever in need. :)
That's true!
Whoa! Thanks huge problem. I can't think of losing my bag at the airport. So far , It didn't happened on us during travels but sorry for what happened men..
Some problems, we encounter is the hotels, we do a lot of booking especially when travelling because i don't want to be looking for it at the exact moment. Of course the Ads are so bad! Nice pictures, everything nice when we finally saw it men, so different and sometimes dirty..
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Thanks for sharing this with the community. It always nice to read something that is done with passion.
On my honeymoon in Cancun I had chicken tamales that I found out later they wash the husks off in the a river or a lake. I got severe diarrhea and my luggage smelled like diarrhea for 10 years after that (probably should of just thrown the luggage away).
So then I ended up parasailing and riding ATV's and scuba diving all with diarrhea... I don't even need to explain why that was awful.
Great article. I don't quite like a lot when trips do not go as planned, but i also know that, with the right mindset, every obstacle you find along the way might become an adventure and the trip might become even more enjoyable than you thought it would be.. Who knows what could happen? :)
That is so true! Every plan should leave space for an adventure or at least space for recovering from a misadventure. :)
Absolutely agree on this, always try to see the positive side if you get stuck, you are on vacation after all! And eventually, the memories which will remain more vivid will most certainyl be the ones about misadventures ;)
Needless to say, the think positive part applies to ALL areas of life and not only to travel...
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Nice experience
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perfect content. no word to say
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This is ń tí bad... It's a nice experience...
Undoubtedly, you have to have everything calculated, with paperwork, try to have bags and luggage in sight, and something quite important, the hotel's previous search, which is near the site where you intend to visit, or close to the transport stations. I have had to stay in distant places, but hey, we meet the geography of the place hahahahahaha @adonisabril
I had a lot ofof experience about traveling. Its more fun and excited I am a navigators through the years but my journey ends up due to I have a family not likethe before when I wa young I have a lot of travelling so far ...
Experience makes you wise
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All very good advice. Loosing your bags may suck the worst though.
We were having a great Honeymoon in Paris, until we went to the airport for our second half of the trip. It was Orly (ORY) airport West terminal. We thought we had a ton of time. When the shuttle stopped, nobody got off at the first terminal- so we stayed on. We got off the shuttle at the other terminal. Soon after we found out that the first terminal WAS ours and too far to walk. West = Ouest. We jumped on a shuttle, which was super slow going through EVERY parking lot. We made it with around an hour left to takeoff. They refused to let us on. Another couple came and complained their luggage was on the plane. After a ton of arguing, they actually went and retrieved the other couple's luggage instead of letting all of us on. Then we had to go to middle of Paris and get a ticket for the Chunnel. Basically cost us $600, plus what we paid for the original ticket, and a day lost in London- which was only a few days in the first place. Needless to say, We had a 6am flight back to the US from Heathrow & instead of getting up super early in our beautiful hotel (compared to Paris), we slept at the Heathrow terminal so we didn't miss it
oh am sorry that ruined your honeymoon.
can totally relate to this..thanks man!