i had this in your part of the world, in chicago, i was there by myself, there were moments where things clicked and i started to enjoy myself, walking around bronzeville, hyde park, but generally i was in a bad mood through the whole couple of days. i did what luka suggests, went home early, was supposed to go up to milwaukee and minneapolis but cut it short. it sucked actually. but it's also alright. like a lot of things, for me travelling is hit and miss, sometimes it works and is glorious, the reward is totally worth it, but other times it doesn't. someone told me that tango dancing is like that, mostly sucks, but every now and then it pays off with the right partner on the right night. loads of things are like that. with travelling the stakes a bit higher because its such an all encompassing activity