Share your holiday travel horror stories.

I had a horrible experience during holiday shopping at a local store. There was a long line at the checkout, and only two cashiers were working. As I was waiting, the person in front of me had some issues with their payment method. It took forever to resolve, and the cashier was getting frustrated. Meanwhile, my frozen items in my cart were starting to thaw. By the time it was my turn, I was so annoyed. And then, the cashier accidentally overcharged me for one of the items. It was just a mess.

On a beach holiday once, I got stung by a jellyfish. It was extremely painful. I was just wading in the water, not too far from the shore, when suddenly I felt this sharp pain. I had to be rushed to the local medical center, and it really ruined my otherwise perfect beach holiday.

One holiday, I went camping in the woods. At night, I heard strange growls. I thought it was just my imagination at first. But then I saw a pair of glowing eyes in the darkness. I was so scared that I froze. I quickly got into my tent and zipped it up tight. I stayed awake all night, listening to the noises outside. In the morning, I found out it was just a wild dog, but it sure felt like a horror story at the time.

The worst for me was when we had a big family gathering for the turkey holiday. There were so many people and so much chaos. The kids were running around, and someone accidentally knocked over the gravy all over the tablecloth and the turkey. It was a mess, and there was a lot of arguing about who was at fault. It really spoiled the mood of the holiday.

During my beach holiday, we rented a beach house. One evening, a violent storm hit. The power went out, and water started seeping into the house. We found out that the house had some hidden leaks. It was a nightmare trying to find candles and deal with the flooding water while the storm raged outside. We ended up leaving the house in the middle of the night and finding a hotel.

Once, my flight was severely delayed. I had to wait for over 8 hours at the airport. There were no proper announcements, and the airline staff was unhelpful. I missed an important meeting because of it.

Well, once I got pickpocketed right in front of the Eiffel Tower. I was just taking a photo and suddenly felt a slight tug. By the time I realized, my wallet was gone. It was so frustrating as it had all my money, cards and ID. I had to spend hours at the police station trying to report it and then figure out how to get money to continue my trip.

Once I was in Mexico and got lost in a small town. The locals seemed friendly at first, but when night fell, I felt really uneasy. I asked for directions, but the people just stared at me without saying a word. It was really creepy. I ended up wandering around for hours until I finally found my way back to the main road.

I went to a beach in Italy once. I had left my belongings on the beach while I went for a swim. When I came back, some of my things were missing. I asked around but no one seemed to know anything. It was so frustrating. I felt really violated and it put a damper on the rest of my trip. After that, I was always paranoid about leaving my stuff anywhere.

Once I was traveling in a remote area and my car broke down in the middle of nowhere. There was no cell phone signal. I had to walk for miles in the hot sun until I finally found a small village. It was terrifying not knowing if I'd be able to get help.