Triphap - Funny Travel Stories and Travel Horror Stories

There are always funny, ironic things that happen when you are traveling. You really can’t escape it. However, when something a little bigger happens in the scheme of things, you may laugh a little tentatively while you and your travel partner suck in your collective breaths.

Kevin, my husband, and I were in Rome. We were actually on a cruise that landed in Civitavecchia and we drove in from the coast. It was the first cruise that we had been on and not our preferred method of travel, but that is another story. Nonetheless, we were going to Rome for the day, which is never enough in that fabulous city and we were eager to get there.

As we drove closer to the city, we decided on a whim that it would be best to park somewhere near Vatican City and hoof it from there. As soon as we made that decision, the sky started to cloud over. We thought nothing of it, but hoped that the rain would hold off throughout our day in the Eternal City.

We found a place to park and started to walk towards the beautiful columns that mark the perimeter of... read more >>