![]() Because we are cheap, we decided to take the bus. While visiting Sapa, Vietnam on our honeymoon, we had to fly into the large city of Hanoi.įrom Hanoi, we could have either taken a bus, a train, or a rental car up to Sapa. If you enjoy travel love stories, this trip tale from our honeymoon has a humorous twist. Bob Marley made direct eye contact with me, and I could swear I spotted a smug grin on his face.”īeautiful Sapa, Vietnam. There, stationed just outside the tent where my husband and I had spent the night, was Bob Marley, Jimi Hendrix, and the entire caravan. I stumbled out of our tent, grabbed a glass of freshly-brewed mint tea, and dragged my sleepy body out of the Bedouin camp. To my delight, it was time to get up to watch the sunrise. This went on for at least another two hours.Īfter what felt like a never-ending night, I checked the time. And then another groan, another unpleasant smell, and more loud chewing. ![]() I tried to go back to sleep, but someone or something started to chew loudly. It sounded like a bellow and was followed by a very awful smell. Thankfully, the snoring started to subside and I gradually drifted into dreamland, only to be jolted out of my sleep by a very loud and unusual noise. Two hours later, I was still wide awake - and freezing cold. My husband fell asleep straight away, and so did the other people in our group - judging by the cacophony of snores that filled the air. Our bed was just a mattress on the carpeted ground.ĭespite cocooning myself in a couple of thick blankets, I was shaking from head to toe. I thought I was in for a bumpy ride but save for the fact that the camel in front of me, named after Jimi Hendrix, was having a bad case of gas, it turned out to be a very pleasant journey.Īfter dinner and some impromptu drumming around a bonfire, my husband and I retreated to our tent for a good night’s sleep. Bob Marley let out a grunt of disapproval, and we rode off. I held onto the saddle for dear life as our Bedouin guide pushed me up onto the camel’s back. My camel, Bob Marley, had decided to stand up before I could settle into the saddle. Our camel ride started with me hanging upside down from the saddle with one foot in the air. Little did I know that I was about to experience the longest and most unpleasant night of my life. ![]() I was super excited to ride a camel for the first time and spend a night in a Bedouin tent in the desert. My funny travel experience happened during a trip to Morocco in 2015, when my husband and I spent a couple of days in the Sahara Desert as part of a tour group. Here is one of my most interesting travel experience stories.įor this anecdote, which is part funny travel story and part horror travel story, you’ll have to watch the video below:īob Marley chilling with his friends just outside our desert tent in the Moroccan Sahara. Plus, I can add this to my list of hilarious vacation stories to share at parties. As I turned bright red, I decided I didn’t really need the window open and would just sit in silence and try to disappear by melting in the car seat.īut hey, when it comes to learning a language while traveling, embarrassing mistakes can certainly be a great teacher. “Umm, I’m assuming you’re not meaning to tell the driver you’re horny, right?”Īpparently, the way I was saying “I’m hot” literally translated to, well, another meaning of the phrase. Suddenly, the one native Spanish speaker in the car spoke up from the back: He looked even more horrified-slashed-confused. “Estoy caliente!” I said again, this time in what I thought was a more local-sounding accent. I decided it was probably my New York accent confusing him. To my confusion, instead of rolling down a window, he looked horrified…or maybe confused? “Estoy caliente!” I said, looking right at the driver. Our driver didn’t speak English, but I spoke decent Spanish - or at least I thought I did. The trip takes you through the desert for three days to see otherworldly sites like hot pink lagoons where flamingos search for food, an abandoned train graveyard, and, the highlight, the world-famous Uyuni Salt Flats.ĭuring the trip, you share a car with four or five other people.Īt one point, I was sitting in the front seat and it was getting really hot in the car. ![]() One of my most embarrassing funny stories happened while I was backpacking South America - specifically during a 4×4 tour from San Pedro de Atacama in Chile to Uyuni, Bolivia. Short Funny Travel Stories - That Are Also True! 1. An Unexpected Fall Into Crocodile-Infested Waters An Unpleasant Travel Experience With A Ghost Shrimp In Spain A Short Story About Traveling That’s Out Of This World (Literally) The Time I Had My Boobs Massaged In Morocco Short Funny Travel Stories - That Are Also True!.
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