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why am i always exhausted on vacation?

I’m on day eight of my trip to Japan, and honestly, I feel like I’ve been hit by a truck. I started feeling wiped out by day two, but I kept telling myself, “You’re in Japan! Don’t waste a minute!” So I pushed through, but now I’m running on fumes. What really gets me is that I’m sharing a hostel with folks from all over—Europe, Asia—you name it. These people are up at 8 or 9 in the morning, out all day, back at 11 at night, and somehow ready to do it all again the next day. Some of them are here for months! Meanwhile, I’m just trying to make it through my two weeks without collapsing. I thought I was being smart by planning only one area per day—like, I’ll spend all day in Akihabara, then the next day in Shibuya. I leave at 8, get back around 9, and crash right away. But no matter how much I sleep, I wake up even more tired. It’s almost like the more I rest, the worse I feel. I’m starting to wonder if I’m just not cut out for this kind of travel anymore. Maybe I’m too old for hostel life, or maybe my body just doesn’t bounce back like it used to. I can’t help but feel a little jealous (and honestly, a bit annoyed) watching everyone else breeze through their days while I’m dragging my feet. Have you ever felt like you’re the only one who can’t keep up, even when you’re trying your best? #travelstruggles #japantrip #midlifetravel #Travel

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worried about name order on my wife’s passport and flight ticket

So here’s what happened: my wife and I are getting ready for a big trip to Japan, flying with EVA Air. When we booked her ticket, we used the American way of writing her name—first, middle, last—because that’s what all her U.S. documents show. But then, we looked at her Vietnamese passport, and it lists her name as middle, first, last. Now, her travel visa for Japan matches the passport’s name order, but the plane ticket doesn’t. I’m starting to get nervous. We’ve heard stories about people being turned away at the airport for small mistakes, and I really don’t want that to happen to us after all this planning. Has anyone actually run into this problem before? Did you get stopped at check-in or at the gate? Should we call the airline, or is this just something they see all the time with international travelers? I’d love to hear if anyone’s been in our shoes—especially if you’ve flown out of the U.S. with a Vietnamese passport. Honestly, it feels like these name order rules are designed to trip people up. Why can’t there be a standard way to write names on tickets and passports? Anyone else find this whole thing confusing and stressful? #travelworries #passportproblems #nameorder #airlinetips #japantrip #Travel

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