Now that our vacation plans have fallen through because of the coronavirus pandemic, some of us are a bit sad. However, we have something that might just cheer you (and us) up! Bored Panda has created a list of the most unsuccessful travel pics that show that even the best-planned vacations can end up as fails.
Scroll down, upvote your faves, and let us know in the comments where you planned to travel this year before the coronavirus outbreak. Check out part 1 of our vacation fail photos right here.
Traveling and going on holiday during the pandemic is inadvisable because you risk catching and spreading the virus. So it’s fine daydreaming about your holidays, but you should postpone them until we’ve overcome this health crisis. Fortunately, some airlines like British Airways, EasyJet, and Virgin Atlantic are letting passengers rebook flights for free.
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My First Time Visiting The Grand Canyon And This Happened
This is an awesome shot. You have gotten something rare that most people will never see
My Moms First Time Visiting Paris
Woke Up At 2.30am To Make A 2 Hour Drive Up 10000 Feet To See The Sunrise Atop Haleakala. Have You Ever Seen Such Beauty?
I waited for that to load for too long before I scrolled down and saw the rocks XD
Bored Panda contacted online travel agency Expedia UK to get some insight into how the coronavirus is affecting the travel industry. "At Expedia, we believe in the power of travel: to create joy, to bring people together, to enrich our hearts and minds. The entire travel industry is experiencing an unprecedented increase in service requests from customers due to the overwhelming impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19)."
"We're really sorry for such long wait times due to the increase in call volumes. Every Expedia team member who can help is working to add more capacity, self-service options, and collaborating with many thousands of our global travel partners. Most importantly, we are focused on customers with travel in the next 72 hours," the Expedia representative told us.
120 Mile Solo Hike. Asked An Elderly Passerby To Take A Photo For Me
I checked it right away but he struggled enough with the touch screen that I didn't ask him to take another. I think I was walking toward him to help him with the camera and CLICK. Too late. He was such a nice old man as well. He put so much effort in to trying to work that touch screen. Bless.
A Friend Of Mine Traveled To Italy And Managed To Take A Picture Of The Leaning Tower Of Pisa That Doesn’t Show It Leaning
This Photo My Dad Took Of Me At Machu Picchu
"For those travelling now and with upcoming travel bookings, our teams are working around the clock to provide everyone the support they need. We are rapidly increasing the availability of travel advisers, enhancing our self-service options, and developing new automated ways for travelers to better manage their reservations," they explained. "Our focus is helping travelers with immediate trips, and these improvements will allow all our customers to travel more confidently in the future. If your travel is not immediate, please visit our Customer Service Portal that includes new online tools to help you change or cancel travel plans electronically yourself."
The representative also advised those people who are planning new trips to book "options with built-in flexibility like free cancellation and changes."
"Look for the updated messaging regarding these options and other choices on our site and mobile app. We recognize that these are uncertain times. At Expedia one thing we know is that for people and communities around the globe, travel is a force for good. Whenever you are ready to travel again, please know that we are ready to serve you."
Wife And I Visited The Eiffel Tower For Our Honeymoon
Went To See The Taj Mahal This Morning
Still a cool picture, however. And I'm sure you witnessed amazing things on your journey.
Hard-To-Obtain Permits For A 10 Mile Hike To See Havasupai Falls
Meanwhile, some hotels in areas under quarantine are offering customers refunds or the possibility of rebooking their stay for a safe time in the future. Depending on your travel insurer, they might be able to cover various costs like hotel rooms and car hire, but this depends a lot on each company and your particular situation.
“People should keep all their travel invoices and receipts to help the claims process go smoothly,” Laura Dawson from the Association of British Insurers told the BBC.
The Day I Visited The Great Wall Of China
To The Guys Who Finally Got To See The Golden Gate Bridge & The Grand Canyon: This Is My View Of Mount Fuji, Japan
Go To The Golden Gate Bridge They Said. Get There Early They Said
This photo is still really cool. And I bet you had some delicious sourdough bread that day. Win!
