Two friends by mistake to the wrong San Jose (exclusively)

Sometimes traveling can lead to the best adventures.

That was really the case for Lynne Mazouz and Kira Smith, two friends who went to a dream vacation in Costa Rica – just to realize that they booked a flight to San Jose, California, instead. Their mixture was documented in a NU-Viral Tiktok clamp.

The two friends, who booked their flights separately, did not realize the mistake until they had already landed in California. It was not until Smith asked an airwar to directions to Santa Teresa, Costa Rica, that reality met them.

In a follow -up of tictoc videoMazouz is reminiscent of the moment: “I turn on my data team and my phone starts to blow up. It’s like” Lynne, we f —– Up. Lynne, check your maps. Lynne, oh my god, what should we do? ”

When you look back, Mazouz says that there were so many moments where they could have caught their mistake. They went from Laguardia, a domestic airport in NYC, and their connection flight was in North Carolina – again a domestic connection.

In addition, their boarding pass clearly stated San Jose, California, and a fellow passenger even mentioned to move to San Jose because it is “Start-up Tech Capital of the World.” But it did not register with Mazouz. She remembers that she thought, “Hm, Costa Rica? It’s crazy.”

With nowhere to stay in California, because all their residents were booked in Costa Rica, they were stranded at the airport and pondered on their next move.

“We considered going to Hawaii, but then we realized, with all the money at Airbnbs and hostels we bought in addition to Airbnbs and hotels in Hawaii, it would be so much more expensive,” Mazouz notes.

Instead, they found a motel and made most of their unexpected detour by going to the bars in San Francisco. Still determined to save their vacation, they eventually rebooked their flights, fly into Houston and finally made it to Costa Rica.

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Despite the chaos, Mazouz and Smith were welcomed with a warm welcome at their hostel in Costa Rica. “I was so close to giving up because of the number of road blocks we had met,” Mazouz tells People exclusively.

“I was convinced that the universe sent me signs not to go,” she continues, leaving that she is glad she followed through. “As cliché as it sounds, the toughest journeys can lead to the most rewarding experience.”

For those who may be in a similar situation, Mazouz offers advice: “Give yourself a few minutes to deceive but then get back on the right track with a plan for action. Don’t think about the worst that can happen but the best.”

In the end, the two women used what could have been a stumble of a holiday to make an unforgettable moment. Mazouz even stopped extending his journey for another week and calls it “the best holiday of my life.”