I’m usually totally Zen and don’t sweat it when I travel, except when they lose my luggage or the hotel where I’m staying is not clean. Then they’ll see a side of a giant hairy BigFoot that they could be sure not to appreciate. 😂 Just imagine buying a whole new wardrobe and shoes in a foreign country for a guy 6’8”!
I had a taxi driver in Egypt that couldn't find the airport. I told him to look at the planes in the distance. You could see where they were landing. He told me that wasn't it. I just told him to pull over. I walked away and definitely was not going to pay him. Got a different taxi. Almost missed my flight.
Under-shirt money pouches are fantastic when visiting high-theft cities/countries. I used them in India, Vietnam, Cambodia & Indonesia and had no thefts. I agree with always wearing bags in a way that they can’t be stolen (e.g. putting your head or leg through the strap.
Im newish to your channel and didn't know the story behind all the pandas, that's so sweet of your viewers. London is the only place I've ever been pickpocketed (I wasn't a tourist, I was living and working there).
I have been on a flight where the purser announced that we were flying to a different city than where we were actually going. After a few minutes, there was another tannoy announcement saying that we are going to the expected destination.
i had the same thing happen to me on that escalator by the center stage Ala moana mall the gap at the bottom of escalator opens will grab the side of your shoe or sandals i fell but was able to grab the railing .
We flew from Tel Aviv to Istanbul. Our flight was delayed quite a bit and we ended up getting into Istanbul at 1:30 in the morning. We went through customs and got to our hotel about 3 AM. We were both exhausted. When we went to pay with our credit card in the cab, it got declined. We tried all of our cards, and nothing worked. The people from the Ritz Carlton actually came over and paid the cab driver and just added it to our bill. Everywhere we have been in Turkey our credit cards work, but for some reason the taxi cabs do not accept them. We’ve had trouble with this multiple times.
One thing that I wanna share with you is that I did watch the video about travel fails but, I have experience a couple of travel fails. The first one was New Year’s Eve 2004, I was flying back from Chicago to Spokane with United Airlines, and we had a layover in Denver, and the flight was supposed to get into Denver at 7:27 PM, but did not arrive until 7:57 PM, and by next flight was supposed to leave at 8:10 PM, well, that flight left on time to go back to Spokane, we did not miss that flight but, we lost our luggage by the time we got to Spokane, we lost our luggage, we had to fill out the paperwork, my dad, my brother, and I, we were coming back from the holiday season, and they delivered our luggage to us, the next day, And Dan, we got our bags that I was the first one. The second one was, we were getting ready to fly home from Chicago from visiting family for Thanksgiving in 2007, and we were originally supposed to leave at 8:15 PM but, our flight did not takeoff until 9:20 PM, and I was super mad, because I really wanted to get a ride home from one of his friends, Sherry D from the airport, to our house, so then, we had to call and get Karin Green my stepmom to leave her car at valet parking for us so we can take it home, and then he be able to go out there and go pick her up at 5 AM because she was working graveyard that night, so we had to do that And that was a bit of a mess on that trip, and then the last one was, we were getting ready to fly home from Fort Lauderdale, back to Palm Springs, in 2016, my mom and I, and we landed in Phoenix, we we missed our flight back to Palm Springs, so they had to put us in a hotel overnight, and then we flew out the next morning back to Palm Springs, and that was kind of a mess when that happened so so Those are the travel fails that I wanted to share with you and another one, back in 2011, I was coming home from Chicago on the Empire builder which is Amtrak, and that train run 19 hours delayed getting into Spokane. It was supposed to get in at 1:40 AM, but it did not get it until 8:43 PM that same day because of the fact that we got into a train derailment between, Boston, Montana, and Harbour, Montana. So those were the travel fails that I wanted to share with you.
And another comment, that I forgot to share with you, with that, we were one time flying back from Palm Springs to Spokane, and the first stop was in San Jose, California, and then we got to Portland, and we waited in Portland for three hours, and then they told us that the flight couldn’t take off that night, because it was too much ice, too much snow, And they just couldn’t let the plane leave, so then, they had to shuttle us from the airport to our hotel, and we had to stay overnight in the hotel, and then they shuttle us back to the airport to catch our flight to go home so, that was also one of our travel fails that we Experienced
The time I picked up a rental car in San Diego, I didn't catch the paint starching on the side because it was dark. It made me worry during the trip. I thought it was damaged in a restaurant parking let. It turned out the rental car company had it already in record.
