sounds like something @MajorTendonitis would do - probably drunk the entire time -

NEED TO KNOW

Michael Hewitt, 65, was found safe 10 days after his family lost contact with him as he traveled from England to Boston for the World Cup

"As a family, we desperately wanted an embarrassingly simple but happy ending to this horrendous episode and now we have that," his brother, Gary Hewitt, wrote on social media

His family later learned that Michael lost his phone during a layover in Barcelona

As for what happened to Michael within those 10 days? Gary told The Irish Sun that his brother "lost his phone soon after arriving in Barcelona."

In addition to not knowing any of the phone numbers that he'd kept in his phone for so long, Gary said that Michael "didn't think to go to the Embassy as he still had his passport and money so didn't think they'd be interested."

https://www.yahoo.com/news/world/articles/missing-world-cup-fan-found-221735535.html

Obviously losing your phone while traveling sucks ass, but I'm surprised he stayed in Barcelona and didn't get on his flight to Boston. Obviously there are other ways to get on a plane without having the digital tickets.

Or maybe the dude just enjoyed being at the pubs in Barcelona and didn't want to leave? It's possible.

Surprised he had no social media or anything to send a message from an internet cafe. He could've at least sent a written letter overnight to explain he's still alive what a prick lol

I totally get why he didn't contact family. He probably was enjoying the feeling of being totally anonymous somewhere. However, I don't get why he didn't buy some burner phone in Barcelona and continue on with his trip.