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My trip to Vietnam was a\u00a0holiday of accidents.\u00a0I’ve never gone on\u00a0a trip where so many\u00a0things went\u00a0wrong. I felt I was an experienced traveller at this point\u00a0but Vietnam really tested me…<\/p>\n
I booked this trip with a male friend, who then become more than a friend. By the time we went to Vietnam, we were back to being just friends and I hoped it would go smoothly. Note to self, don’t do that again.<\/p>\n
We flew the cheapest possible option –\u00a0Tiger Air. Melbourne to Perth then\u00a0on to Ho Chi Minh City with\u00a0an overnight flight. I was in the window seat and woke-up partway through the flight feeling overly hot and trapped. I escaped to the toilet and managed to faint in the tiny space. As you can imagine, I awoke folded like a concertina on the floor. I must have hit my cheek, arm and thigh on the way down, as I eventually got spectacular bruises. The cheek bruise slowly became a mild\u00a0black eye, and looked like\u00a0my travel buddy was\u00a0abusive! Not a great first impression.<\/p>\n
I decided to make use of the\u00a0toilet… since I was there, and fainted again.<\/p>\n
Eventually I escaped the toliet and told\u00a0the staff what had happened and asked if I could sit down in the cool area by the emergency exit. This really helped revive me. A\u00a0budget airline doesn’t\u00a0give out free food and drink, but I must have looked terrible\u00a0as the staff\u00a0gave\u00a0me a hot chocolate and snack. I ended up sitting\u00a0on the ground until we were close to landing. My travel buddy never checked on me.<\/p>\n
We finally landed and escaped the plane.<\/p>\n
After finding our accommodation and refreshing, we set\u00a0off to explore the chaotic, exotic city. No way was I missing out on seeing the sights!<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t