I recently went on travel with a friend .. i have always been a believer in thinking that you really do get to know a person better once you are on travel with them for a few days, no matter where you go
ive been on trips in the past with several friends and it was always a great experience, and i felt like in a way it made us bond more too
this particular trip however, i could not stand tis girl. She literally fights with every single person she came across .. hotel staff, airport staff, restaurants, you name it. And in all honesty, she was in the wrong every time so i couldnt even sympathize, and all those people i kid you not, have said something similar along the lines of “maam im not looking to fight with you, just giving you information etc”
she literally doesnt believe in following any common courtesy/rules that are in public areas. For ex, we were waiting to board our flight back home and our section hadnt been called yet. We were sitting down and she motions me to get up towards the line, which i did. She then proceeds to cut off the entire line and scans her boarding pass. So afterwards i told her, you should have waited because it wasnt our turn and she gives me a disgusting vm kind of look like “i dont care” and says “kisi ne roka? Nahi na? Tho phir it doesnt matter when we scan it”. She is lucky no one said anything for cutting them off like that. Yes, in the grand scheme of things, we are all boarding the same plane and have assigned seating, but there are also reasons you have specific sections to board and whatnot, thats why the agents tell you to wait
And thats just the lightest of the stories of **** that happened over this trip. Its embarrassing. There were much bigger things that happened. It kind of reminded me of that phrase “angry young man”, but in her case it was like, “angry young woman who looks for a fight anywhere anytime cuz it gives her some sort of satisfaction”
never never again will i travel with this chick. At least i know that now
anyone have any fun travel horror stories to share?
I have had a few. Worst thing is when you go on vacation with someone who doesn't want to do anything exciting, but won't let you do it either. On one particular trip, my friend got into petty arguments with someone. Even though she was in the right, I wouldn't have made such a big issue out of it. That same trip I wanted to rent a scooter/Vespa to get a new experience but she refused. I offered let's do our own thing for 1 day, but she didnt want to be alone either.
I hate travelling with lazy people and people who whine and selfish people. I took some lazy people camping and did not really have a good time. They refused to go hiking also.
Sounds like travel buddy from hell. Traveling is such a relaxing and pleasing experience. Why ruin it for our and some-one else???. Reminds me of an incident in Italy. We were waiting in our line to get into Vatican church..couple of guys broke into line from the back and came front of us. For those of you..who have been there..it’s usually huge line up to get into Vatican. As he broke into line fron of us..And he was telling his friends.." doesn’t matter..haha,.see no-one said anything". I didn’t want to let that go..so i yelled at him to go back to his line. He broke off..and went somewhere else.
When we went to Italy, Portugal, Greece, Turkey, Florida, and Mexico with Friends!..and we had the most amazing time ever! Can’t wait to go Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia Insha’Allah!. No friends this time..just me and wife!
I’ve had one stressful vacation that stands out. It was during a visit to an Arab country longtime ago. We were waiting for our other friends to arrive near a crowded elevator when a policeman ordered us to get moving. My friend started to argue with the policeman in Arabic, which at that time I absolutely had zero comprehension of. Seeing the policeman get more and more agitated and calling for backup over wireless, I said “sorry” and “maafi” to the policeman before dragging my friend by his hand out of there.
My friend got angry at me and remained aggressive toward me throughout the trip as I had not supported him in the altercation. What I learned a bit later was that when the policeman told us to get moving, my friend asked him to get an Arab family nearby out of there first. The policeman told the guy that he had already asked the family to get going but since there are women and children so he won’t insist. My friend had taken it as an Arab vs non-Arab thing and told the policeman that if the policeman ever came to Pakistan, my friend would personally kick him if he ever stopped on a street.
After learning that, I thanked Allah that the situation didn’t escalate. Like in Pakistan, over there police can make people “disappear” in no time. As tourists from a country like Pakistan, we stood no chance had the situation gotten worse.
Well, you can go with lazy people camping if you bring them there on your own, for example, drive them to the place and set up all the tents etc. But that’s pointless and you won’t relax from this, quite opposite… I know what I’m talking about because I’ve been in such situations…
The other worst thing I’ve experienced occurred when I was hiking with colleagues and we decided to share equipment. And guess what? One of these guys forgot to pack some essential items and we borrowed him ours… At least now I thanks to Cleverwander blog always pack and an extra pair of socks with me…
Travelling with like minded fun people is a true blessing. People who fuss about tiny things make the whole travelling experience worse. Some people relax themselves by whinning and ruin it for others. Lazy people are still acceptable. Leave them be and enjoy yourself.