What's the worst start to a vacation you have had?

[Reecejackox 429]

Having to call maintenance out within 10 minutes of arriving due to no electricity

[Longhaul 8,679]

Having the shower in my apartment break just as I was getting ready to go.

[Avery 605]

Oh boy… Japan.

I landed in Osaka after a grueling 12-hour flight from the US, already stressed from the journey and under the effects of my anxiety medication. I was not at my best. Everywhere I turned, it was packed—pure chaos with rush-hour crowds in every direction. Trying to navigate to the right station and figure out how their entire transit system worked only added to my anxiety. So, imagine being medicated for anxiety yet thrown straight into culture shock—it was far from an ideal experience.

When we finally arrived at our destination, I completely crashed until the next morning… but that rest was cut short when we had to wake up at 4 a.m. I was grumpy for the entire two-day Japan trip. It got so bad that, while I was trying to sleep, I thought I could hear crowds talking—but it was all in my head. That’s how high my stress level was.

Honestly, it left a pretty sour impression of Japan for me.

 

[Clawdeen 22,265]

I’ve had a lot of bad ones. There’s a reason why I’m once again the only family member not going on vacation next week….

[Snoopy Fan 8,933]

Walt Disney World 2004. We didn’t get to our hotel until 10:00 at night.

[MidnightFire1222 2,281]

Getting stuck in Detroit overnight (on my own!) after they couldn't fix whatever what wrong with the airplane for like 5 hours. Worst sleep of my life, AND had to catch a flight there at five in the morning.

[ExplosionMare 22,455]

We arrived at our Disney hotel room and it was filthy! The bedsheets were overturned and there were some smoke stains too. Mom about had a panic attack because she's such a clean freak, herself. We did at least get some of our money back for that inconvenience, though. I think that was also the trip where my sister was sick for most of it.