How to write about a bad trip without sounding like a whiny, nincompoop expat with too-high expectations?
I’ve always tried to present an accurate picture of our travels in China and elsewhere and for the most part our experiences have been positive. I don’t like to complain and denigrate, although I am sure I have been guilty of doing so a time or two.
Now that this disclaimer is out of the way… I have been putting off posting about our Spring Festival trip to Harbin and Yabuli mostly because it was one of the worst trips we’ve yet had in our travels together. I have needed time to think about why that is. I’ve needed time to focus on what I wanted to share, because it wasn’t all bad and there are funny moments and insights I want to relate to you all.
I think this little disaster of a trip all comes down to lack of preparation, traveling over the Spring Festival holiday period, and a general frustration over being in China when we kind of wanted to be elsewhere. Thinking that it would be a good idea to do this trip over Spring Festival was a huge mistake. The DH and I are big independent travelers, but I think for this trip, just this once, a package tour would have eased so much stress and made everything a lot better.
Anyway, I am now finally going through my pictures, uploading them and wading through several rough drafts of posts related to the two destinations. I think I am ready to write about it!
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