Has this happened to you? Travel stories from women over 50
- Karen Kilian
- May 7
- 2 min read
True funny travel stories from women while traveling-any of these could happen to any of us. Traveling abroad can be "interesting" especially when you zero knowledge of their language. I have stopped short several times of making similar mistakes.
The Bidet Surprise
"I had never used a bidet before, but my hotel in Rome had one. I thought it was a second toilet. I sat down, leaned back… and hit the knob full-force. It shot a jet of water at such pressure I swear it lifted me off the seat. -Nancy 64
Let's be honest, this could be any of us on the first time of using a bidet.
The Mystery Meat
"On a river cruise in Eastern Europe, I politely accepted a local delicacy from a vendor. It looked like jerky. I took a bite, smiled, and asked what it was. He smiled and said, ‘Sheep face.’ I thought he was joking until my friend looked it up. Yup. Sheep face jerky. I chewed very slowly after that." -Dianne, 62
I think all of us that have traveled to countries where we have had a mystery meat experience. I was in Morocco when my boyfriend at the time went deep into one of our family style dishes. The look on his face as he stopped chewing had me literally belly laughing, with cloth napkins he had no other recourse than to have to finish chewing and swallow. The mystery meat? We never found out, but we never touched that dish again and it really was one of the funniest and most memorable moments on our trip.
Pillow Panic
"At a cute B&B in Ireland, I panicked in the middle of the night thinking my pillow had disappeared. I searched under the bed, behind the dresser, even in the closet. Turns out… I had been sleeping on it the whole time. Jet lag is real, folks." – Joyce, 67
That’s Not Sunscreen
"In Mexico, I reached into my bag and slathered what I thought was sunscreen all over my face. Five minutes later, my eyes started burning and my skin tingled like I was aging in reverse. I looked at the tube. It was hair removal cream. I spent the rest of the day in a big floppy hat with a very smooth upper lip." – Dana, 53
Ouch, that could not have felt good But you would think the smell of the removal cream would have been recognized a little earlier:))
Lost ticket-almost
I was traveling home from Mexico and had a bunch of crap in my hands that I was throwing away. Unfortunately, I also had my plane ticket (back when we did not use our phones) and yes it went in the garbage with all of my other stuff. Thank goodness I realized it almost immediately so not too much trash had been added. Still quite embarrassing to be digging through a public garbage.
