Tayla Cutts, from Melbourne, faced almost $40,000 in medical bills when she was suddenly got sick on a European holiday - luckily her mother made her get travel insurance before she left.
After saving for five months, Cutts traveled to the other side of the world for a European summer holiday with her best friend.
Starting her trip in the UK, Cutts next visited Paris and Berlin before heading to the Greek Islands where she first felt tired and nauseous, Daily Mail Australia reports.
The 19-year-old visited a doctor in Ios, Greece where she was diagnosed with a bad case of glandular fever and was sent by boat to Athens for treatment.