My semi-travel fail: ANA rescheduled my flight and asked me to re-enter my personal information - which I did, but for some reason it always results in an error message on their website. I literally tried several hours to no avail, and finally called customer service. Turns out I wasn't authorized to enter my own information, which is strange because why would you ask someone to enter their information, but don't actually give them permission to do so? Eventually the problem got resolved, but that was extremely confusing.
Hello Chris, how long does it take to go to Grand Canyon west rim from las Vegas airport? How much is the general entry fee? I don’t want to go on the sky bridge. Is it worth to visit? Thanks
2.5 hours from Vegas. General Admission is about $55 without the Skywalk. I'll have a whole video coming out on Grand Canyon West. But you can also watch my vlog of it here: th-cam.com/video/tu7uLSBPxCc/w-d-xo.htmlsi=vGLPcmUgQPIy27Vu
My 2nd travel fail: we were a quarter of the way through our big EuroTrip that we had been planning for over a year, and we were in Athens, Greece, when the COVID shutdown happened, everything was cancelled. It took us 3 days and 5 flights to make it back stateside. 1 of those nights we had to sleep in the Frankfurt airport and another night we somehow ended up staying in the Dominican Republic 🤷🏻♂️🫠
This just happened on our last trip: We were headed to a cold weather destination, and upon arriving to the airport, my wife realized that she had left her coat at home, and there was no turning back. 😅
about London, YES my daughter and I were sitting in the hotel restaurant where we stayed in South Kensington , a person sat right near us, (the restaurarant was nearly empty) but as we were at hotel restaurant we thought Okay but, sure enough , her bag was riffled through and her IPhone was stolen. We spent the next 2 hours at a police station, to no avail, and the hotel, where we were staying denied any responsibility. So it taught us a lesson, youre not even safe in your hotel's restaurant
Your first story reminds me of when I lost my luggage, luckily got it back in good condition though. I was flying from Helsinki (Finland) to Manchester (England). The airport staff at the luggage check-in told me to enjoy my "trip to Manila". I corrected them: "Manchester. I'm flying to Manchester." - "Oh, right. Manchester. Have a good trip." Well, the suitcase only followed me to Manchester three days later. They sent definitely sent it to the Philippines but never admitted it haha
Excellent info as always. There is one thing, however, that I would respectfully disagree with... whale watching. I did this in Sydney back in September. You get on the boat in Circular Quay, and it takes you out to the "Humpback Highway" that the whales follow north up the east coast of Australia during that time of year. We saw dozens of Humpbacks breaching. I felt like I was watching Star Trek IV 🐳. We also almost got ran over by an Aussie Navy destroyer. Their naval ships have little kangaroos painted on the sides... cutest thing I ever saw... 😂
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Thanks for the tips Chris, I doubled checked my reservations for a trip next week and noticed I had a hotel booked for the wrong day!🤦♂️
Doh! Glad you caught it!
Enjoyed this Live Stream! Helpful travel stories to learn from each others mistakes. Thanks Chris
Thanks Colleen!
I’m usually totally Zen and don’t sweat it when I travel, except when they lose my luggage or the hotel where I’m staying is not clean. Then they’ll see a side of a giant hairy BigFoot that they could be sure not to appreciate. 😂
Just imagine buying a whole new wardrobe and shoes in a foreign country for a guy 6’8”!
Ooof! Yeah that'd be tough!
Chris, great stories!🤣. Thanks!
I had a taxi driver in Egypt that couldn't find the airport. I told him to look at the planes in the distance. You could see where they were landing. He told me that wasn't it. I just told him to pull over. I walked away and definitely was not going to pay him. Got a different taxi. Almost missed my flight.
