Holiday from Hell!

britexpat
By britexpat

Is this couple unlucky or what ?

Have you ever had a "Holiday from Hell" ?

A newly-wed couple on a four-month honeymoon were hit by six natural disasters, including the Australian floods, Christchurch earthquake and Japanese tsunami.

Stefan and Erika Svanstrom left Stockholm, Sweden, on December 6 and were immediately stranded in Munich, Germany, due to one of Europe's worst snowstorms.

Travelling with their baby daughter, they flew on to Cairns in Australia which was then struck by one of the most ferocious cyclones in the nation's history.

From there, the couple, in their 20s, were forced to shelter for 24 hours on the cement floor of a shopping centre with 2500 others.

"Trees were being knocked over and big branches were scattered across the streets," Mr Svanstrom told Sweden's Expressen newspaper. "We escaped by the skin of our teeth."

They then headed south to Brisbane but the city was experiencing massive flooding, so they crossed the country to Perth where they narrowly escaped raging bush fires.

The couple then flew to Christchurch, New Zealand, arriving just after a massive magnitude 6.3 earthquake devastated the city on February 22.

Mrs Svanstrom said: "When we got there the whole town was a war zone.

"We could not visit the city since it was completely blocked off, so instead we travelled around before going to Japan."

But days after the Svanstroms arrived, Tokyo was rocked by Japan's largest earthquake since records began.

"The trembling was horrible and we saw roof tiles fly off the buildings," Mr Svantrom said. "It was like the buildings were swaying back and forth."

The family returned to Stockholm on March 29 after a much calmer visit to their last destination China.

Mrs Svanstrom added: "To say we were unlucky with the weather doesn't really cover it! It's so absurd that now we can only laugh."

By Eagley• 7 Apr 2011 16:55
Eagley

Awesome! Witnessing such natural calamities 1st hand and living to tell the tale.

/Of course, pls tell me where their next destination is so I can avoid it at all costs too. :P

By nomerci• 7 Apr 2011 12:48
nomerci

TB...dear god man! I told you not to attempt a brain switch!!!!

By DaRuDe• 7 Apr 2011 10:47
DaRuDe

is crawling beneath every key on keyboard

By Rizks• 7 Apr 2011 10:47
Rizks

Lmao TB !

By timebandit• 7 Apr 2011 10:46
timebandit

OmG wHt Da hEcK iS Wid DiS St00pId TiePin?

By Rony John• 7 Apr 2011 10:41
Rony John

Life's Litmus Test

By Lili.Rochefort• 7 Apr 2011 10:08
Lili.Rochefort

cAn y0u hAv a h0ney m00n wiv uR kiDs..jUs cUri0s..mAy be dAt w0z da cUrSe?

By Kareena74• 7 Apr 2011 08:58
Kareena74

Smoke said it.. If they can go thru all this, definitely if they can go thru all this and come out of it then surely they can make the marriage work.

By happygolucky• 7 Apr 2011 08:58
happygolucky

I think it is other way round...if you stood by each other in difficult times there shouldn't be any issues to stick together in good times...

BTW I would also love to know there movements in future...just in case...

By anonymous• 7 Apr 2011 08:58
anonymous

Someone tell them to get back to Sweden ASAP

By smoke• 7 Apr 2011 08:56
smoke

TB if they can pull through earthquakes, Tsunami's and snowstorms...staying together should be a piece of cake right :P

By No_Good_Thing_Dies• 7 Apr 2011 08:55
No_Good_Thing_Dies

proving that after marriage, we go thru hell :(

By timebandit• 7 Apr 2011 08:53
timebandit

Kareena do you really think their marriage stands a chance after a start like that?

By snessy• 7 Apr 2011 08:49
snessy

I'd appreciate it if they could tell us where their next destination is, so I can avoid it at all costs.

By Kareena74• 7 Apr 2011 08:43
Kareena74

Why do you say that Timebandit? I mean why do you assume their marriage will end up in divorce?

By soniya• 7 Apr 2011 08:42
soniya

Poor couples!!!

They will be extra cautious from next time if at all they will plan for their VACATION trip...:)

By timebandit• 7 Apr 2011 07:30
timebandit

Yeah... watched this on the news last night. I would love to know what the bill for their disastrous honeymoon came to. But hey, this has given them something to talk about for the rest of their anticipated short marriage.

By HBoss26• 7 Apr 2011 07:29
HBoss26

curse of traveling? soo unlucky..

By smoke• 7 Apr 2011 07:28
smoke

Oh so they are the cause of everything huh?

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