They say that it's better to travel while single, young, and able, since it will be virtually impossible once you're married and have already set down roots in one place. In fact, backpacking is a common thing among young professionals nowadays. Some even give up their stressful and hectic day jobs to heed the call of wanderlust. Whenever we see travel photos of a young couple lounging lazily in an exotic beach somewhere in the Caribbean, or drinking artisanal coffee in a posh cafe somewhere in Eastern Europe posted online, we cannot help but feel a pang of jealousy for their laid-back life.

What we do not know and see however, are the struggles these travelers face, for not every trip is as peachy as it looks in social media.

This is the story of South African couple Chanel Cartell and Stevo Dirnberger's adventures.

Miguel Ruiz and his boyfriend Travis Millard were on a vacation in the beautiful island of Coron in Palawan on August 14 when tragedy struck.

The two were out snorkelling when Ruiz suddenly experienced difficulty breathing, started vomiting and became disoriented. Although Millard attempted to revive him, Ruiz was pronounced dead on arrival at the District Hospital in the town.

Initial police reports claimed that the 25-year-old Filipino tourist died of drowning but Millard stressed that the cause of his boyfriend’s death was entirely different.

Have you ever dozed off during a flight safety demo? I guess, we all have.

Aside from the fact that sometimes we have to deal with uptight attendants, weird co-passengers, the ear crackling sound the plane creates during take off, safety demos are one of the other things we do not look forward to when aboard a flight.

That's why a lot of airlines have become creative in presenting the safety demo.