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January 31, 2020

Putting off our China trip

Decided last night we are going to have to put off our China trip not because we’re scared of being sick with Corona virus but because we’re scared of being quarantine.

The idea of being locked in a room for 3 weeks when we arrive and not seeing the sites, or coming home and being forced to quarantine for 3 weeks to beyond scary to me. We have always felt just sitting on a couch or stuck at home is the worst thing for us. So a delay to September is planned. Luckily we can do this for only a $68 penalty each. Worth it to us. New trip to be planned to replace it soon.

39 responses to “Putting off our China trip”

Nautilus

January 31, 2020 at 11:37 am

Sometimes heavy obstacles are challenging the joy of life. That’s why we should pick the ripe fruits around us and don’t let them rot… and live the moment. Easy to say 🙂

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1. heavenstobetty
  
  January 31, 2020 at 11:42 am
  
  Sounds like a good plan!
  I’m excited about the replacement trip…!
  
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2. David & Laura Speer
  
  February 1, 2020 at 3:53 pm
  
  that is a wonderful saying….
  
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Yernasia Quorelios

January 31, 2020 at 11:47 am

♡ IPT (Immaculate Precision Timing) aka Divine Timing (DT) EveryOne; so I Suggest YOU!!! Trust YOUR!!! Timing

…♡♡♡…

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S.G.

January 31, 2020 at 12:40 pm

You are being wise! Life is all about rolling with the punches and riding the waves of change and unexpected circumstances. You are simply adapting, do it’s all good!

Susan Grace

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Dawn Renee

January 31, 2020 at 12:48 pm

There’s no place like home, yet the call to adventure screams like a siren.

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1. David & Laura Speer
  
  February 1, 2020 at 3:52 pm
  
  Dawn, you know us! That sounds like us, screaming to head out.
  
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Mark Watts

January 31, 2020 at 1:06 pm

Good Decision

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1. David & Laura Speer
  
  February 1, 2020 at 3:51 pm
  
  Yeah, being locked in a room sounds like the worst thing that could happen on a trip.
  
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swo8

January 31, 2020 at 1:20 pm

Wise move, there’s so much that could happen and you could miss out in seeing a lot of wonderful things.
Leslie

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1. David & Laura Speer
  
  January 31, 2020 at 7:37 pm
  
  Exactly, being stuck doing nothing on an epic trip would be so heartbreaking
  
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  1. swo8
    
    February 1, 2020 at 12:16 pm
    
    If you go in the Spring – say May – you could do a side trip to Lhasa, Tibet. It is well worth seeing. If you decide to go there email me and I’ll tell you how we got there. …It wasn’t easy.
    Leslie
    
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  2. David & Laura Speer
    
    February 1, 2020 at 12:37 pm
    
    Oh. That sound wonderful. I will save this, but looks like they won’t let us go until September.
    
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  3. swo8
    
    February 1, 2020 at 12:41 pm
    
    September would be a good time. We went in October and were still able to go to Tibet. Lhasa closes up for the winter around late October. October wasn’t the best of time of year because there are a lot of Chinese people travelling at that time. Nevertheless, we saw a lot and it was just the two of us.
    Leslie
    
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  4. David & Laura Speer
    
    February 1, 2020 at 1:40 pm
    
    Ok, this is excellent advice! Thanks.
    
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salsaworldtraveler

January 31, 2020 at 3:22 pm

I was thinking about canceling my trip through Shanghai and Delta did it for me. No flights to China on Delta from February 6 until at least April 30.

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1. David & Laura Speer
  
  January 31, 2020 at 7:33 pm
  
  Wow, we tried to cancel with air Canada fix we bought thru Priceline and honestly they said, well why would you want to cancel? We have heard nothing about this flu, you will have to call our management. We did the next day and got the deal of $68.
  
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steveknife

January 31, 2020 at 4:06 pm

Glad you will be able reschedule…I’m sure this crisis will pass

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1. David & Laura Speer
  
  January 31, 2020 at 7:29 pm
  
  Yeah Steve we think so to, we are going to try and rebook this weekend, and maybe a quick trip to fill that time we already took off from work.
  
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leendadll

January 31, 2020 at 5:05 pm

Glad you could reschedule. I hope the panic is long over by Sep!

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1. David & Laura Speer
  
  January 31, 2020 at 7:26 pm
  
  It should be over.
  
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Pit

January 31, 2020 at 6:30 pm

Sorry for you that you’ll have to postpone, but way better.

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1. David & Laura Speer
  
  January 31, 2020 at 7:25 pm
  
  It is better who wants to be stuck not seeing any of the sites, because they are closed, we heard many sites are closed right now. So maybe September, but searching now for a replacement trip
  
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gifted50

January 31, 2020 at 8:59 pm

Seems like a good decision at this time. Stay safe.

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Gavi

January 31, 2020 at 9:38 pm

All the best and I’am sure you’ll find a better plan than China.

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1. David & Laura Speer
  
  February 1, 2020 at 3:51 pm
  
  Yeah, working on it.
  
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Aspasía S. Bissas

February 1, 2020 at 11:40 am

Do not blame you. They shouldn’t even charge a cancellation fee when China is on the do not travel list at the moment.

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1. David & Laura Speer
  
  February 1, 2020 at 12:38 pm
  
  Yeah, I thought so to, but better 67$, than losing it all we figured
  
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Erica/Erika

February 1, 2020 at 5:14 pm

Dave and Laura, I understand your choices at the present time. I look forward to reading about your new trip.🙂

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1. David & Laura Speer
  
  February 1, 2020 at 6:01 pm
  
  Yeah, searching this weekend for more
  
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rozinaspersiankitchen

February 2, 2020 at 5:26 pm

I think you made right decision and hopefully you can arrange visit China, other time 🙂

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1. David & Laura Speer
  
  February 3, 2020 at 7:08 am
  
  Yeah, maybe September…well see
  
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  1. rozinaspersiankitchen
    
    February 3, 2020 at 7:37 am
    
    👍👍
    
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Fomtriok

February 3, 2020 at 12:18 pm

That’s too bad! But I think it was the right call. Quarantine would be very anticlimactic, and getting the virus even more so. China will still be there in September 🙂

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1. David & Laura Speer
  
  February 3, 2020 at 5:00 pm
  
  Yeah, better safe than sorry, even though were sad
  
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herdailydigest

March 25, 2020 at 4:51 am

September is the best month to travel! Nice weather…they’d always say…’it’s not too hot nor too cold in September’
🙂

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1. David & Laura Speer
  
  March 29, 2020 at 2:44 pm
  
  Aha, that sounds wonderful, we will start looking at September.
  
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sandomina

March 26, 2020 at 1:30 pm

I suppose in addition to spreading the pandemic, all over the world, the Chinese populace is against foreigners, due to the government’s false propaganda against the West.

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1. David & Laura Speer
  
  March 29, 2020 at 2:43 pm
  
  We are still going after everything settles down. We are there to learn about everything everywhere. See all of this Great World that God created before we are too old and can not.
  
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