#realbehindthereel

The ocean giveth and the ocean taketh. Just ask @hitched.hikers😫 ・・・ “Today is a sad day. Unfortunately we had to say goodbye to our beloved GoPro as it was laid to rest at the bottom of the sea behind us. There's been tears but the pain has been numbed by a fair few bottles of San Miguel. As we keep reminding ourselves, it's only material things... (other words of comfort greatly appreciated)” . 📝📸: @hitched.hikers . ❓I feel their pain - I’ve got a cell phone at the bottom of the Chicago river🤷🏾‍♀️. How do you keep your valuables safe in 🌊? . . . . . . . . #travelnightmares #travelnightmare #travelwoes #realbehindthereel #gopro #goprotravel #lostgopro #goprohero4 #goprolife #sadday #sanmiguel #travelstories #travelfail #travelcouple #coupleslovetravel #couplesholiday #traveltogetherto #traveltogether #couples2go #beachlife #vitaminsea #philippines #thephilippines #itsmorefuninthephilippines #worldsbestisland #palawan #palawanderer #nacpanbeach #nacpan #elnido #explorephilippines #beautiuflseasia #backpackingasia (at Palawan)

“Twirling for joy at the Boboli Gardens. 🌸 — Minutes after this photo was taken I mistakenly left my phone in the Medici Palace bathroom. It only took 10 minutes to realize I was without my right hand and we sprinted back across the river to retrieve it...To our dismay it was GONE. We asked every guard, lost-and-found clerk, police man, and employee if anyone had returned a phone, but a firm NO was given all around. In a state of panic all the possibilities raced across my mind...What we do without our only phone in a foreign country for the better half of a month? 😭 — When we got back to the hotel I immediately logged into my computer and turned on my “Find my iPhone” app and tried to trace my phone. Surprisingly I could see the little green dot moving across the city! — Someone had my phone and was walking with it right before my eyes! I raced downstairs and asked the concierge if she could help track my phone and possibly set up a phone number to contact our lost phone. 😰 — Crazy enough, seconds later a women called and said she had found my phone and was sitting with it at a nearby cafe! 😓 — Sicilia, our sweet hotel concierge, escorted me ALL the way across town personally to retrieve my phone. Minutes later I was reunited with it. PHEW! 😌 Never in my life have I received such 5 star service! And God bless the good Italian people for their honesty. Travesty averted! — Off to Cinque Terre in the morning, and thanks to Sicilia and the kind women who returned my phone, we now have our maps and communication to get us there. 😅” - 📸📝: @sarah_stimpson - 😊Faith in humanity: restored. Even if it’s only for today ❤️ . . . . . . . . . . #travelnightmares #travelnightmare #travelwoes #realbehindthereel (at Florence, Italy)

“It’s easy to make life seem picture perfect when the story isn’t attached. Here are the challenges I’ve faced on this trip so far! - Lost my bank cards somewhere between Mexico and Guatemala - Someone spent £1000 on one - My emergency card is Amex, not accepted anywhere - took 11 calls to Miami but Visa finally wired me money to a small island off Belize. - I missed snorkelling with manatees while I arranged it all -I’ve had to walk far with my backpack to change money in each country to buy bus tickets without a bank card. It’s 90 degrees F. - no amount of hourly spf 50 has saved my face or shoulders from sunburn. - I dropped my phone in a lake (all of my page is shot on my iPhone and my travel info is stored in it). - The only place with absorbent ingredients nearby didn’t have dry rice (the irony of my location is not lost on me). I made do with oats and croutons in an airport zip bag and walked around with my phone in that for 24 hours. - Miraculously it’s working! The camera has been fuzzy since though, which has been interesting to work with! - My hair is too matted with sea salt to brush - My period started halfway through a travel day and I forgot my cup. Tampons are crazy expensive. - I’ve left the little island and the manatees behind and I didn’t want to. Belize is very expensive, even more so without bank cards, so it had to be done! I wanted to share because nothing that’s worth it is ever easy, and travel problems are part of travel stories too - usually the best bits later on! 🤗” - 📝📸: @soshetravelled - ❓I’ve never heard of using croutons! 😂. Do you have any wet phone hacks? . . . . . . #travelwoes #travelnightmare #travelnightmares #realbehindthereel

“The markets of Chefchaouen, Morocco - a chaotic, but beautiful place. The city is painted blue to deter mosquitos, and the blue combined with the colors of the market are a treat for the eyes. . Shopping here is quite the experience- especially when a vendor runs around town trying to find you because he is convinced you stole his scarves, even asking all the other foreigners if they are your friends or know where you are. (True story, happened to me and I had to go back and show him I just put them back on a different shelf🙄)” 📸📝: @savvygaltravels - ❓Well that’s a new one🤔. What’s your favorite souvenir to buy when traveling? . : . . . . . . . #travelnightmares #realbehindthereel #travelnightmare #morocco #teamkaptainkenny (at Morocco)

“Monday leg workout tip: . Spend an hour crammed on the most crowded, sweaty bus ever, twisting and turning along the Amalfi Coast- squatting in an attempt to avoid the stranger's armpit where your head should go, while clenching your thighs to keep your luggage from rolling away. #WeTookAnUberBack #LessonLearned #WorthTheMoney” . This was my face when we arrived at heaven on Earth post-bus chaos.” - 📸📝: @lostluxe - ❓it’s cold and snowing here (AGAIN). Anyone else absolutely longing for romper weather?☀️🙋🏾‍♀️😫 . . . . . . #realbehindthereel #travelwoes #travelnightmares #travelnightmare #positano #positanoitaly #travelstoke #travelstyle #hartoftravel #teamkaptainkenny #italy #girlslovetravel (at Positano)

🎉NEW SERIES: The Real behind the reel. Sharing what was actually happening behind-the-scenes of that perfect picture on the Instagram highlight reel🙄. ・・・ “SWIPE RIGHT >>>>> to see the effort I put in for taking photos. #doitforthegram. #familyteamwork.” - 📝📸: @emmanvelle - 🙋‍♀️Anyone else ready for more honesty and transparency on IG? Tag #realbehindthereel to be featured! . . . . . . . . #reelbehindthereel #travelnightmares