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13 stranded strangers went on a road trip. Here's what happened
https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/chance-encounters-canceled-flight-van-road-trip-13-strangers/index.html13 stranded strangers went on a road trip. Here's what happened
Francesca Street, CNN • Published 7th December 2022
(CNN) — What do you do when your evening flight is canceled, you really need to be somewhere in the morning and there are no other available flights?
In the case of 13 total strangers in Orlando, Florida late Sunday, you hire a minivan, form an impromptu community and go on a "crazy" road trip -- taking hundreds of thousands of TikTok viewers along for the ride.
No one's quite sure exactly how it happened.
Michelle says it was her vision, but everyone else made it a reality. Carlos thinks it was Amy's idea, but he put down the credit card. Carlos' partner Laura says she'd never normally do anything like this. Laura's daughter Mikayla was in disbelief.
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Francesca Street, CNN • Published 7th December 2022
(CNN) — What do you do when your evening flight is canceled, you really need to be somewhere in the morning and there are no other available flights?
In the case of 13 total strangers in Orlando, Florida late Sunday, you hire a minivan, form an impromptu community and go on a "crazy" road trip -- taking hundreds of thousands of TikTok viewers along for the ride.
No one's quite sure exactly how it happened.
Michelle says it was her vision, but everyone else made it a reality. Carlos thinks it was Amy's idea, but he put down the credit card. Carlos' partner Laura says she'd never normally do anything like this. Laura's daughter Mikayla was in disbelief.
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