Hah. That's rough when the taxi driver can't find the airport
Under-shirt money pouches are fantastic when visiting high-theft cities/countries. I used them in India, Vietnam, Cambodia & Indonesia and had no thefts. I agree with always wearing bags in a way that they can’t be stolen (e.g. putting your head or leg through the strap.
Thanks for sharing + video!
Im newish to your channel and didn't know the story behind all the pandas, that's so sweet of your viewers. London is the only place I've ever been pickpocketed (I wasn't a tourist, I was living and working there).
Welcome to the channel.. sorry to hear you were pickpocketed in London
I don't care for the snow precisely because it makes everything so difficult. Seeing snow in movies is good enough for me. 😮
I have been on a flight where the purser announced that we were flying to a different city than where we were actually going. After a few minutes, there was another tannoy announcement saying that we are going to the expected destination.
i had the same thing happen to me on that escalator by the center stage Ala moana mall the gap at the bottom of escalator opens will grab the side of your shoe or sandals i fell but was able to grab the railing .
Ouch!
Great way to end the day!!
Laura of Key West.
Awesome! Thanks Laura!
We flew from Tel Aviv to Istanbul. Our flight was delayed quite a bit and we ended up getting into Istanbul at 1:30 in the morning. We went through customs and got to our hotel about 3 AM. We were both exhausted. When we went to pay with our credit card in the cab, it got declined. We tried all of our cards, and nothing worked. The people from the Ritz Carlton actually came over and paid the cab driver and just added it to our bill.
Everywhere we have been in Turkey our credit cards work, but for some reason the taxi cabs do not accept them. We’ve had trouble with this multiple times.
Wow.. that's nice of the Ritz.. I have to assume they must've seen visitors with that problem before.
this was fun to listen to...thank you!
One thing that I wanna share with you is that I did watch the video about travel fails but, I have experience a couple of travel fails. The first one was New Year’s Eve 2004, I was flying back from Chicago to Spokane with United Airlines, and we had a layover in Denver, and the flight was supposed to get into Denver at 7:27 PM, but did not arrive until 7:57 PM, and by next flight was supposed to leave at 8:10 PM, well, that flight left on time to go back to Spokane, we did not miss that flight but, we lost our luggage by the time we got to Spokane, we lost our luggage, we had to fill out the paperwork, my dad, my brother, and I, we were coming back from the holiday season, and they delivered our luggage to us, the next day, And Dan, we got our bags that I was the first one. The second one was, we were getting ready to fly home from Chicago from visiting family for Thanksgiving in 2007, and we were originally supposed to leave at 8:15 PM but, our flight did not takeoff until 9:20 PM, and I was super mad, because I really wanted to get a ride home from one of his friends, Sherry D from the airport, to our house, so then, we had to call and get Karin Green my stepmom to leave her car at valet parking for us so we can take it home, and then he be able to go out there and go pick her up at 5 AM because she was working graveyard that night, so we had to do that And that was a bit of a mess on that trip, and then the last one was, we were getting ready to fly home from Fort Lauderdale, back to Palm Springs, in 2016, my mom and I, and we landed in Phoenix, we we missed our flight back to Palm Springs, so they had to put us in a hotel overnight, and then we flew out the next morning back to Palm Springs, and that was kind of a mess when that happened so so Those are the travel fails that I wanted to share with you and another one, back in 2011, I was coming home from Chicago on the Empire builder which is Amtrak, and that train run 19 hours delayed getting into Spokane. It was supposed to get in at 1:40 AM, but it did not get it until 8:43 PM that same day because of the fact that we got into a train derailment between, Boston, Montana, and Harbour, Montana. So those were the travel fails that I wanted to share with you.
And another comment, that I forgot to share with you, with that, we were one time flying back from Palm Springs to Spokane, and the first stop was in San Jose, California, and then we got to Portland, and we waited in Portland for three hours, and then they told us that the flight couldn’t take off that night, because it was too much ice, too much snow, And they just couldn’t let the plane leave, so then, they had to shuttle us from the airport to our hotel, and we had to stay overnight in the hotel, and then they shuttle us back to the airport to catch our flight to go home so, that was also one of our travel fails that we Experienced
The time I picked up a rental car in San Diego, I didn't catch the paint starching on the side because it was dark. It made me worry during the trip. I thought it was damaged in a restaurant parking let. It turned out the rental car company had it already in record.
