Comments on: My Crazy Travel Misadventures

By: Tegan

Tegan — Thu, 25 Jun 2015 05:30:14 +0000

Wow, it sounds like it was never a dull moment! The only travel mishap I’ve had was having my bank account cleaned out while on holidays a few years ago. Thankfully I was with my parents so I wasn’t stranded but it was pretty demoralising to have to ask my parents for drinks etc while on holidays as an adult.

By: Emma @ Life, kids and a glass of red

Emma @ Life, kids and a glass of red — Wed, 24 Jun 2015 08:52:41 +0000

I love reading about your antics! Chased by a squirrel – that is gold!

By: Haidee

Haidee — Tue, 23 Jun 2015 18:59:45 +0000

It definitely sounds like you have had some life experiences to share too Kathy. Adopting from China is one all of it’s own! I looked into international adoption when I was going through our infertility and thought it may not happen for us and it is a very hard road. You must feel so blessed to have gone down it and come home with your daughter (despite the snapped archilles – ouch!)

By: Haidee

Haidee — Tue, 23 Jun 2015 18:56:55 +0000

My husband is like this too, except he has never left the country so all his crazy experiences have happened in NZ. I’ll share those another day but include naked axe weilding old men, fires and near death experiences with flying pipes!

By: Haidee

Haidee — Tue, 23 Jun 2015 18:55:07 +0000

Haha, well I must say that in recent years we have holidayed at home simply because I am not brave enough to have a holiday with two boys under 4! I’ll have to share the misadventures of my husband next I think, he has had some insane life experiences too!

By: Kathy

Kathy — Tue, 23 Jun 2015 11:30:16 +0000

That is some list of dramas Haidee – it is a wonder you are still with us. That Cape Cod explosion sounds like a very close call. We were in New York immediately before the 10th anniversary of 9/11 (hubby competed in the World Firefighters games which was staged around the anniversary). It was very surreal. We’ve had some ‘interesting’ travel experiences too – travelling to China to adopt our daughter was fun when my husband snapped his achilles tendon two weeks before and went on crutches, and there was that time….

By: Kelly

Kelly — Tue, 23 Jun 2015 10:05:23 +0000

I have a massive fear of flying too, so it was probably worse in my head. It was really bad rain and wind, and the plane was going everywhere. The pilots didn’t talk to us the whole time, but you could see they were stressed. I had a bruise on the back of my calf (that took up my whole leg), from clenching onto the seat too tight. I get sick even thinking about it!

By: Natalie @ our parallel connection

Natalie @ our parallel connection — Tue, 23 Jun 2015 09:53:08 +0000

This is a book in itself… I have a girlfriend like this and I love hearing her stories.. Always makes me smile

By: Lisa Heidke

Lisa Heidke — Tue, 23 Jun 2015 08:57:59 +0000

Hi Haidee, all funny in hindsight, given you are still alive. Have you ever thought about pitching a tent in you lounge room and holidaying at home? x

By: Haidee

Haidee — Tue, 23 Jun 2015 08:14:44 +0000

I read and commented on it at the time Janet, it was one of the things that inspired me to write this post