I am 18F and I have a big family that is lucky enough to afford international trips. For the past 4-5 years though, every family vacation has been to Japan, usually during winter school breaks. It is mostly just me and my cousins going, ages around 15 to 27, without parents. I want to clarify that I do like Japan, I really do think it is a great place and I understand why people enjoy going there. I am just starting to feel really tired of going to the same country over and over again. It feels repetitive and Japan is also pretty expensive compared to other places in Asia. What also bugs me is that our family is originally from Vietnam. We don’t go to Vietnam or nearby countries at all, it is always Japan. They considered going to Korea but the idea was too complicated for them though. I feel like there are so many other places we could go, especially ones that might be cheaper or more meaningful or just a little bit more memorable.
Doing this would seem normal and reasonable for any other circumstance in my opinion, but a lot of the time it’s my older cousins and siblings (ages 23-27) booking the hotels and tickets for us younger kids. I don’t want to seem unthankful I do think they do a lot of planning and research into each trip, I’m just so tired of Japan.