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VIETNAM | Fri, 18 Oct 2013 | By travelinglotus | Views [762]
They say everyone experiences a scooter accident while living in Taiwan....
...but I didn't, not in my 28 months of living in the second biggest city of the scooter- swamped country. No, it had to happen during a trip of a lifetime, an event that ... Read more >
Tags: accident, bad roads, beach, frogs, mui ne, sand dunes, scooters, sleeper bus, vietnam
NEW ZEALAND | Tue, 12 Mar 2013 | By paul_meet_world | Views [278]
As we pulled into Christchurch we slammed into the back of a car and had the favor quickly returned.
Haha, a bit of a traumatic start, right?
Still, traveling this long without any major incidents, I suppose we were about due. Nobody was hurt ... Read more >
Tags: accident, disaster, on the road
CHINA | Wed, 12 Oct 2011 | By jaydizzle | Views [655]
In America, you never think "boy, I'm glad they have laws against driving on the sidewalk." For most of us, it would never occur to us to drive on a sidewalk, down a median, through a walking path, or any other such surface. In fact, I often ... Read more >
Tags: accident, china, law, traffic
VIETNAM | Wed, 3 Mar 2010 | By true-claims-stories | Views [2761]
On our trip in Vietnam, we rented scooter taxis to take us to Monkey Island. The road was very winding and on our return trip a sharp turn caused me to fall off the back of the scooter and slide a few meters across the gravel road. I was stopped by ... Read more >
Tags: accident, broken leg, emergency, motorbike, vietnam
CHINA | Sat, 24 May 2008 | By magdef | Views [1011]
I was planning on taking the night train to Hue last night and spending the day in Hue today, but after walking out onto the streets of Hanoi on Friday night, I immediately changed my mind and decided to see what the night life is like here. I've still ... Read more >
Tags: accident, drunk driving, hanoi
FRENCH POLYNESIA | Thu, 8 May 2008 | By true-claims-stories | Views [2723]
I was in a small dinghy travelling back to our yacht — which was anchored in a bay in Bora Bora, French Polynesia — when my luck headed south. I had been taking photos of my friends surfing so I was carrying my digital camera inside its waterproof case.... Read more >
Tags: accident, boat, camera, claim, luggage, true claim stories, world nomads, yacht
USA | Thu, 8 May 2008 | By true-claims-stories | Views [2989]
I was out mountain biking in the element... when a tree got in my way. On impact, the handle bars of my bike twisted, bluntly jutting into my ribs before I went flying. I was in a lot of pain but there was no external bruising. I figured that even if ... Read more >
Tags: accident, bike, claim, cycling, hospitals & health, medical, true claim stories, usa, world nomads