Chance Encounters

Great Escapes is a series about how sometimes travel doesn't go as planned, and how those moments often lead to the best stories. From a daring rescue atop the highest mountain in the Alps, to the moment two American tourists realized they were trapped inside a centuries-old Scottish castle.

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Writer & Narrator: Francesca Street

Producer: Dan Bloom

Executive Producer: Steve Lickteig

Editor: David Allan

Global Editor, CNN Travel: Barry Neild

VP, Digital Franchises: Robert Boyle
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Great Escapes is a series about how sometimes travel doesn't go as planned, and how those moments often lead to the best stories. From a daring rescue atop the highest mountain in the Alps, to the moment two American tourists realized they were trapped inside a centuries-old Scottish castle.

Read along with the second episode at cnn.com/travel.

We'd love to hear your feedback on this episode. Let us know what you think by contacting CNN Travel via the contact form embedded in our articles.

Writer & Narrator: Francesca Street

Producer: Dan Bloom

Executive Producer: Steve Lickteig

Editor: David Allan

Global Editor, CNN Travel: Barry Neild

VP, Digital Franchises: Robert Boyle
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Great Escapes is a series about how sometimes travel doesn't go as planned, and how those moments often lead to the best stories. From a daring rescue atop the highest mountain in the Alps, to the moment two American tourists realized they were trapped inside a centuries-old Scottish castle.

Read along with the first episode here.

You can find the series in written audio and video formats by visiting cnn.com/travel. We'd love to hear your feedback on this episode. Let us know what you think by contacting CNN Travel via the contact form embedded in our articles.

Writer & Narrator: Francesca Street

Producer: Dan Bloom

Executive Producer: Steve Lickteig

Editor: David Allan

Global Editor, CNN Travel: Barry Neild

VP, Digital Franchises: Robert Boyle
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American Kerri Cunningham fell for Brit Dirk Stevens when they met as teenagers on vacation. They were each other’s first love but lived on opposite sides of the Atlantic. Then almost three decades later, they unexpectedly reunited.

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Hunter Smith was working the gate, John Lihas was working the flight. The two had a five-minute conversation that set in motion an unexpected travel love story that’s still going strong today.

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