Two Buddies By chance Fly to the Unsuitable San Jose (Unique)

Typically journey mishaps can result in the perfect adventures. 

That was definitely the case for Lynne Mazouz and Kira Smith, two buddies who set out for a dream trip in Costa Rica — solely to comprehend they booked a flight to San Jose, Calif., as a substitute. Their mix-up was documented in a now-viral TikTok clip.

The 2 buddies, who booked their flights individually, didn’t notice the error till that they had already landed in California. It wasn’t till Smith requested a flight attendant for instructions to Santa Teresa, Costa Rica, that actuality hit them. 

In a follow-up TikTok video, Mazouz remembers the second: “I activate my knowledge roaming, and my cellphone begins blowing up. It’s like ‘Lynne, we f—– up. Lynne, examine your maps. Lynne, oh my God, what are we going to do?’ ”  

Wanting again, Mazouz says there have been so many moments the place they may have caught their mistake. They departed from LaGuardia, a home airport in N.Y.C., and their connecting flight was in North Carolina — once more, a home connection. 

Moreover, their boarding passes clearly acknowledged San Jose, Calif., and a fellow passenger even talked about shifting to San Jose as a result of it’s the “start-up tech capital of the world.” Nevertheless, that didn’t register with Mazouz. She remembers considering, “Hm, Costa Rica? That’s loopy.”

With nowhere to remain in California, as all their lodging had been booked in Costa Rica, they discovered themselves stranded on the airport, considering their subsequent transfer.

“We thought-about going to Hawaii, however then we realized, with all the cash on the Airbnbs and the hostels we bought along with Airbnbs and accommodations in Hawaii, it could find yourself being a lot dearer,” Mazouz notes. 

As a substitute, they discovered a motel and made probably the most of their sudden detour by heading to the bars in San Francisco. Nonetheless decided to salvage their trip, they finally rebooked their flights, flying into Houston, and at last making it to Costa Rica. 

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Regardless of the chaos, Mazouz and Smith had been greeted with a heat welcome at their hostel in Costa Rica. “I used to be so near giving up due to the variety of highway blocks we’d confronted,” Mazouz completely tells PEOPLE. 

“I used to be satisfied the universe was sending me indicators to not go,” she continues, including that she’s pleased she adopted via. “As cliché because it sounds, the hardest journeys can result in probably the most rewarding expertise.”  

For many who may discover themselves in the same predicament, Mazouz provides recommendation: “Give your self a couple of minutes to freak out however then get again on monitor with a plan to motion. Don’t take into consideration the worst that might occur however the perfect.” 

Ultimately, the 2 girls used what may’ve been a bummer of a trip to make an unforgettable second. Mazouz even ended up extending her journey one other week, and calls it “the perfect trip of my life.”