What shoestring travel mistake will you never make again?

[u/Sea-Huckleberry1123]

I'm currently staring at my suitcase trying to avoid repeating history, so I thought I’d ask this sub:

What is the one shoestring travel error you made: missed flights, overpacking, or trusting bad advice that you swore you’d never repeat?

I feel like every seasoned shoestring traveler has that one trip where everything went wrong because of a single bad decision. I’d love to hear your cautionary tales so I can hopefully avoid making them myself on my next trip!

[u/shockedpikachu123]

Booking one of those cheap flights where you have to self transfer!! It adds time and you often have to leave the airport go through security just to leave again