Reflections: Nightmare vacations 26 Articles

by Peggy Lindgren

It could be the location, the weather or just the wrong choice at the wrong time but one nightmare vacation is enough to last a lifetime. Looking back over those nightmare vacations is a learning curve and makes up part o...read more

by Graham Lear

It started one warm summer night in 1989.We had decided to take a holiday on the island of Majorca.And that was the start of one week of sheer nightmare,in fact it was the nightmare to beat all nightmares.We had been looki...read more

by Patty Wei

My favorite vacation of all time has to be celebrating Christmas in Los Angeles. Come on, what could be better than packing 3 small children under the age of 7 and 1 large child over the age of 35 onto a 4 hour plane ride ...read more

by Jennifer Kennedy

Havens have 35 holiday parks across the United Kingdom, they are based around England, Scotland and Wales, They offer both self catering and half board holidays, the accommodation they offer is caravans, chalets and apartm...read more

by Amanda Jones

Happy and in love, we planned to start out our new life on a fantastic honeymoon to "the happiest place on earth"- Disneyland! Derek and I decided to make the drive from Utah to California, stopping in Vegas along the w...read more

by Ted Sherman

Nightmare in Vegas? For some people, the whole idea of a Las Vegas vacation would be a frightening experience. They don't call it Sin City for nothing. However, since we've been retired, we make a one-hour to Vegas four or...read more

by Phoebe Faye

It was the holiday of a lifetime, my family and I was taking our vacation "down under" in Australia. It was going to be three weeks of pure bliss. We planned to have an adventure travelling around, never knowing where we w...read more

by Lisa Doherty

Ah, yes! There is nothing more excruciating than remembering the nightmare vacation my children and I took with a man my children refer to as "Uncle Butt." It is like walking down a Memory Lane laden with glass, and I'm ba...read more

by CeeGunn

Vacations don't always turn out to match the dreamy visions they began as. A nightmare vacation can make or break a new relationship. I knew my boyfriend and I were meant to be together when we survived a 10 day trip aro...read more

by Maggie Wilson

Nightmare Vacation ! Married, I thought, I am actually married and on honeymoon The start of a new era in life! Kevin appeared to be kicking his heels but had taken my hand so I slowed down to his pace as we spotted t...read more

by Kathleen Weisgerber

A Little Left of Paradise When eighteenth century, Scottish poet Robert Burns coined the phrase "the best laid plans of mice and men ", he could have been referring to my family's first summer vacation. Since I...read more

by Cindy Burch

The best advice my mother ever gave (that I've actually followed) is to always have air sickness bags handy. I keep them in my car. If someone else is driving, I bring one or two. Another piece of advice is if you're going...read more

by Marilyn De Angelis Pennell

A CAMPING TRIP TO REMEMBER It's 3AM and all five of us are stretched out every which way across the floor of our tent. My best friend, her six-year-old daughter, eleven-year-old son, my husband Tom and I are all packed ...read more

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by Kaitlyn Jones

Vacationing in Myrtle Beach sounded great... until we got there. I remember being so excited in the car, blabbing about how cool it was going to be, having a house right at the beach. We arrived, and so far, so good. We go...read more

by Ramona Fay

My husband had been working out of the country for several months so we were looking forward to some family time,fun and relaxation.We love tropical destinations so we decided on San Pedro,Belize on the island Of Ambergise...read more

by R.E.D

As far as traveling adventures go I have had my fair share. I got lost in Italy, lost my luggage in Paris, was stung by a jelly fish in Costa Rica, and was chases by sharks in Australia. So this jersey girl's weekend getaw...read more

by Kim Kunaniec

Any time the airline loses your luggage on the flight to your destination, the trip will have a dark cloud hanging over it. The frustration of being the only one getting hassled at the airport was enough to make my blood ...read more

by Holle Abee

We used to love camping with our best friends, Beth and Randy. Our three kids and their son were all close in age, and we'd had some wonderful times together. We were always looking for new places to visit, and one day Ran...read more

by Annalou Mack

Dear Granddaughter, Thank you for inviting me to your wedding. I wouldn't have missed it for the world but this being the third trip back to the U. S. within four months did dampened my love of flying. These trips will ...read more

by Danielle Friedl

It's hard to believe that anyone traveling to the happiest place on Earth would deem their trip as a vacation nightmare, but so goes the saga of our latest trip to Disney World. I should have known we were destined for di...read more