Unfortunately, not all airline companies are the same when it comes to treating their customers well. For example, Ryanair has been accused of “ripping off passengers” when it became apparent it was charging 80 pounds more for some individuals to rebook canceled flights.
While Wizz Air was still charging passengers to rebook flights to Bulgaria and Hungary even though both countries closed their borders.
Ryanair has already grounded most of its flights and said it doesn’t expect to operate any of them in April or May. But in a surprise twist, the company will allow governments to use its airplanes for rescue and other flights. Ryanair told people not to call their customer support hotlines because they have less staff available to deal with the fallout.
Hopefully, everyone can get the refunds they deserve and we can all go on holiday when the coronavirus outbreak is suppressed. Let’s just hope our vacations then won’t be fails!
My Friend Is On Vacation In Hawaii, And She Asked This Man To Take A Picture Of Her. He Told Her, “I Got A Close Up.” Bless This Man
Wow, the trees bark looks like it’s been painted, all the different greens and browns. It looks great.
I Was In New York For The First Time In My Life
My wife and I spent almost 10 hours on a plane, crossed the Atlantic Ocean and flew 7,500 kilometres. We climbed the top of the rock to enjoy a view of Central Park. We had only one day in New York and this view will always be with us.
I visited the Hancock tower in Chicago one day. A local told a friend that just before we enter, we should look up to see if the top was clear or in a cloud :-D would never thought of that :-D
Rented A Car And Took A 2-Hour Drive Outside Of Berlin To See Die Rakotzbrücke
Just to discover the water was drained and the whole area is under construction.
I Finally Got To See Big Ben
Go in the telephone booth and press 62442. Reply if you know what it does.
Teleport yourself to the Ministry of Magic. Hi Hermione! Ron here! Coming home for dinner... XD
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You still wouldn't have seen Big Ben unless you climbed to the top of the clock tower. Big Ben is a bell inside.
You beat me to it, I was gonna say something similar.
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But parliament is right there so at least you still got to see that!
What you are seeing is the Elizabeth Tower formerly the Clock Tower. Big Ben is the largest bell and that cannot be seen.
looks like the same as my photo in 2018, i was so disappointed to go all the way to London to not see this iconic building there.
I took pictures of Big Ben like that; I figured someday this should be the more unique view.
i got the exact same picture, from last year :D so disappointed ahah
Right, like it was some big surprise that they were fixing it for five years or whatever it took.
I lived in Milan, Italy, for a year. Never once the scaffolding covering the entire facede was lifted!
Well if you went to London to see the Big Ben, then you did not do your homework. It is widely known, it's under construction right now.
In fact, Big Ben is not the clock, it's the sound. You'll never see Big Ben!!
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This is about Big Ben not Harry Fn potter ,Don’t worry mate ,it’s back !!
Common mistake; the tower is not Big Ben, it's the Elizabeth Tower. Big Ben is the tower clock's hour bell (and not btw the biggest bell in the UK as many think). The clock plays the "Cambridge Chimes" (named after where they originated) which were then widely copied including here at Westminster.
That's not Big Ben. That's The Tower of London. The bell inside the tower is Big Ben. You're an American, aren't you?
The tower of London, lol. You mean the Elizabeth tower, or as the whole thing is known, the Big Ben.
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This is called, check the travel info before leaving. Most tourist areas will list if a sight seeing attraction is under repairs or restoration.
Very few people have seen Big Ben, millions have seen Elizabeth Tower..
No you didn’t, “Big Ben” is the bell. The tower is St Stephen’s tower, now known as Queen Elizabeth tower.
Big Ben is the Bell inside the top of the Tower.. not the tower itself sooo...
They have no respect for tourists. Don't they know this is a major attraction?
Wrong color. That's the entrance the the ministry of magic.
