My bus ticket to Berlin was gone and I had 20 euros left

I was in Prague last fall, ready to catch my overnight bus to Berlin. I went to print my ticket at the hostel's computer, and the website just wouldn't load. My phone was dead, I had no paper copy, and the bus was leaving in 45 minutes. Panic set in, but I remembered a tip from an old travel forum. I ran to a nearby internet cafe, paid about 2 euros for 15 minutes of computer time, and logged into my email to find the PDF ticket. I showed the driver the PDF on the cafe's printout, and he just shrugged and let me on. It was a huge relief. In my experience, always having a digital backup saved on your phone or in your email is a lifesaver. Has anyone else had a close call with an e-ticket and found a different way to solve it?

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the_henry6mo ago

Digital backup" is the only way to travel now.

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the_andrew6mo ago

My passport got soaked in Bangkok last year (long story involving a river taxi). I used to carry paper copies, but having my passport and visa scans on my phone saved me about two days at the embassy. Now I keep a full digital backup before every trip.

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phoenix6256mo ago

So you keep the digital backup on your phone itself, not just in the cloud?

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