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Many things can go wrong when traveling. From overpriced airport snacks and an upset stomach, to realizing your Airbnb looks nothing like the photos and getting scammed at a tourist trap, nobody’s immune to failure when out and about somewhere abroad.

So when Jimmy Fallon announced another iconic “Hashtags Time!” asking people to describe their weirdest and funniest travel experiences, it hit close to home for many people out there. Jimmy himself wrote that “I was on a long trip with three transfers and was somehow next to a crying baby on every single flight,” which made me relate so much. In fact, when I board the plane and spot a baby on board, I know this is where my place is.

Scroll down through some of the most hilarious travel failures people endured and shared for the #TravelFail challenge.

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Buren
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I would freak out too if I thought it was a child, and freak out more when it's actually a dummy.

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To find out some tips for getting the most out of traveling, we spoke with Lillie Marshall, traveler, teacher, writer, and artist from Boston. You can call Lillie a serial traveler, with a solo trip around the world and countless trips stretching around 7 continents. She also traveled with a toddler, and despite having a family, she still relishes solo travel. Check out her adventures and lifestyle tips on AroundTheWorldL.com Travel and Life Blog.

It's no secret that often things go against the plan while traveling, but Lillie says it’s vital to embrace the adage, "The journey is the destination." “Flight get delayed? See that as part of the adventure and story!” she laughed. If you’re new to traveling, there are some common things you should know about. “A big mistake I've seen is trying to pack in too many things in too short a time. Go slow, don't try to do 15 sights in one day, and build in time for naps, reading, relaxing art, and just wandering.”

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WilvanderHeijden
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And even if they were the effing Beach Boys, they still had no right to cut into the line.

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Channen TTCL
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

As someone who once bombed a job interview by saying something easily misunderstood, I can totally see this happening.

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When asked whether people are getting more experienced in traveling and therefore are less prone to failure, Lillie said that “nowadays people aren't necessarily more experienced, but the internet has changed everything by giving us more background knowledge and the ability to look up maps and tips with the click of a button.”“Solo traveling is THE BEST,” Lillie argues. “My favorite tip about it is that it doesn't have to stop even after you're married and have kids! The 'Momcations' I've taken alone since giving birth have been some of the best travel experiences I've had,” she concluded.

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Nadine Debard
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ha ha it's a very common joke but it still makes me laugh. One evening the pilot said "look at the wonderful sunrise" and everybody freaked out. I talked to him afterwards and he said sadly "everybody missed the joke".

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Hawkmoon
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And some people will ask why is this Florence in Italy is named after an american town.

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ElenaK
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Decent man. He could have driven 2 blocks before brining you back to the same spot!

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The traveler duo thinks the best way to learn about unbeaten paths is by simply exploring. "Ditch the hop-on-hop-off options and grab a city map (or just use digital maps on your phone) and go on an adventure. It's perfectly okay to want to see popular attractions but travel between them on foot if possible. It's the curious sights in-between that are so much more interesting and unusual. A cute family-run bistro, an obscure century-old shop, a friendly local with a story to tell," the wife and husband explained in a previous interview.

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Janice Strickland
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My mom put on her Facebook she's the mother of 3 wonderful boys... Must have mistaken her middle child is a female since birth

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kim morris
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

o/ Middle child here. My parents did that to me, leaving their friends house. I stood in the picture window in the living room, waving forlornly to the car as they drove away down the long driveway. I have no memory of how long it took them to remember to turn back for me. There were 6 of us kids.

Sarah Moeding
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In my early 20s, my grandfather had just died and my grandma got us all tickets to fly to AZ for the funeral. I arrived at the airport and waited for my parents and sister to arrive so we could all go through together. I didn't have the ticket and assumed my parents did. A literal hour passes. The plane has been long gone. I'm absolutely hysterical, already distraught over my grandfather's death, and it's raining heavily, so I'm concerned they've been in a wreck on their way to MSP. I finally start calling highway patrol, from a pay phone because it was 2001. I'm not getting anywhere. I'm sobbing by this point, and as I hang up the phone, I look up to see freaking George Clinton and his companion *staring* at me. It was so surreal. I finally get ahold of my aunt, who says my family arrived twenty minutes earlier. They had gone through ticketing and to the gate without me, assuming I never showed up at the airport. Didn't even try the paging system. I'm still absolutely livid about it.

Marlowe Fitzpatrik
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I would be, too. Holy crap. And you had to look at Bill Clinton, too! (But seriously - this is an example about how cellphones are not actually made by the devil)

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Ellen Light
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

When I was little - maybe 5 or 6ish, my parents left me at the grocery store. They always let me go on the toy aisle and look while they shopped. (It was the early '60s) We knew all of the people that worked there pretty well. I got done looking at the toys and walked up to the front of the store and the workers instantly realized that my parents had left without me. Meanwhile they got home and walked into the house and my older sister asked where I was... (I am the youngest of three)

Flopsy
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Reminds me of the family who put the baby car seat (with baby in it) on top of the car and drove off. And were annoyed by people honking at them.

