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Do you travel with friends?
DH and I take one big trip every summer. Last summer we went to Ireland (THEBESTTRIPEVER!) with my sister and her fiance. I really enjoyed traveling with them, and as I'm starting to plan this summer's trip, I'm thinking about asking some friends if they're interesting in traveling with us.
Here's my concern: It was pretty easy traveling with my sister and her fiance because we are all so close that we can basically say whatever we feel and it won't cause any problems. We have some very close friends, but it's not the same with them, of course.
We've already considered which of our friends are likely to make the most compatible travel buddies. And after traveling with my sister and her FI, I really want to do that again. I love DH, of course, but it was so much fun traveling with another couple.
We don't know where we're going yet. I may have a speaking gig in Belgium; if so we'll go there and visit Beglium & The Netherlands. If that doesn't pan out, we might do Germany or Austria or Switzerland, or a combination. Either way, we're thinking about renting bicycles and cycling for half the trip, and then traveling by train or rental car the rest of the trip. (10 days excluding getting there and back is our sweet spot, so we typically travel for only 12 days total. I know it's not a lot, but we get itchy to come home to our furbabies on Day 10 of every trip.)
Oh, and we don't do organized tours. Ever. So we wouldn't be with a larger group or anything.
SO, if you travel with friends, and especially if you take long trips out of the country with other couples, do you have any advice for me? Do you have any horror stories to share? What about really wonderful trips you've taken with other couples? What made the trip work or fail?
And, if anyone has any thoughts on Belgium, The Netherlands, Switzerland, Germany, or Austria--do share! I've been to Amsterdam, but that's it of all those locations. My family is from west Berlin, and I would really love to visit my homeland of Germany, but I'm open to any of these places for this summer.
Thanks so much!
DH and I take one big trip every summer. Last summer we went to Ireland (THEBESTTRIPEVER!) with my sister and her fiance. I really enjoyed traveling with them, and as I'm starting to plan this summer's trip, I'm thinking about asking some friends if they're interesting in traveling with us.
Here's my concern: It was pretty easy traveling with my sister and her fiance because we are all so close that we can basically say whatever we feel and it won't cause any problems. We have some very close friends, but it's not the same with them, of course.
We've already considered which of our friends are likely to make the most compatible travel buddies. And after traveling with my sister and her FI, I really want to do that again. I love DH, of course, but it was so much fun traveling with another couple.
We don't know where we're going yet. I may have a speaking gig in Belgium; if so we'll go there and visit Beglium & The Netherlands. If that doesn't pan out, we might do Germany or Austria or Switzerland, or a combination. Either way, we're thinking about renting bicycles and cycling for half the trip, and then traveling by train or rental car the rest of the trip. (10 days excluding getting there and back is our sweet spot, so we typically travel for only 12 days total. I know it's not a lot, but we get itchy to come home to our furbabies on Day 10 of every trip.)
Oh, and we don't do organized tours. Ever. So we wouldn't be with a larger group or anything.
SO, if you travel with friends, and especially if you take long trips out of the country with other couples, do you have any advice for me? Do you have any horror stories to share? What about really wonderful trips you've taken with other couples? What made the trip work or fail?
And, if anyone has any thoughts on Belgium, The Netherlands, Switzerland, Germany, or Austria--do share! I've been to Amsterdam, but that's it of all those locations. My family is from west Berlin, and I would really love to visit my homeland of Germany, but I'm open to any of these places for this summer.
Thanks so much!