Comments on: Dealing with a travel letdown http://1dad1kid.com/dealing-with-a-travel-letdown/ Giving My Child the World. Inspiring Others. Sun, 18 May 2014 20:35:58 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.8.10 By: Talon Windwalker http://1dad1kid.com/dealing-with-a-travel-letdown/#comment-65920 Sun, 18 May 2014 20:35:58 +0000 http://1dad1kid.com/?p=5978#comment-65920 In reply to Hai – Notes of Nomads.

Yes, it definitely can make a difference.

]]> By: Hai - Notes of Nomads http://1dad1kid.com/dealing-with-a-travel-letdown/#comment-65251 Thu, 15 May 2014 15:53:34 +0000 http://1dad1kid.com/?p=5978#comment-65251 Been in that situation before but like you said, it’s OK. That’s the beauty of personal preferences.

We also find, getting to know a few locals really helps with improving a “meh” experience.

]]> By: Talon Windwalker http://1dad1kid.com/dealing-with-a-travel-letdown/#comment-61806 Thu, 01 May 2014 08:48:22 +0000 http://1dad1kid.com/?p=5978#comment-61806 In reply to Tami.

Thank you!

]]> By: Tami http://1dad1kid.com/dealing-with-a-travel-letdown/#comment-61748 Thu, 01 May 2014 04:14:02 +0000 http://1dad1kid.com/?p=5978#comment-61748 In reply to Talon Windwalker.

Good to know! Thanks for the tips and for inspiring us make to the leap.

]]> By: Talon Windwalker http://1dad1kid.com/dealing-with-a-travel-letdown/#comment-61471 Wed, 30 Apr 2014 10:08:37 +0000 http://1dad1kid.com/?p=5978#comment-61471 In reply to Tami.

Congrats! Exciting times ahead for you. We stayed in the Intendente area which was very depressing. I would look at staying west of the Rato metro station. Those areas were much more charming and had a much better feel.

]]> By: Tami http://1dad1kid.com/dealing-with-a-travel-letdown/#comment-61194 Tue, 29 Apr 2014 17:35:27 +0000 http://1dad1kid.com/?p=5978#comment-61194 Hi Talon – we have just booked tickets to Lisbon (1st stop on our rtw with our son – yay! and yikes!). What area were you staying in? I’ve only booked a nights stay at a hotel the day we arrive, and looking at airbnb and homeaway for apts for a week. Sounds like I might want to avoid the neighbourhood you were in? Sounds a bit depressing and not a good start to our one year adventure. Happy travels!

]]> By: Talon Windwalker http://1dad1kid.com/dealing-with-a-travel-letdown/#comment-60720 Mon, 28 Apr 2014 13:11:14 +0000 http://1dad1kid.com/?p=5978#comment-60720 In reply to Steph (@ 20 Years Hence).

So true about how feeling stuck is just so horrid. When you love a place, you have somewhere to be excited to return. When you despise or dislike a place, almost every little thing can really get on your nerves.

I have heard that about China from so many people it’s really put me off visiting.

]]> By: Talon Windwalker http://1dad1kid.com/dealing-with-a-travel-letdown/#comment-60719 Mon, 28 Apr 2014 13:09:35 +0000 http://1dad1kid.com/?p=5978#comment-60719 In reply to Katie @ The World on my Necklace.

I never thought of that. You’re right. Many movies present a really sanitized version of the city to people. We haven’t been to NYC yet. Still on the list.

I very much liked Chicago. Wouldn’t want to live there, but it was a great city to visit.

]]> By: Katie @ The World on my Necklace http://1dad1kid.com/dealing-with-a-travel-letdown/#comment-60552 Mon, 28 Apr 2014 01:03:56 +0000 http://1dad1kid.com/?p=5978#comment-60552 The biggest travel let down that I can think of was New York. I had bigged it up in my head after watching way too much ‘Sex and the City’. I was disappointed by how unfriendly, crowded and dirty it was. I think it may be one of those cities that you have to live in to really appreciate, although there just wasn’t enough green spaces for me. There were things in New York that I loved like the Chelsea Highline, Greenwich Village, Brooklyn Flea and Central Park but I way preferred Chicago. I would definitely give New York another chance though, all those people that love it can’t all be wrong.

]]> By: Steph (@ 20 Years Hence) http://1dad1kid.com/dealing-with-a-travel-letdown/#comment-60480 Sun, 27 Apr 2014 16:52:59 +0000 http://1dad1kid.com/?p=5978#comment-60480 I agree that travel letdowns are one of the things that make preplanning such a pain—if you love a place and don’t have enough time, that’s never so bad as getting somewhere and feeling stuck. After all, you can always return to places you didn’t get to fully explore, but it’s horrible feeling like you have to spend time somewhere when you’d really rather be anywhere else.

We’ve had a lot of travel disappointments on this trip, truth be told. It honestly seems like the places I’m most excited for are the ones I wind up liking the least, which has kind of been an frustrating position to be in since I know get scared whenever I am legitimately excited for some place in advance. Two big disappointments that come to mind, however, are China, which was somewhere I never anticipated not loving and is still probably my least favorite place we’ve been on this trip. Second would be KL, but that was a lot like your experience with Bangkok (which, ironically, I loved a first sight!)—I really didn’t care for it much at all on our first visit, but on our second visit, we stayed in a different area and really liked it a lot more.

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