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Yea, I'm out here trying to survive all the Christian terror in the US. It's almost like these people are extremists hiding behind religion as a mask to hurt people because they are sick. It would be ignorant and uneducated to group them with the innocent people of said religions, though so I'm glad we aren't doing that
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Went On Vacation And Paid Extra For A Room With A View Of The Mountains. The Snow Plow Ran Right Outside Our Window
Hiked One Of Norway's Most Beautiful Trails For 3.5 Hours Through The Rain To Be Rewarded With This Stunning View
Saw The Grand Canyon Today! 10/10 Would Come Again (So I Can Actually See It)
Visited St. Louis For The First Time And Was Told I Had To See The Famous Gateway Arch
The View From My 65th Floor “Grand Times Square View” Hotel Room
10 Years Ago I Climbed The Volcano Of Bali "Mount Agung" 4 Am In The Morning To See The Beautiful Sunrise
It was the very end of a 9 months backpacking trip, and I skipped an important and beautiful scuba diving lesson to do it. I had to get up at 3 am for the drive to reach the base of the volcano. My best friend and only travel companion at the time was too lazy to join me, leaving me alone with a Balinese guide that knew not a word of English.
We reached the end of the road at around halfway up the volcano with ~1½ hours left of steep hiking on wet rugged rocks.
In silence, the monolingual guide and I accented, and the higher we went, the more I realised how grossly I had underestimated the freezing temperatures at the top of the volcano - Not wearing any jacket at all.
We finally reached the top 15 minutes before the sunrise, inside a dense and moist cloud, giving us with a visibility of 5-10 meters (16-32 feet) and our cloth and skin utterly soaked.
Traveled 4000 Miles From The USA To Ireland To See The Cliffs Of Moher
Visited Mount Fuji For The First Time. The View Was Magnificent
I Got To See The "Scenic" Grand Canyon In All Its Fog Glory. At Least I Have An Excuse To Come Back
After Several Hours Of Walking, I Was Awarded With This Magnificent View From The Pulpit Rock, Norway
Travelled 2,000+ Miles To Mt. Rushmore. It Is What It Is, I Guess
4 Years Ago. Grand Canyon Fog
Why don't these people check the weather reports? And surely some of them had enough time to wait a couple of hours for the fog to burn off, assuming it was just morning fog.
My View Of The Mountain I Trecked About 15 Hours To See
Note: this post originally had 58 images. It’s been shortened to the top 30 images based on user votes.
I feel like most of these are just poor planing and lack of weather checking
Well, I planned my trip to the US six month before leaving Europe, so it was hard to check the weather forecast for SF....
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These weren't actually terribly bad. Like, fog can give things a cooler effect.
Oddly, these photos make me want to travel. Wait a minute........
My husband and I went on an Asian tour on our honeymoon and we were so excited to see Mt Everest...failed :'(
We drove with the Gaustabanan (Norway) for a very long time through the insides of the mountain, only to see it on the summit. IMG_201808...081446.jpg 
Too many fog shots. They get to be all the same after the first two or three.
Travelers need to do their homework. Check the climate of the area you will be visiting, northern hemisphere best time is May to July, August is crowded. Southern hemisphere: Sept to Dec. South African Sept = Wild flowers, not too hot, most rain is over, no fog. I visited the UK halfway through April to early June, got super shots.Wales in May - Wales-26-5...bd2376.jpg 
Fog got me twice too. Went to CA from GA & took a tour of Alcatraz on a day that was rainy and foggy. Another time went back to Mount Palomar on motorcycle and was the foggiest day that I remember.
like the year l went to Roslyn Chapel..09..they were doing much needed work to the building/ceilings so you could not see them, the main reason for going to the chapel..the up-side was that they had scaffolding on the outside of the building that we WERE allowed to climb and see an angle that you'd never get to see again of the roof..l went again in 2017 and THAT time l got to see the ceiling..
My mom has been 2 London twice and both times Westminster Abbey was closed.
Comforting to know that these travel “ trip-ups” don’t just happen to me+ my family. Seeing such a multitude of stories w/ accompanying photo gives the episode a different spin.......( & somehow less tragic)
If we photoshopped the humans out of these pictures, it could look post-apocalyptic, like something from Fog Diver
All of these ppl with the fog... what do you think happens in the early morning?
