Holiday travel often means high airfares, which leads many people to choose more affordable ways to travel, such as by bus or train.
Recently, a Chinese girl in Toronto shared her tragic journey home, she said that she regretted choosing a cheap way to return home, and hoped that her experience could make more people realize that safety seems to be more important than expenses.
The girl's name is Chloe Tam, who went to New York alone for Christmas last year and chose to take the bus back to Toronto.
At 7 o'clock in the morning, Tan bought a sandwich and snacks and waited for the bus, and misfortune began to come one after another. Her bus was late, the 8 o'clock bus didn't come until 9 o'clock. And her ticket QR code is also invalid, but fortunately she has other documents to prove that she booked the bus, otherwise she almost couldn't get on the bus.
After a series of delays, the bus finally departed, with a stop in Syracuse on the way.
At 6:30 p.m., the bus finally arrived in Buffalo, USA, but due to the delay, the driver told the passengers that they could not take the transfer bus and that the next bus to Toronto would depart at 6 a.m. the next morning, which also meant that Tan was stranded at the Buffalo Bus Terminal for the night.
Luckily, there was another passenger in the same car who was also heading to Toronto, so the two sat together and chatted about killing time.
During the 12-hour wait, the two also called the bus company they were travelling in, Greyhound Bus, to complain.
During this period, the man also took out a bucket of Jamaican roast chicken and asked Tan to eat a few pieces.
"I felt that the whole trip was very memorable at this point, I had never experienced anything like it. When the traveler brought out the bucket of roast chicken, it was very interesting, as if he had foreseen that we would have to wait for 12 hours. ”
Although there are such heartwarming moments, Tan said that there are still a few moments that are very scary and make her have to stay awake at all times.
"The other guy sitting next to me said he had just been released from prison, he snatched my phone and used Google Maps to find my way home, I was worried that he would run away with his phone, but luckily, he ended up giving it back to me. ”
Finally staying up until 6 o'clock in the morning, Tan successfully got on the bus, but faced a new problem. Because the man next to her made her feel unsafe and uncomfortable, she could only fight and stay up.
At 9 a.m., the bus finally arrived in Toronto, and Tan was almost crying.
"The 12-hour wait was not worth it, it was my first solo trip to New York, so I wasn't familiar with the area and what good transportation options there were," Tan said. If she had to choose again, she would choose to take the train or plane.
It was really a long and arduous journey home.
In this regard, many netizens also said that they had a similar experience at the Buffalo Bus Terminal. I'd rather call a friend in Toronto and ask them to pick it up in a car than spend the night there.
Tan finally said that holiday tickets are obviously more expensive and not everyone can afford them, "but if you can afford to pay for them, especially if you are traveling alone, it is worth spending a little more money for your own safety." ”
After all, there is an old saying, the poor are rich.