Random Creepiest Experiences Abroad (22 items)

• (#13) Their Dog Escaped A Minefield In Croatia

  From Redditor /u/mephistosoos:

  We went on a family trip to Croatia and on our way to the beach we pulled over to the side of a road for a pee break. So we opened the car door and like always our dog jumped out first. He ran into the field right next to the street.

  Then suddenly my mother started screaming the name of our dog, because 10 meters away from our car was sign that said: "Stay away, old minefield." Thankfully nothing happened.
• (#9) Wild Dogs Chased Them In Kosovo

  From Redditor /u/Phil567:

  I had a pack of wild dogs chase me from my bus stop to my hotel at 3 am in Kosovo.

  I also had an old woman yell at me in Russian about not making my bed right on the train... then watched over my shoulder until it was to her satisfaction when I was on my way back to Bucharest from Moldova.
• (#7) A Lightning Storm On Their Plane Ride In Canada Prevented A Landing 

  From Redditor /u/ClwNza:

  My girlfriend and I were flying into Calgary from Kelowna. It's a short flight, so [we were] in a smallish plane. When we got to Calgary there was a lightning storm... preventing us from landing. On our approach, we hit some severe wind and turbulence. We were being tossed around in the sky like a leaf.

  A couple of times we'd hit [still] air and just plummet. Or we'd hit a gust of wind that would throw us to one side. People were screaming. I have flown many, many times and experienced my fair share of turbulence, but this was something else. I had to brace myself to prevent myself from exiting the seat when we inevitably hit [still] air.

  Our first attempt at landing was called off because of how [brutal] the wind was. I remember thinking of how fragile life is. How insignificant we were to the power of nature. That we could so easily be thrown around during landing that we'd probably crash.

  The pilots eventually approached from a different direction and we landed successfully. Everyone applauded.

  It was the first time that I had ever truly felt that we were in danger while flying. It's usually so "just a normal day."
• (#12) They Ran Into A Transportation Strike In Pakistan

  From Redditor /u/DCSimian81:

  [We were] in Pakistan, driving from Islamabad to Murree. I was 15 at the time and we had my mom, three aunts, the husband of my youngest aunt, and 10 of us cousins, from 5 to 17. Plus two drivers of the passenger van we were all riding in.

  On the way north, we had heard of a transportation strike. We ran right into a blockade of men on strike, carrying torches, pitchforks... etc. They stopped us, and our uncle and the drivers convinced the strikers he was a principal of a school with teachers and students on a trip. They let us pass.

  Same trip, heading north on a narrow mountain road, the car in front of us hit a side barrier, knocked it over the side of the mountain, and fell over the side as well, straight into the fog. We heard a crunch but never saw the car.

  On the way back down the mountain we came by that same spot on a clearer day... the car fell into a tree and was stuck there... no one inside.

  We saw some sh*t on that trip.
• (#19) A Woman On A Bus In Greece Played With Their Hair

  From Redditor /u/_Z_y_x_w:

  I fell asleep on a long-distance bus in Greece and woke to a toothless old woman running her fingers through my hair. She kept repeating something in Greek over and over. Other riders found it hilarious but wouldn't tell me what she was saying.

  Unfortunately I couldn't get off the bus, so I had to make her get away from me, then sat there [angry] and embarrassed for the remaining 90 minutes of the trip.
• (#16) They Could Have Fallen On Their First Trip To London Bridge

  From Redditor /u/din7:

  The first time I ever visited the London Bridge was the day the [attack] happened where they drove a van through the crowd.

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