The fog pictures eventually became "déjà vu all over again." However, they were still amusing.
I have a perfect picture from our honeymoon that would go perfectly with this theme :D I just have zero idea how to upload it/send it in
All these people are privileged enough to be able to travel, and they complain about fog and construction.
A lot of people work for years to be able to travel to a place they dream of seeing. So, I think they are allowed to be disappointed if they can't enjoy it right.
Load More Replies... Visited Rome in 1999. A lot of the major tourist attractions were under construction in preparation for the celebration of the new millennium.
You would think they would have checked what the weather was going to be like or went when they knew fog would not have been an issue.
You would think they would have checked the weather or gone when they knew fog would not be an issue.
I'm going to get downvoted for this, but these kind of seem repetitive. It's "we hiked/traveled a long distance to see (insert famous icon here) and it was too cloudy". It seems that all but 5 pictures were like that.
You were correct. About the first thing, that is.
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The moral of this is "Stay home. Travel isn't worth it. Often ends in disappointment" #FlattenTheCurve
I feel like most of these are just poor planing and lack of weather checking
Well, I planned my trip to the US six month before leaving Europe, so it was hard to check the weather forecast for SF....
Load More Replies... These weren't actually terribly bad. Like, fog can give things a cooler effect.
Oddly, these photos make me want to travel. Wait a minute........
My husband and I went on an Asian tour on our honeymoon and we were so excited to see Mt Everest...failed :'(
We drove with the Gaustabanan (Norway) for a very long time through the insides of the mountain, only to see it on the summit. IMG_201808...081446.jpg
Too many fog shots. They get to be all the same after the first two or three.
Travelers need to do their homework. Check the climate of the area you will be visiting, northern hemisphere best time is May to July, August is crowded. Southern hemisphere: Sept to Dec. South African Sept = Wild flowers, not too hot, most rain is over, no fog. I visited the UK halfway through April to early June, got super shots.Wales in May - Wales-26-5...bd2376.jpg
Fog got me twice too. Went to CA from GA & took a tour of Alcatraz on a day that was rainy and foggy. Another time went back to Mount Palomar on motorcycle and was the foggiest day that I remember.
like the year l went to Roslyn Chapel..09..they were doing much needed work to the building/ceilings so you could not see them, the main reason for going to the chapel..the up-side was that they had scaffolding on the outside of the building that we WERE allowed to climb and see an angle that you'd never get to see again of the roof..l went again in 2017 and THAT time l got to see the ceiling..
My mom has been 2 London twice and both times Westminster Abbey was closed.
Comforting to know that these travel “ trip-ups” don’t just happen to me+ my family. Seeing such a multitude of stories w/ accompanying photo gives the episode a different spin.......( & somehow less tragic)
If we photoshopped the humans out of these pictures, it could look post-apocalyptic, like something from Fog Diver
All of these ppl with the fog... what do you think happens in the early morning?
The fog pictures eventually became "déjà vu all over again." However, they were still amusing.
I have a perfect picture from our honeymoon that would go perfectly with this theme :D I just have zero idea how to upload it/send it in
All these people are privileged enough to be able to travel, and they complain about fog and construction.
A lot of people work for years to be able to travel to a place they dream of seeing. So, I think they are allowed to be disappointed if they can't enjoy it right.
Load More Replies... Visited Rome in 1999. A lot of the major tourist attractions were under construction in preparation for the celebration of the new millennium.
You would think they would have checked what the weather was going to be like or went when they knew fog would not have been an issue.
You would think they would have checked the weather or gone when they knew fog would not be an issue.
I'm going to get downvoted for this, but these kind of seem repetitive. It's "we hiked/traveled a long distance to see (insert famous icon here) and it was too cloudy". It seems that all but 5 pictures were like that.
You were correct. About the first thing, that is.
Load More Replies... The moral of this is "Stay home. Travel isn't worth it. Often ends in disappointment" #FlattenTheCurve
