If you’re ready to embark on the fun, crazy adventure of traveling with a loved one, give me a call! I’d love to help you make it the best experience yet. That time when everything was going wrong, and you stopped and realized how ridiculous it all was, and you laughed so hard that you both had tears rolling down your cheeks - that will stay with you forever. Recognize when your travel partner is trying to lighten the mood, and don’t be afraid to let go and be goofy together. It reminds us that it’s more important to be connected than it is to be right. It helps us take ourselves less seriously. Hold off on blame, engage empathy, and get to work - together.ĭon’t forget to be silly.
But when there’s something major, remember that you are a team. It’s normal to bicker about small things. A little pre-planned, cordial time apart might be the exact thing that helps you be at your best together. It’s okay! It’s normal to get sick of spending weeks at time in close quarters with the same person. Or you might just want to spend an afternoon exploring on your own, talking to new people, doing different things. Especially if you’re an introvert, you might need alone time to stay sane. These small concessions will pay huge dividends later on when the time comes where you have to make sacrifices due to schedules or other needs. Maybe he gets up at six and reads the paper or works out while you snooze for an extra hour. Compromise with your travel partner - if he’s an early riser and you’re a sleeper-inner, find a way to meet in the middle, or try to accommodate those natural tendencies. Is it a good breakfast? A great cup of coffee? A reasonable bedtime? An afternoon walk? Time with a good book? Then, to the best of your ability, try to honor those needs, even when everything is up in the air. Take an honest look at yourself and identify one or two things you need to do every day to keep you grounded. Fatigue can make you vulnerable to illness, impatience, and arguments. If you’re traveling long-term, you know the agony and exhaustion of flight changes, train schedules, taxi rules, late nights, early mornings. So much of travel is uncertain - you’re in a new place, surrounded by things you might not recognize, trying to navigate through language and cultural barriers. There are plenty more adventures ahead to enjoy together.įind small certainties within the chaos. If you really want to try roasted beetles, go for it! But if your friend refuses, respect that and move on. If you absolutely do not want to go skydiving, don’t do it - but if it’s someone else’s dream, offer to be there cheering her on. Yes, traveling is all about expanding and learning, and it’s good to try all kinds of new things.
Go ahead and step out of your comfort zone, but be clear about your boundaries. When you see yourself and your companion get more done when you balance each other out, then differences don’t have to be catastrophic. If you hate navigating and you’re no good at it, then don’t insist on being the one to find the hotel at 11pm in a city of ten million people. Use your gifts to help make the trip better, and let your travel partner do the same.
Either one is fine, of course - but be honest with yourself about where you excel. You might be awesome at small details, or you might be more of a big-picture kind of person. Get clear on what you’re good at and what you’re not good at - and play up each other’s strengths.
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