A Canadian travel blogger shared her experience about a “disaster” trip to Iceland and has also warned other travellers to carefully choose their travel partners.
Amy opened up about her experience on a trip to the European destination after a breakup. According to New York Post, she was scared to travel alone and invited everyone she knew to join. “Eventually, the only person who was available was a girl I worked with at a restaurant,” she wrote on Instagram.
“We were acquaintances and work pals but not exactly besties.” However, after arriving in Iceland, Amy started to see the “dark side” of her travel buddy, after drinking.
Amy claimed that on their first night, her partner was arrested by six or seven police officers in their hostel. She also mentioned that the woman “tried to attack me, punched the hostel receptionist in the face and was kicked out of the hostel”.
Naturally, Amy found herself travelling alone thereafter. “I had to completely rearrange my plans to avoid her,” she said. Fortunately, she had made some friends at the hostel and had a great time in Iceland. She saw the northern lights, did group hikes, saw waterfalls and geysers, and drove around the Golden Circle, the most famous scenic route in Iceland, New York Post reported.
“I realised you need to be careful with who you travel with and sometimes the best people to travel with are complete strangers from your hostels. They made my experience and gave me the confidence to travel on my own after that,” she added.
Amy did not see the woman on their entire trip. However, they had to fly back together and she described the situation as “insanely awkward”.
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