My semi-travel fail: ANA rescheduled my flight and asked me to re-enter my personal information - which I did, but for some reason it always results in an error message on their website. I literally tried several hours to no avail, and finally called customer service. Turns out I wasn't authorized to enter my own information, which is strange because why would you ask someone to enter their information, but don't actually give them permission to do so? Eventually the problem got resolved, but that was extremely confusing.
That's super weird
I've over ordered so many times. 😂
Hello Chris, how long does it take to go to Grand Canyon west rim from las Vegas airport? How much is the general entry fee? I don’t want to go on the sky bridge. Is it worth to visit? Thanks
2.5 hours from Vegas. General Admission is about $55 without the Skywalk. I'll have a whole video coming out on Grand Canyon West. But you can also watch my vlog of it here: th-cam.com/video/tu7uLSBPxCc/w-d-xo.htmlsi=vGLPcmUgQPIy27Vu
My 2nd travel fail: we were a quarter of the way through our big EuroTrip that we had been planning for over a year, and we were in Athens, Greece, when the COVID shutdown happened, everything was cancelled. It took us 3 days and 5 flights to make it back stateside. 1 of those nights we had to sleep in the Frankfurt airport and another night we somehow ended up staying in the Dominican Republic 🤷🏻♂️🫠
Oooof! That sounds like an adventure!
This just happened on our last trip: We were headed to a cold weather destination, and upon arriving to the airport, my wife realized that she had left her coat at home, and there was no turning back. 😅
Oh nooo
about London, YES my daughter and I were sitting in the hotel restaurant where we stayed in South Kensington , a person sat right near us, (the restaurarant was nearly empty) but as we were at hotel restaurant we thought Okay but, sure enough , her bag was riffled through and her IPhone was stolen. We spent the next 2 hours at a police station, to no avail, and the hotel, where we were staying denied any responsibility. So it taught us a lesson, youre not even safe in your hotel's restaurant
London has turned in to a thieves den unfortunately
Great video thanks
Tourists are easily distracted but all the new things.
I heard you say you’re going to Banff next. When will you be there? I have a trip planned there in mid June.
We'll be there a little before you.. we're going when it's cheaper -- us and shoulder season again!
Awesome, maybe your video of Banff will be up before we go. Have a great trip!
The Japan third bed situation sounds like they charge extra for a third person, rather than charging you for extra bedding.
No... they had no issue with the third person as long as we were "bed sharing" -- it was definitely a bed fee
Your first story reminds me of when I lost my luggage, luckily got it back in good condition though. I was flying from Helsinki (Finland) to Manchester (England). The airport staff at the luggage check-in told me to enjoy my "trip to Manila". I corrected them: "Manchester. I'm flying to Manchester." - "Oh, right. Manchester. Have a good trip." Well, the suitcase only followed me to Manchester three days later. They sent definitely sent it to the Philippines but never admitted it haha
Doh! Glad you got it eventually!
I booked a flight on Ryanair and ended up changing the itinerary. The change fee was more than the ticket so we just bought new Ryanair flights.
Hah
Do you have a favorite potsticker place in Orange County?
I like the Potstickers at A&J in Irvine. If you're up in LA I like Kaminari Gyoza in Little Tokyo
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Sorry for what happened on your travel fail #14. Lesson learned: Don’t wear socks with sandals😅
That was your punishment for wearing socks with sandals.
Wow.. harsh
Excellent info as always. There is one thing, however, that I would respectfully disagree with... whale watching. I did this in Sydney back in September. You get on the boat in Circular Quay, and it takes you out to the "Humpback Highway" that the whales follow north up the east coast of Australia during that time of year. We saw dozens of Humpbacks breaching. I felt like I was watching Star Trek IV 🐳. We also almost got ran over by an Aussie Navy destroyer. Their naval ships have little kangaroos painted on the sides... cutest thing I ever saw... 😂
Thanks for the data point on whale watching 👀
Wtf you shoulda sued the mall for their escalator