Beware: These Silly Things Can Spoil Your Trip

A dream trip should go as per your plans, but the famous Shahrukh Khan Saying is wrong. The correct one is “Jab bhi kisi cheez ko sachhe dil se mango, saari kayanath tumko chutiya bana deti hai”. Yes there is something that always pops up and spoils you trip. Penning down the most likely things that happen, 

1) A driver drives you crazy

Have you ever booked a cab with a driver? You would agree that the driver has a lot of power to spoil your trip. It happened to me when I was traveling to Dharamshala in Himachal. First he came 2 hours late at the airport. Then, he was driving so rash, he nearly got the shit out of me. Imagine you with a grumpy driver with an attitude of a captain making your ship sail only to his whims and fancies.

2) A friend doesn’t feel well

Now, say you are in Goa. You obviously plan to go crazy. But, your girlfriend decides to go crazier, she falls sick. Now, you have no choice but wait for her to conquer her health. But, 2 days will be gone by the time she regains her senses.

3) Fall short of cash

You fall short of cash or can’t find an ATM nearby. Well, you can miss some of the best experiences. You spend half the day in sorting out ways to get cash.  Avoid this by planning well!

4) You are a pure vegetarian or a fussy eater

You feel like you are alone in alien land when you don’t get veg food. While your carnivorous friends are savouring sea-food delicacies, you are enduring plain hakka noodles with tomato ketchup or maggi. Well, this is a deal breaker. The situation worsens if you want only rumali roti & kali daal in Thailand. Don’t be fussy, or trip is ruined!

 5) You are a pure non-vegetarian aka meat lover

I went to vrindavan last year, every restaurant was pure vegetarian. I felt like killing someone and eating him raw. This is how you feel when you don’t get to dig in a chicken bucket while on a trip. You have no option left but hold back your anger and frustration.

 6) Airlines decide to frustrate you

Sometimes your airlines make you miss your connecting flight or just make you wait 5 hours for a delayed flight. Both the moments are frustrating, the earlier one being more. Sometimes they also lose your luggage. In rare case they may get your bag damaged (this happened to my friend who was cursing them on all the days following). You need to keep calm in this situation or else your trip is on toss.

7) Your hotel decides to charge you for something unreasonable

A hotel in Thailand did charge me charged 400Baht for a small spot of ketchup that fell the night earlier.  Or a hotel in Bhubaneshwar charged me 1500 for the buffet breakfast which I thought was complimentary.  Such rip-offs can only spoil your trip!

8) People, too many people

You go to your favorite destination just to discover the place swarming with people. You can no longer spend a moment of solitude with nature’s surrounding beauty. This happens a lot of time in India, the picture in your head is different than the reality.

9) Your boss calls you up and gives you Work

Your boss calls you up when you have just ordered a drink at a shack and assigns you some work. Well, the best part is that you will have only 6 hours to finish it and you have to rush to your hotel to grab your laptop.  Boom! Trip spoilt.

Well these are nightmares that happen to us on trips, but the best way is to keep your head calm. Relax for a moment and think of an alternate solution. Ruining a trip will only affect you, no one else will care a dam. So take care of yourself and make sure you have a rocking trip!