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Super_Ideal_Rock
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Thank you, Laughinggravy, I will! I should know by the 15th whether we'll be going to Belgium. The conference is in Mons.
Italia--I really like your point that I am not the cruise director, and thus, I'm not responsible for everyone's happiness on the trip. I usually plan out the itinerary and arrange for all of our reservations (hotel, b&b, flights, cars, meals, etc.) so I do always feel a bit responsible for the success of the trip.
TooPatient--Your SIL sounds difficult. We definitely sat down with my sister and her FI before our trip and discussed our expectations and the fact that it would be just fine to separate and do our own things. I could never spend that much time with other people without a break.
Zoe--I like the fact that everyone came prepared with a list of things they really wanted to do on the trip. I'm going to use that if we end up traveling with another couple this summer. Thank you!
B.E.G.--I know WE would have made horrible travel buddies on your NZ trip! DH and I love slow travel, and it sounds like you two were on the move move move!
We like to hunker down in one place and really get a feel for it, and make local friends, those kidns of things. Your post reminded me that we can really only even think about traveling with people who are experienced enough to *know* what kind of travelers they are--does that make sense? People who have only taken a couple big trips probably don't really know what they'll truly want out of a trip. (Your trips sound amazing, by the way!)
Jennifer--Oy! That would drive me crazy, traveling with people who expect things to be just like they are back home.
atroop--It sounds like spending habits are *really* important when traveling with others. I've traveled in large groups a lot, but I never realized how divergent spending habits can really cramp your experience. At least you were on a cruise and could easily get away from each other!
Swimmer--I think you're absolutely right about it all boiling down to being on the same page. Your post made me feel better that it really *can* be done, thank you!
I've already copied and pasted your travel notes in my "Summer 2011" file. I'm sure I'll have more questions for you later on.
What you said about traveling with people with different tastes resonated with me. I love being in a book club for the reason that it gets me reading books I would *never* choose to read on my own, and I like the idea of being exposed to new things through travel, as well.
Okay, a lot to think about!
The good news is that we share a lot of similarities with our close friends. (None of us are big drinkers, we all travel a lot, etc.)
Now I need to figure out a) who's interested, and b) whether we'd make compatible travel buddies.
I'm still open to the idea of traveling with friends. I've been on a couple large group trips (a 7-week trip to the Middle East in HS, 60ish kids; a summer-long trip to England in college with 30ish kids; chaperoned a high school trip to Greece with five friends and 42 students in 200 and I still love traveling with other people.
Thank you so much for sharing your experiences and advice. I'm heeding it all, I am!
Italia--I really like your point that I am not the cruise director, and thus, I'm not responsible for everyone's happiness on the trip. I usually plan out the itinerary and arrange for all of our reservations (hotel, b&b, flights, cars, meals, etc.) so I do always feel a bit responsible for the success of the trip.
TooPatient--Your SIL sounds difficult. We definitely sat down with my sister and her FI before our trip and discussed our expectations and the fact that it would be just fine to separate and do our own things. I could never spend that much time with other people without a break.
Zoe--I like the fact that everyone came prepared with a list of things they really wanted to do on the trip. I'm going to use that if we end up traveling with another couple this summer. Thank you!
B.E.G.--I know WE would have made horrible travel buddies on your NZ trip! DH and I love slow travel, and it sounds like you two were on the move move move!
We like to hunker down in one place and really get a feel for it, and make local friends, those kidns of things. Your post reminded me that we can really only even think about traveling with people who are experienced enough to *know* what kind of travelers they are--does that make sense? People who have only taken a couple big trips probably don't really know what they'll truly want out of a trip. (Your trips sound amazing, by the way!)Jennifer--Oy! That would drive me crazy, traveling with people who expect things to be just like they are back home.
atroop--It sounds like spending habits are *really* important when traveling with others. I've traveled in large groups a lot, but I never realized how divergent spending habits can really cramp your experience. At least you were on a cruise and could easily get away from each other!
Swimmer--I think you're absolutely right about it all boiling down to being on the same page. Your post made me feel better that it really *can* be done, thank you!
I've already copied and pasted your travel notes in my "Summer 2011" file. I'm sure I'll have more questions for you later on.
What you said about traveling with people with different tastes resonated with me. I love being in a book club for the reason that it gets me reading books I would *never* choose to read on my own, and I like the idea of being exposed to new things through travel, as well.
Okay, a lot to think about!
The good news is that we share a lot of similarities with our close friends. (None of us are big drinkers, we all travel a lot, etc.)
Now I need to figure out a) who's interested, and b) whether we'd make compatible travel buddies.
I'm still open to the idea of traveling with friends. I've been on a couple large group trips (a 7-week trip to the Middle East in HS, 60ish kids; a summer-long trip to England in college with 30ish kids; chaperoned a high school trip to Greece with five friends and 42 students in 200
and I still love traveling with other people.Thank you so much for sharing your experiences and advice. I'm heeding it all, I am!
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