“Theres a lot of bad people around here.
Sometimes they pretend to be taxis, you never know who to trust.”
I got a tuktuk to go to the center of a village with a young driver.
Lysander Yuen
I told him no, I want to go to the center of the village and thats it.
He got angry and sped up while I was considering my chances of just jumping out.
I ended up walking 3 hours to the village.
Pretty sure they were his friends..
I strictly stayed in busy areas till I was able to take a train out.
I didnt want to fly because I wanted to site see on the way.
When I got to San Diego, the hotel I booked on Expedia screamed run from the get go.
But I was exhausted and wanted to rest.
Got my room key and checked in.
About 4 am I was sleeping and heard someone trying to come in my room.
They had opened the door but couldnt get pass the little bar that was locked.
Two guys outside the door with their hand in the slit of the door yelling at me.
They kept saying come here pretty girl.
Oh a pretty face or something like that.
slayer-of-vampires
Snatched
Had some dude attempt to haul me off my first day in Berlin.
2 days later she landed in Canada safely and STD free.
She didnt tell me any of this until I was well in my 20s.
Man in black
I was hiking alone in the mountains.
To get their you obviously had to come through the woods way down below.
Took off my hat, took in a breath, shook off dust and pebbles.
Suddenly I just became very aware that I wasnt alone.
Normally when this sense kicks in theres a deer or moose or bear nearby.
I turned towards the trees and saw a man all clad in black just staring at me.
He was completely motionless.
Didnt look like an inch of hiking or climbing gear on or around him.
I thought it was odd so I wanted to snag a photo.
Reached out for my camera and when I stood back up the dude was just gone.
I was extremely spooked.
Now of course, Im in the wild.
Surely Im not the only one out there.
But this was in a relatively remote spot and I hadnt come across anyone until then.
I had to make my way into the area where I saw this person.
I was on high alert for some intuitive reason.
But when I passed by where he or she stood there was no one to be found.
I looked around, called out even.
And the whole 8 hours back down I still came upon no one.
Not one single soul.
I think of that day often.
Aeroflot, of course.
Standard economy ticket, nothing special.
We land as usual, and are leaving.
Cabin crew and pilot were thanking us as we left.
When I got to the door, the captain looks at me and grins.
thanks for flying with us Captain (last name).
Never been to Russia before, no friends or family.
cavscout43
Lost crawling around in a dark tunnel
I traveled to Vietnam with my sister and father.
One of the places we visited was an area of concentrated tunnels upkept from the Vietnam war era.
We had the option of touring some of the tunnels, and jumped at the chance.
We started out in a small room with holes at eye level that just cleared the earths surface.
Perfect for shooting at the feet of the enemy.
We came to another small room.
I might have been under the impression that there was a second guide there, waiting for us?
Unsurprisingly, it got dark.
The guide had the flashlight, and the hanging lamp from the previous room got harder to see by.
I kept thinking it has to be just a few feet further.
There wasnt enough space to turn around, so I kept going.
Eventually the floor in front of me ended.
The guide eventually found us, and Ive never been happier to see a flashlight.
I was so paralyzed with fear and didnt know what to doeven when he kissed me on the cheek!
I felt like I couldnt even scream or cry for help to any of the people passing by.
He tried to give me his number too but I didnt have a phone on me.
Cosmosisjoneses
Bears
I pulled into a parking lot in Red River Gorge.
Pretty deep back country.
Literally pissed on my self and managed to pull away.
Tokin_To_Tolkien
Hes still driving cabs around Melbourne
My friend was sexually assaulted by a cab driver.
She had a bad feeling so started videoing.
She actually got video footage of it while fighting him off.
She thankfully managed to get out of the car and ran back to where she had left her vehicle.
(She called the cab as she had been drinking).
She drove to the nearest police station to report it.
She was distressed to say the least.
They arrested her for drink driving.
Video of his hands, where they were, and his face, and her fighting him off.
Not enough evidence?!
That was the day I stopped feeling guilt for not reporting the monster who attacked me.
Shes still suffering her punishment and hes still driving cabs around Melbourne.
ArtisFarkus
Airplane nightmare
Fell asleep on a cross-Atlantic flight.
Window seat, split from my parents cuz fuck United.
Woke up to the guy next to me sticking his hands down my pants.
I was in middle school at the time.
In French one muttered to the other, a woman, and they both got up to follow me.
Luckily I could see the train a block ahead, so I checked my imaginary watch and started running.
I made it before the train left.
FoldedButterfly
Drugged
Was riding a bicycle from Bangkok to Hanoi, solo.
Met hostile behavior in rural Cambodia (no judgement, theyve been through it!
), but Vietnam was so friendly I completely let my guard down.
I didnt realize Hue is known for scams.
Spent 3 days as my friend and tour guide.
This is somewhat normal english teachers want to practice with a native speaker.
Its very tough for even fluent Vietnamese people to compete with native speakers for teaching jobs.
He dropped out after two hits, saying he was a lightweight.
I recall thinking I was having so much fun, Id never forget that night.
She told the group to continue without her since she didnt want to spoil their fun.
Arrived to Santiago, Chile by bus really late at night, like around 10 pm.
We start walking to his cab and its really far away.
Like at least 5 blocks.
Of course that really freaked me out but I tried to seem calm.
I just laughed a bit and was Haha, no Im good!
Just tired and its late.
And he goes Hm.
Well you seemed pretty scared back there when we were walking.
You know, theres a lot of bad people around here.
Sometimes they pretend to be taxis, you never know who to trust.
Ive heard of women being sold after taking a bad taxi.
Are you traveling here alone?
This is while were still driving through the middle of the city.
Its dark and its late, and Im now painfully aware literally no one knows where I am.
I was going to message my family with an update when I got to the hostel.
They dont know Im in Santiago, they think Im still on the coast.
Probably the most scared Ive ever been in my life.
Instead, he pulls out a pamphlet.
And then goes, But you know, theres always one thing we can trust, right?
Do you believe in God?
And then proceeded to try and convert me for the remainder of the ride.
