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What was your worst travel experience?

crystal
As the holidays are coming up I keep seeing content about the best Christmas Destinations. Does anyone have a dream destination?
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Wildflower06
What was your worst travel experience?
Our A/C in our vehicle went out, and it was below freezing out, so I was frozen stiff.😢🥶
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CrystalReef9036
I was in Hawaii and someone broke into our rental car and stole our backpack which had money and a lot of other stuff. So we had to go to the police station but they were closed 😭
Kia
flight from london to korea - connecting flight in paris was delayed so i missed it, had to catch the next one 7 hours later, missed rehearsal for my friends wedding performance so someone had to sub in for me last minute, AND my luggage was delayed so i had to buy clothes for the first few days 🫠🫠🫠
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FreshOpal2614
Me and my best friend I'm the girl with the blue jacket and that's the other one my friend
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crystal
What is the most spontaneous thing you have ever done?
Drove to another country to go to a concert, the same day 😭
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RosieWave7219
Inspiring!
Saw a sign for a BiG SALE in Ukay Ukay (Thrift Store) and turned around immediately I didn't even plan to go out that day! Ended up finding my favorite branded and almost brand new bag. Some of the best things happen when we just say yes.
CrystalAmber1951
Double and doubled an item of the same thing and then stole it
lilithium
@nocturnymph I’m on travel and haven’t forgotten my underwear!!
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NimbleCoral9336
Favorite country or city on your travel bucket list?
Love it!
Italy!!!! Specifically Cortina
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Sivvy
Internationally - Cologne, Germany. Nationally - Savannah, GA.
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Kia
architecture in cologne looks crazyyyy
YouthfulOrbit9099
My favorite is france
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Kia
a little late but my pov of the crazy sunset in nyc before the noreaster this weekend!!
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Tosco
What’s a place you’ve visited that you’d instantly go back to tomorrow if you could?
Seoul, Korea 🇰🇷
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WonderLake3737
Love it!
My recovering center North point right over each doctor and my psychiatrist doctor fax 100%
HamsterEyekon96
New york,no questions needed
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DameVixen
What river would you want to see?
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RosieWave7219
What makes a trip perfect for you?
Good company, beautiful views, slow moments, and no rush.
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loca_veeda78
When you're at a beach with family or friends and the sunset hits perfectly. Been there and it was beautiful
Faith27
I'm trying to make friends the best that I can
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MildDawn9971
Would you rather fly during a sunset or a sunrise?
Interesting!
Sunset
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Faith27
Sunset
AptRipple7229
Nice!
Both I love b9
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AptRipple7229
I mean both
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crystal
anyone traveling for the holidays? loop us in 👀
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crystal
What is the longest vacation/road trip you’ve ever taken?
To China - I went with my family and we also stopped in Malaysia. It was nice to see mt extended family
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Sivvy
Awesome!
Internationally, it was in 9th grade, a band trip for 10 days visiting Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, and Paris; the impetus for this was we took part in a music festival.
Domestically, it was 10 years ago, a seven-month stint out West, because I went with the ex; he was a traveling nurse and wanted to get closer to home. I thought my future was with him, so I we...
nocturnymph
Travelling somewhere? Dont forget to pack your underwear!
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MagicRiver3800
Would you rather:kpop edition
Cortis
Bc
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FocusedOak2942
Cortis
Bc
HamsterEyekon96
Illit
I personally choose illit
crystal
Apparently Japan is making a big push to spread tourists beyond the usual Tokyo/Kyoto/Osaka circuit. I want to go!
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HamsterEyekon96
Do you prefer to drive or be passenger princess?
Princess 👑
I dont like driving because if i drive i can get blamed for a accident so im forever the passenger princess
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Kia
Princess 👑
I just feel like my friends are better drivers so I prefer them to drive LOL
HonestSpring6541
Princess 👑Relatable!
So I can just sit and look pretty, while having my way.
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lilithium
Sometimes i wish i was a bird just so i could travel for free.
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Wildflower06
Beach breeze, mountain air, or city lights?
I'd probably have to say beach breeze or mountain air. Just anywhere in nature, I feel at peace and at home.😊
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RosieWave7219
Mountain air, just for a lovely change! Living near the sea means I know the breeze so well the mountains would feel like a whole new kind of calm I’m ready to explore!
Kia
Love it!
City lights 😶 I constantly need different things to do, love the idea of a beach or a mountain but I think I’d get over it real quick 😂
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RosieWave7219
Relax and unwind or explore everywhere?