Kross T.
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

How many kids do they have that they didn't realize they'd forgotten one? I worked as a nanny for numerous families, and the most was 7 kids. I think six was the limit where it wasn't immediately obvious one was missing. But five or less, you can look without counting and see that one whole child is gone.

Marek Čtrnáct
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You should have thwarted a plan of two bumbling criminals before they came back.

Harleen Schenk
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Definitely sounds like someone was a middle child, I know cause I am a middle child. My parents forgot me twice, once at school when I was a kid and the other time I was adult going on a family trip. Lol middle child love

MaggieWest
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I can really only imagine this happening if there were multiple cars and everybody assuming the kid was in the other one.

Dan Fielding
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yeah saw that movie. I'm guessing it was intentional Joe Dirt.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And when you got there you realised you'd left your wallet on the dresser.

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Anine C
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

A pack of Chihuahuas will shred you. If you had stepped out, it would have gone from The Grey to Piranha in a heartbeat.

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Martha Meyer
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

At least it was only for breakfast. She could have been left Home Alone while the rest of the family went to Paris.

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Otter
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Was that United Airlines? Theyve sent my luggage on so many side trips it's better traveled than I am.

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Kimi Tomminello
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Lol I've been skunked a few times as I live in the country on a farm and do my own critter removal. Nothing truly gets rid of that smell except time. Tomato juice with cut potatoes is something I've heard works. Vinegar is another. I just showered a bunch and used lotions and sprays.

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WilvanderHeijden
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And that's why so many people are objecting against the massive touchscreens in cars that you even need to turn down the volume of the radio or control the airco.

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Hannah Young
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Again, always bring emergency clothes in the carry on. This goes double if you have a baby

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Persephone
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I almost missed my flight back from my DC trip in 7th grade bc I had pins in my leg and set off the metal detectors... my teacher yelled at me and left me behind as I was being physically patted down and swabbed. I would love for her to know what a s**t person she is. Had to run crying thru an airport looking for them.

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Robert T
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I got a similar reaction from a lady in a Range Rover driving on the motorway at night, in the outside lane, with no lights on. I flashed my lights at her and even turned my own lights off and on again and got the fingers for my trouble. What annoys me most is that she would likely do more damage to whatever she hit than her own car.

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L.N.a mm
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

How do you drive for an hour without once looking at your rearview mirror?? #terribledriver

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Amery
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

YEP!! That call sign ALWAYS confused me, when I used to travel! That, and EWR.... lol !

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Pezor Zass
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

i can't imagine why anyone thought that a midwest to arizona bus ride with the whoooole family would be a good idea. I'd rather be in the luggage bins or on the roof

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MJ
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

🤢 only $50? How did nobody not notice someone popping a poop squat in the aisle.. on an airplane?!

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Brenda
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My parents brought them home from a cruise. I am uber allergic to anything that bites me, but it was only in their room. Nothing upstairs where we live. Horrible expensive

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I was on a 2-day trip with my friends, the first day we went hicking and it started to rain heavily. In time we got soacked even through the raincoats and when we arrived at the hotel, the shops were already closed, so we all blew dried our underwear. So I ask, if you have never blow dried your underwear in a hotel room, have you even lived?

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Victor Trejo
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Technically, all hotels in Tokyo are Japanese hotels... I know, I will show myself the way out.

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Zaza
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Where is the travel fail in this? If you want to show random internet strangers that you once posed as the shining twins, there are other lists for that

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Adrian
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I was on a flight out of London's Heathrow to Los Angeles when there was loud bang and the plane shuddered then levelled off. Then the pilot made an announcement that they had lost an engine but couldn't return to land right away because the plane was full of fuel and too heavy to land. So we spent an hour circling farmlands with fuel spewing out of the wings. Longest hour of my life...

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Kirsten Buchholz
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Not a true story. Flight attendant here. Absolutely illegal to have a passenger even sit for a second on a jump seat.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's not too bad, it's just an hour away and you could make it a nice day in Oxford

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Beth L
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

She's been sitting in it for three hours. It isn't an emergency now.

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Anyone else remember the little kiosk-things they used to have in airports where you could buy pre-flight life insurance?

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8 hours?? Ha! Try living in Australia, where anything vaguely interesting is at least 14+ hours away!

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Persephone
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

But you have to do it! There should be a place for moms to do this, I don't typically see changing stations on flights... maybe they've improved tho...

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Amanda B Bench
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Our honeymoon was my ex husband's first flight ever. He got a horrible head cold/sinus infection type thing from the altitude changes. Not a great way to start your honeymoon...

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

if you're gonna put em in your pocket.... where they will prolly get wet anyway..... why not just wear the undies under the trunks?

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