My holiday from hell: I arrived in Corfu with a fever – and everyone around me began to panic

Embarking on a girls’ trip to Greece, I was ready for unlimited fun in the sun. Instead, I ended up on a hospital ward where all the medics could say was: ‘Oh shit! ’ In the heady days post A-levels, it felt like a great idea to spend all my hard-earned Saturday job wages on a girls trip to Corfu.

Source: [Guardian International](https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/jul/12/my-holiday-from-hell-i-arrived-in-corfu-with-a-fever-and-everyone-around-me-began-to-panic)