Why not both? Explore to fill my heart, then rest to nourish my soul! 🌍🤍 I love discovering new places but I also love pausing to breathe them in. Adventure gives me joy; stillness gives me strength. Together, they make every moment beautiful
Tosco
Anyone have Labor Day travel plans?
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Faith27
Say you’re going on a week-long trip. Are you the type to overpack just in case, or pack just enough to hold you over?
Overpack
Just in case, you can never have enough
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SuperLight4788
Overpack
because what if your clothes get dirty and you don't have any more or you lose something
Khawar_214
Pack just enough
Week long trip mean ....
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BriskJourney3104
where would you want to go in the world
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Kia
What location on Earth feels the closest to being on an alien planet?
For me it’s maybe the underground cenote I explored in Cancun? Being able to walk through an underground river with the craziest rock formations that’s otherwise pitch black without our flashlights… crazy experience
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RosieWave7219
Mt. Bandadagsaan Mossy Forest, Davao de Oro
This is literally Earth’s own alien world! Trees draped head-to-toe in glowing emerald moss, ferns like giant green hands, mist that swirls soft and thick, and silence that feels otherworldly—no wonder it’s called the Avatar Forest of the Philippines. Every step feels like stepping onto a planet untouched by ti...
crystal
Now that we're in September and Fall is coming, some fun date or hangout ideas:
Pumpkin patch and cider
Cozy coffee shop date
Scenic fall foliage drive
Hike followed by hot chocolate
Picnic with blankets and fall snacks
Apple picking
Pottery or painting class
Bonfire and s’mores
Bookstore date and coffee...(edited)
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Sharon
Name a country without the letter "A" in the name?
Correct!
Hong Kong
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Kia
PHILIPPINES🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭🦅🦅🦅
Moonlit_Noah
Correct!
Egypt
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crystal
throwback to a year ago when i visited the budweiser beer factory and got a fresh bottle! would go again, the clysdale horses were so cute
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Zeddthededd
What is your favorite activity to do in autumn?🍂☕️
Where I live we don't have a lot of those more Western autumn traditions like pumpkin spice and Halloween heh. We don't even have autumn/fall rlly, we don't use those words, we tend to just call our seasons either rainy season or dry season and it's been rainy season for a lil while here. Buttttt where I live leaves actually do fall off trees a bit, which can be pret...
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Zendaya
Playing tennis
Sivvy
Inspiring!
I like to take long, meandering walks, walks that make me think. I also like hot chocolate and s'mores.
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QuietDiamond0341
Jamaica what about you
Zeddthededd
Have you ever been on a plane or train?
Plane, yes. Train... I don't think so? No, it was a big bus heh. Trains seem cool tho, especially the ones that people actually sleep in and stuff... So cool. So expensive as well, I'm sure, but so cool XD
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crystal
I've been on both! Planes typically for flying further/faster to asia and texas but I've taken the GO train in Toronto as well
Moonlit_Noah
Train
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BriskJourney3104
Hi airplanes are bumpy i like cars better
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BeanzBoy
Would you rather take a cruise or take a flight somewhere?
Flight
I get boat sick
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Wildflower06
FlightSo true!
Probally a flight so i can get to a destination quicker to be able to spend more time there and it is cheaper if im correct:)🛩🌏
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crystal
So relatable!
Zeddthededd
Cruise
A cruise sounds terrifying, actually. Butttt ive never been on one before so im curious enough that i wouldn't mind trying. Plus, my last flight trip was horrifically exhausting and just an all-round bad experience, so i honestly dont have plans to do that again any time soon 😅
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crystal
I think for me I can't swim so going on a cruise is.. Interesting 😹
crystal
y'all some airlines are so frustrating to fly with!! theres this one airline thats typically cheap but every time i fly with them they delay so much 💔
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Unknown
Have you ever experienced culture shock, and how did you adapt?
Yes I have. Honestly I just found things in the surroundings that I had interests in
nocturnymph
Wanting to visit the Netherlands
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Sharon
Best souvenir — object, photo, or memory?
Love it!
It's all in my memories but I also get some items. I don't really like taking picture because I don't really like camera in my face. But I will take picture of things. Like where I visited like Historical Sites like Korean Royal Palace and Royal Tombs.
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Shortking2
Love it!
photos because i like taking pictures
DameVixen
Love it!
Makeup
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crystal
found this cool site for roadtrips in canada
teaspoonofadventure.com
Rednight
Have you ever tried geocaching?
Me neither
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Unknown
I haven't

Tosco
What was your worst travel experience?
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