This Trip Was Supposed to Be Relaxing

By Rupen O Adhikari

This Trip Was Supposed to Be Relaxing is a laugh-out-loud travel memoir about one man's chaotic journey through the world's most unexpected disasters. Rupen O. Adhikari sets out hoping for culture, beauty, rest, and meaningful adventure, but instead finds himself battling language mistakes, confusing toilets, aggressive wildlife, mysterious spa treatments, wrong buses, questionable foods, and public embarrassment in multiple countries.

From accidentally expressing inappropriate excitement about fish in Italy to becoming a mud-wrapped human burrito in Thailand, facing a high-tech toilet in Japan, joining a Swiss cow parade, surviving a Moroccan rug negotiation, and explaining homemade jam to airport security, every chapter turns travel mishaps into sharp, funny, and surprisingly heartfelt reflections.

This book is perfect for anyone who has ever traveled with too much confidence, trusted a brochure, misread a menu, boarded the wrong bus, or discovered that the best stories usually come from the worst plans. Funny, relatable, and full of travel wisdom, This Trip Was Supposed to Be Relaxing reminds readers that a trip does not have to be perfect to become unforgettable.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0HMTYTYWH
• ISBN13: 9798182884730
• Release Date: October 2026
• Publisher: Quill to Kindle
• Length: 138 Pages
• Weight: 0.43 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"