20+ Travelers Whose Dreams of a Perfect Vacation Met a Harsh Reality

We always look forward to our vacations, especially when we plan a trip. We hope to get a lot of positive emotions to stay in our memory for a long time. But sometimes, the impression can be ruined not only by bad seats on a plane, but also by a terrible hotel room, sights visits, and other unforeseen situations. The people from our compilation have first-hand experience of having a bad vacation.

“I traveled about 1,500 miles to see Fenway Park for the first time. Here was my view.”

“Sunburn when I was in Hawaii. Guess my dad didn’t put enough sunscreen on my back.”

“The legroom for my 13-hour flight.”

“Took my kids swimming and came home with a grand total of 65 mosquito bites. My kids had 2 between the three of them.”

“Going on vacation to Italy. Our wait for security is longer than our flight itself.”

“Went on vacation and paid extra for a room with a view of the mountains. No one mentioned that the snow plow ran right outside our window.”

“Stung second day of vacation.”

“Paid $60 for an Alligator tour, this was my view the whole time.”

“Curbed on a first day of vacation in Prague.”

“Tourists in Cyprus parked their car in front of outdoor seating at a restaurant, blocking the view of the sea.”

“My ’window’ seat on this airplane has no window.”

“Messed up my knee while on vacation.”

“Climbed a mountain for 4 hours for this view.”

“Bought a swimsuit for a vacation to the beach. Didn’t check first.”

“Found a camera in my Airbnb. It was halfway behind the painting with only the lens peeking out.”

“I’m on vacation and my first day here a bee stung me in(bee)tween my toes.”

“The AC at the hotel was too small for the hole in the wall.”

“My dad dropped his brand new RayBan Club Masters into the pond on vacation. This is him trying to fish them out with a magnet.”

“Checked in at the hotel but my room doesn’t exist.”

“This room had a ’partial ocean view’ in the listing.”

“The mirror in my hotel bathroom has an antifog section. Unfortunately, I’m 5’2.”

“I took two planes, a shuttle van, train, bus and hiked to see Machu Picchu. This was my view today.”

What unfortunate things have happened to you during your vacations? Tell us in the comment section below!