Well this was a surprise indeed! On my way home from my New Years trip to Shanghai, I got stuck in the Netherlands by the snowy conditions. I got off my flight from Shanghai to find out that pretty much all flights out were cancelled, and the app rebooked me for 2 days later. I’m really glad that I’m pretty well travelled and now am a lot more relaxed about things – it wasn’t the end of the world and it didn’t need me to be dramatic about it! Now I did end up being there for 5 days, but I made the most of it, and I know I was in a lucky position being able to firstly get into the country easily (was travelling on my Irish passport luckily, so didn’t have to wait in the crazy long non-EU line), and having funds to hand to be able to survive extra days away from home. To note, it took almost 3 months to get notified that I would be reimbursed, and it was not quite the full amount I submitted receipts for. But it’s fine, and I got to see pandas in the snow!
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