Ever had one of those spontaneous trips that turns into a full-on
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amyhaze
Ever had one of those spontaneous trips that turns into a full-on comedy of errors That was me deciding to escape the gloom and soak up some sun on Cyprus for a week And let me tell you this trip was a wild ride from the start It all kicked off with me almost missing my train because guess who forgot her driver s license at home Yep this girl Cue me racing back grabbing the license in the nick of time and jumping on the train with about 30 seconds to spare Crisis averted right Ha if only Fast-forward to me landing in Cyprus at 11 PM ready to pick up my rental car The guy hands me the keys and asks for my credit card with my name on it Spoiler alert I didn t have one No card not enough cash and it s the middle of the night So we re off to the nearest ATM with insane fees to fix this little hiccup But wait there s more I get to the car and notice something off Oh right the steering wheel is on the other side Turns out Cyprus has left-hand driving At this point I m exhausted my phone is down to 15 battery and I ve got an hour-and-a-half drive ahead of me Perfect So I m creeping along at 30 km h trying not to have a meltdown And then my phone dies No GPS no clue where I am I somehow end up in a tiny village completely lost wandering the streets like a clueless tourist at 1 AM Eventually I find a hotel beg them to let me charge my phone and surprise they have those UK-style outlets and I didn t bring an adapter Classic Long story short I managed to get my phone charged just enough to find my rental apartment Turns out I was literally 10 meters away the whole time but couldn t find the entrance Looking back I can t help but laugh at the chaos of it all Lesson learned always ALWAYS do a little research before hopping on a plane even if it s just Europe What s the funniest or most ridiculous thing that happened to you in 2024 Drop your stories in the comments I need to know I m not the only one living in a rom-com