{"id":11334,"date":"2019-08-26T09:21:03","date_gmt":"2019-08-26T09:21:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.battleface.com\/face\/?p=11334"},"modified":"2021-06-15T12:00:32","modified_gmt":"2021-06-15T12:00:32","slug":"six-terrifying-travel-experiences-for-fearless-globetrotters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.battleface.com\/blog\/six-terrifying-travel-experiences-for-fearless-globetrotters\/","title":{"rendered":"Six terrifying travel experiences for fearless globetrotters"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Approx read: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">mins<\/span><\/span><h2 class=\"Body\">How do you like to return from a trip abroad?<\/h2>\n<p class=\"Body\">Refreshed from a couple of weeks unwinding on a beach? Culturally enriched from having immersed yourself in a country\u2019s vibrant history?<\/p>\n<p class=\"Body\">Unsurprisingly, \u2018deeply traumatised and in need of therapy\u2019 generally doesn\u2019t rank very highly for most people.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Body\">For others, however, it\u2019s right at the top of their list.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Body\">Adventure seekers, masochists, those with an abnormal brain chemistry who can\u2019t seem to find fun elsewhere &#8211; there are plenty of people who seek out discomfort, fear, adrenaline and thrills when they travel.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Body\">If you\u2019re one of them, read on for some of the most terrifying, unsettling or just plain dangerous destinations out there.<\/p>\n<h4>Don\u2019t look down<\/h4>\n<p class=\"Body\">China seems to lead the way in vertigo-inducing glass bridges strung between cliff faces, such as this one amongst the East Taihang Mountains, Hebei Province.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Body\">Whoever decided to augment the experience with a \u2018cracking\u2019 screen and accompanying sound effects is truly a twisted individual.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Man scared badly after the glass on this bridge appeared to be cracking, he was fast and hung onto the railings in seconds, but it was actually just sensors and a screen showing the effect. someday it&#39;s gonna give someone a heart attack. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/China?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#China<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TDTK7yR6YZ\">pic.twitter.com\/TDTK7yR6YZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; \u8001\u79cb (@reallaoqiu) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/reallaoqiu\/status\/941532880685207557?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 15, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h4>The world\u2019s most dangerous hike<\/h4>\n<p class=\"Body\">Sweaty palms, anyone?<\/p>\n<p class=\"Body\">El Caminito del Rey (The King\u2019s Little Path) is a notorious walkway pinned to the cliff walls of a narrow gorge in El Chorro, Spain. It had fallen into serious disrepair when this video was shot and was officially closed to the public.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Body\">Thankfully, it was repaired and reopened in 2014 &#8211; instantly becoming a must-visit for thrill seeking hikers.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"El Camino del Rey [High Quality]\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZmDhRvvs5Xw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4>The most disturbing haunted house on Earth<\/h4>\n<p class=\"Body\">Not for children, this one.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Body\">Supposedly, no one has ever completed the full eight-hour ordeal that this \u2018haunted house\u2019 experience offers, in San Diego, USA.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Body\">Violence, cruelty, screaming, simulated drowning, fake blood &#8211; it\u2019s pretty extreme. But with a waiting list of 24,000 people (!) from all over the world, there are certainly plenty of takers.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"McKamey Manor: Inside America&#039;s most extreme haunted house experience\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HvCzXSjujkE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h4>Skull and bones club<\/h4>\n<p class=\"Body\">What do you do if you\u2019ve got piles of human bones lying around the place and you\u2019re the creative type?<\/p>\n<p class=\"Body\">Well, assemble them into a selection of macabre monuments to death, of course.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Body\">Sedlec Ossuary, about an hour from Prague, the Czech Republic, is serious nightmare fuel for those who get creeped out by skeletons.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/ritenourphoto\/status\/1062832294719864832?s=20<\/p>\n<h4>Island of the dolls<\/h4>\n<p class=\"Body\">Speaking of creepy, who\u2019d have thought that dangling dismembered children\u2019s dolls from trees would be the stuff of nightmares?<\/p>\n<p class=\"Body\">Everyone. Everyone would have thought that.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Body\">The Island of the Dolls, Mexico City, was purportedly started as a memorial to a young woman who drowned in the surrounding waters. When fears of a ghost spread amongst locals, this was their attempt to appease the disturbed spirit.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">If you ever want to see my nightmare it&#39;s definitely the Island of the Dolls near Mexico City. I&#39;d sooner share a sleeping bag with a banana spider than take a boat past this place. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/P8Q2vXqk6T\">pic.twitter.com\/P8Q2vXqk6T<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fluffy (They\/Them) (@TheFluffyOne85) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheFluffyOne85\/status\/1160594779643764736?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 11, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h4>War zone tourism<\/h4>\n<p class=\"Body\">Creepy dolls and skeletons aside, perhaps the ultimate in fear-inducing travel experiences is visiting an active conflict zone.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Body\">Of course, this can veer very easily into unethical territory (gawping at people\u2019s misfortune is never cool) &#8211; but if handled correctly, some of the most dangerous countries on Earth can be incredibly rewarding experiences for the more intrepid traveller.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Body\">But choose carefully and make sure you\u2019ve got the backing of professionals.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_KRDUNY5TO8<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How do you like to return from a trip abroad?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":11388,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11334","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-insurance"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.battleface.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11334","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.battleface.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.battleface.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.battleface.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/28"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.battleface.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11334"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.battleface.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11334\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11389,"href":"https:\/\/www.battleface.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11334\/revisions\/11389"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.battleface.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11388"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.battleface.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11334"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.battleface.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11334"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.battleface.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11334"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}