Haerbin, China
Rob, Beth, Cat and I had already bought train tickets from Ha'erbin to Qingdao when the rest of our group got in touch saying they'd found plane tickets. We stuck with our much cheaper train tickets although the thought of them having a 2 hour journey compared to our 26 hour hard seats journey left a bitter taste. Beth and Cat discovered an empty carriage near the end of the train and I stayed behind to watch the bags while the others went to try and regain s...