China

My China trip was a bit of a disappointment, photographically, although I do like some of the pictures I took there. I also managed to take a few pictures of strangers.

To be fair, I accept a lot of the blame. Being nervous about attempting to drive on my own (as I prefer), I followed the advice of a Danish friend (who had lived in China for 4 years) and arranged the trip with a travel agency. I told the woman I interacted with that I was NOT interested in just being driven from photo opportunity to photo opportunity by my guide, but that was more or less what happened in the end.

It wasn’t really the driver’s fault. I had arranged a detailed itinerary that I thought would suit me, but last minute changed plans and invited Anna/Poppy to come along. Suddenly, an itinerary that suited a lone introvert was quite poorly suited for a couple in the early stages of romance.

Sometimes you win, sometimes you learn.

Half way through the trip, I gave up on my carefully laid plans and we flew to Bali instead.