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Travelling can be a wonderful experience —
if you’re in the right company. Many people have gone
on holiday with their families, friends, colleagues and acquaintances
without experiencing a single difficulty. Many other have
returned stress, irritable, and complaining madly about their
companions.
Some lifelong friends, and even
beloved spouses, have turned into spiteful enemies after they
went on holiday together for the first time. Its not likely
to happen to you, but just in case, here are a few things
to consider before you decide to go on a holiday with your
good, old friend of a dozen years.
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Are you an independent traveller, or a dependent
one? Do you want to do absolutely everything together or are
you ok with going off sightseeing on your own when your partner
want to go back to the hotel for a nap? Sometimes, the conflict
between travelling companions is due to one person’s
need for company — they don’t want, or don’t
know how to be alone.
Choose a travelling companion who suits you.
If you’d rather see some sights yourself, make sure
your companion is going to be comfortable with the situation.
Neither of you should feel pressured to see what only the
other person wants to see, or panicked at being left alone.
Sometimes, a clash of personalities is to
blamed. The most common companionship problem is one person’s
short temper, and quite a few vacations have been spoiled
by one red faced outburst. If you’re not a particularly
patient person, it’s a good idea to find a companion
who is.
This way, at least one person will remain
calm and reasonable while the other is ranting and raving.
If it is not possible to find such a patient person, you can
always agree to take turns at losing your tempers, or limit
each person to one outburst a day. Silly as it sounds, this
technique works!
If you’re not a particularly patient
person, it’s also not a good idea to travel with someone
who’s not too bright. He’s liable to think his
questions/behaviour are perfectly clear, reasonable and intelligent,
and won’t understand why you’re always snapping
at him.
The hours you normally keep will also have
an impact on your relationship. If you are a night person,
do not travel with a morning person. You’ll be grouchy
in the morning, he’ll be sleepy at 10 in the evening.
This does not bode well for stress-free holiday communication.
Lax timekeeping is also a sore point among
many vacationers turned enemies. If you think a 10 ‘o’
clock appointment means you can show up at 10:45, its not
a good idea to travel with someone who wants to be there by
9:59:59. Though many consider this a mild form of holiday
irritation, its surprising how much a mismatch of timekeeping
skills can damage an otherwise promising holiday.
The possible topic of contention most people
are concerned with is: money. It can get in the way of the
strongest friendships, so make sure your budgets match and
you agree on who pays for what. As far as possible, verify
the costs you both will be paying. Unexpected costs can test
your budget, your temper and ultimately, your friendship.
One consideration not often thought of is
the speed at which you move. Some people crawl along at snail’s
pace, others zoom ahead like hares. Do you and your partner
share a similar pace? It’s easier and less stressful
travelling when you both move at the same rate, so that one
doesn’t always have to wait for the other to catch up.
If you’re going to share a room and
one (or both) of you snore or talk in your sleep, make sure
you’re both comfortable with the situation. If you’re
backpacking, you’re more likely to find yourselves sharing
a bed, so if one (or both) of you habitually roll around in
bed, steal the covers or fidget all night, make sure you’re
both comfortable with the situation.
If you’re sharing a bathroom, you may
need to set time limits on how long each of you are in the
bathroom. If you (or your partner) take half an hour to bath,
you may want to wake up half an hour earlier to bath first.
In places where the hot water supply is uncertain, this issue
can become quite a sore point, so agree on a time limit before
taking that first loooong shower.
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