Made any travel mistakes lately?

[OZDUCK]

A mistake which we luckily caught in time and have now corrected. Booked a hotel in Berlin for the day after we are due to arrive. It would have been nice to turn up in central Berlin at 22:00 and found no room at the inn. I think the mistake was caused because the QR flight out of Singapore is leaving at 10:30 and I am used to catching evening flights to Europe so I automatically added a 'day' to account for the travel time..

 

[Seat0B]

A mistake which we luckily caught in time and have now corrected. Booked a hotel in Berlin for the day after we are due to arrive. It would have been nice to turn up in central Berlin at 22:00 and found no room at the inn. I think the mistake was caused because the QR flight out of Singapore is leaving at 10:30 and I am used to catching evening flights to Europe so I automatically added a 'day' to account for the travel time..

I always live in fear of this type of mistake with flights home from DXB. They always leave at times like 0050 or 0200 or some equally ungodly hour and it is very easy to be out by a day. I’m quite obsessive about checking this now.

 

[clifford]

Not a major, earth shattering mistake, but I was planning to use the public buses in Chiang Mai yesterday to visit several of the temples and sights that were beyond walking distance (for me). I even had my Rabbit card at the ready.

Well, I hadn't taken Labour Day (1 May) into consideration, so it was a few long walks for me. At least it was good excercise...

 

[VPS]

I always live in fear of this type of mistake with flights home from DXB. They always leave at times like 0050 or 0200 or some equally ungodly hour and it is very easy to be out by a day. I’m quite obsessive about checking this now.

A friend who is always hopeless with travel was coming to Australia from UK via Dubai - RTW ticket. Had a stopover in Dubai and presented herself on the wrong day and should have been there the day before. Had to pay £1000 for another flight and then fly back to Hong Kong then back to Australia to complete the RTW ticket requirements

 

[gaz0303]

A super quick stopover booked in Paris, with the Louvre a key destination. But one of the world’s biggest and busiest galleries is shut on Tuesdays. $50 fee to change Eurostar tickets to a later train on the Wednesday.

 

[Seat0B]

A friend who is always hopeless with travel was coming to Australia from UK via Dubai - RTW ticket. Had a stopover in Dubai and presented herself on the wrong day and should have been there the day before. Had to pay £1000 for another flight and then fly back to Hong Kong then back to Australia to complete the RTW ticket requirements

Exactly what I stress about! It’s a mistake just waiting for me given my regular visits to DXB.

 

[JohnK]

Not a major, earth shattering mistake, but I was planning to use the public buses in Chiang Mai yesterday to visit several of the temples and sights that were beyond walking distance (for me). I even had my Rabbit card at the ready.

Well, I hadn't taken Labour Day (1 May) into consideration, so it was a few long walks for me. At least it was good excercise...

Why not use Bolt? Relatively inexpensive.

 

[VPS]

Pretty sure I took the wrong turn today but beautiful countryside